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title: What are 21st Century Skills?
description: "These are important life and learning skills such as: Collaboration Communication Critical Thinking Creativity Metacognition Teachers observe these skills during lessons and integrated project activities."
url: "https://learn.ecubed-dbe.org/docs/what-are-21st-century-skills/"
updated: "2026-05-28"
category: General Education Certificate (GEC) and its Assessments
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# What are 21st Century Skills?

These are important life and learning skills such as:

Collaboration
 Communication
 Critical Thinking
 Creativity
 Metacognition

Teachers observe these skills during lessons and integrated project activities.