Civil Service Talent Development Program For High School Students
Course Description
Talent development refers to the deliberate cultivation of ability or giftedness in a specific domain to a particular framework for viewing giftedness and the education of gifted children. There are two major trends in the world that pose a fundamental challenge and many opportunities to our educational system. One is the world is shifting from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy and the other is the rising generation brought up on the Internet is very differently motivated to learn. The students need these skills for their future mainly on:
- Critical thinking and problem-solving,
- Collaboration across networks and leading by influence,
- Agility and adaptability,
- Initiative and entrepreneurialism,
- Effective oral and written communication,
- Accessing and analysing information,
- Curiosity and imagination.
Finally, the 7 steps to developing Your Talents is as follows:
- Formulate your WHY
- Find out the required techniques
- Know your strengths and weaknesses, then focus on your strengths
- Create your own formula
- Take constructive advice, but don’t ask for permission
- Do the work