Soft Skills to Pay the Bills is a curriculum developed by the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor to help teach youth those important soft skills or workforce readiness skills.

• It is created for youth development professionals as an introduction to workplace interpersonal and professional skills, targeted at youth ages 14 to 21 in both in-school and out-of-school environments.

• It is a modular, hands-on curriculum with engaging activities and fun games that focus on six key skill areas:

  • communication

  • enthusiasm and attitude

  • teamwork

  • networking

  • problem solving and critical thinking

  • professionalism

• The curriculum can be used to supplement existing soft skills exercises or used on its own.

Learn more at Youth.gov.

To download or order materials, you may visit: https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/youth/softskills/

 

Videos created by the Dept. Of Labor

• Communication

• Enthusiasm and Attitude

• Teamwork

• Networking

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Professionalism

• Soft Skills Synopsis