FUTURE CURRICULUM AND 21ST CENTURY SOFT SKILLS

Abstract

The paper focused on future curriculum and soft skills. The study reveals the necessity for the implementation of soft skills in our curriculum. It also discusses the foundations of future curriculum, the approach of future curriculum, forecasting in education for the future, the challenges of emerging curriculum, the importance of future curriculum, the various types of soft skills and their importance to future problems. It also addresses how soft skills should be implemented in the curriculum.The paper concludes that future curriculum should be projected to accommodate soft skills as the professional world no longer cherish certificate. The paper recommended that curriculum of the future should be progressive to allow implementation of soft skills; students should be exposed to activities like debate, group work and writing.