What are transferable skills and why are they important?

Skills that are transferable can be used in a variety of situations, subjects and professions.

The fact that many of these skills aren't subject-specific means that they cannot always be acquired directly in study, but rather through participation in a variety of activities. Developing transferable skills through research projects will be very useful in your future studies or career, whatever that may be.

In this film project, (subtitled in Dutch and English) we interviewed ten educators from TU Delft about learning in general, their path to success and the transferable skills that are most important for their careers. They also introduce you to a wide range of skills that you can develop through personal research.