21st-Century Skills Programme

Preparing Teachers and School Leaders for the 21st Century

The future is fast approaching. Today’s students will enter a world completely different from what has gone before. In that world, knowledge and understanding will still be key. But the skills of the future – 21st century skills – will play a bigger role than ever before. How can schools and teachers help prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow? How can they prepare them for new educational challenges? And how can they help them to develop as productive, positive members of society?

QHC’s 21st Century Skills Programme provides the answers. This skillfully designed professional development programme gives teachers, leaders and schools across Bahrain, GCC, in the world, the knowledge they need to prepare their learners for the changing world of the future. Divided into eight distinctive, engaging courses, the programme mirrors the Schools Review Framework, paying individual attention to all of the core 21st-century skills:

Critical Thinking
Communication and Teamwork
Creativity and Problem Solving
Leadership and Decision-Making
Local and Global Citizenship
Entrepreneurship and Initiative
Technological Literacy
Language and Empowerment

Uniquely, for a programme of this type, there is a highly practical emphasis throughout. Teachers who take part gain access to crucial knowledge, techniques and strategies, but they also have many opportunities to apply their new learning in their classrooms. This innovative approach to professional development means teachers and schools who sign up to QHC’s 21st-Century Skills Programme swiftly develop the capacity to train learners in the skills of tomorrow, and do so through the established curriculum.

It’s never too soon to start thinking about the future. By focusing on 21st century skills today, teachers and leaders can ensure their students are prepared for the world of tomorrow. So make the future your focus and sign up for QHC’s 21st-Century Skills Programme.

Your students will thank you for it.