Would Engineers Need Non-technical Skills or Non-technical Competences or Both?

Authors

  • Velli Parts Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
  • Mare Teichmann Tallinn University of Technology
  • Tiia Rüütmann Tallinn University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v3i2.2405

Keywords:

Competency, competence, engineering non-technical competences, employability, the gap between engineersâ?? required and real competences.

Abstract


Two main competence approaches are under the discussion. There is evidence that graduates do not fully perceive and/or underestimate the influence of non-technical competences on their employability. An understanding of the necessity of non-technical competences develops after a graduate has already been hired and is working at that job.

Author Biographies

Velli Parts, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

Department of Industrial Psychology

Research Fellow, MSc(Psychology)

Mare Teichmann, Tallinn University of Technology

Department of Industrial Psychology

Head of Department, Professor, PhD

Tiia Rüütmann, Tallinn University of Technology

Estonian Centre for Engineering Pedagogy,

Head of the Centre, Associate Professor, PhD

Member og IGIP EC

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Published

2013-03-20

How to Cite

Parts, V., Teichmann, M., & Rüütmann, T. (2013). Would Engineers Need Non-technical Skills or Non-technical Competences or Both?. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 3(2), pp. 14–19. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v3i2.2405

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Papers