Effect of soft skills education on self competence of pre-service teacher trainees

The present paper is based on the study of impact of soft skills Education on self competence of pre-service teacher trainees. Soft Skills refers to the practice of skill sets that are crucial to an employee’s ability to work better, smarter and more effectively. Soft skills are combination of impressive behavior, positive attitude, outstanding communication skills, leadership abilities and the ability to get along with and influence others. The present study highlights three dimensions of Soft Skills: Employability Skills, Communication Skills, Higher Order Thinking Skills. The study was limited to 200 Bachelor of Education students. Self Competence Questionnaire constructed by the investigator, and Soft Skills Modules related to B.Ed curriculum developed by investigator was used to collect the data. The results of the study revealed that Soft Skills have overall utility for pre-service teacher trainees. A significant difference exists between the scores of pre test and post test scores of self competence of pre-service teacher trainees. As the mean score of post test scores of self competence of pre-service teacher trainees was higher than that of pre test scores, it may be concluded that soft skills education has a significant effect on self competence of pre-service teacher trainees. Pre-service teacher trainees found soft skills education Programme useful for improving employability skills, communication skillsand higher order thinking skills among them. The Pre service Teacher Trainees like and accept Soft Skill Education Programme.