Marketable Skills

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What do you need to know about marketable skills?

One of the goals of the (60x30TX) Texas higher education strategic plan is that by year 2030, all graduates from Texas public institutions of higher education such as UT Dallas will have completed programs with identified marketable skills. The marketable skills goal emphasizes the value of higher education in the workforce. Therefore, our students need to be aware of the marketable skills embedded in their academic programs, and our school ensures that students graduate with such marketable skills. Overall, marketable skills are defined as:

  • Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.
  • These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities.