Ministry of Education and Culture said there are several important skills students have to be successful in the future.

Students are part of the productive age needed to prepare themselves from an early age by honing and improving soft skills, "wrote the Directorate General of Higher Education on Monday (2/11/2020) as quoted from Kompas.com, via its official Instagram account.

For Students the demographic bonus period is a condition in which the number of productive age population (15 to 64 years) is biggest than the population of non-productive age (65 years and over). This year, the Central Statistics Agency shows that Indonesia is entering the demographic bonus period until 2035.

The population of productive age also reaches nearly 70 percent of the total population in Indonesia. With this demographic condition, the country gets a "bonus" or profit in the economy through an increase in per capita income or the average income of a country's population (accumulated assets).

Welcoming the demographic bonus period in Indonesia, it is necessary to respond by preparing Human Resources with the skills to be ready to compete globally, "Directorate general of higher education.

The following are soft skills that need to be mastered by the Minister of Education and Culture collage students in 2020.

Problem solving

Technology in advances will be more powerful to replace human jobs. Many industries will also use machines that are smarter than humans. Therefore, the Directorate General of Higher Education urges students and students to have skills in creating technology and using it to solve problems, not create new problems.

Critical Thinking

Critical and analytical thinking, students can take advantage of technology in the modern era to be evaluative. Students who are though critical not easily consumed by hoax. And sharing hoax because before spreading the information they will be filtered and checked for truth.

Creativity

Students must have creative thinking because creative thinking will present new characteristics that will become an innovation in the future. This innovation can be a very profitable business.

The three skills above, applied to individuals, will produce a good personality and make a tough student.

Source : https://www.beritabersatu.com/2020/11/05/menurut-mendikbud-ini-keterampilan-masa-depan-yang-harus-di-miliki-mahasiswa/