The Joint Research Centre, which is the European Commission's science and knowledge service, in collaboration with the Commission department for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC), has developed a unique framework emphasizing the importance of social and personal skills. According to JRC researcher Ioannis Maghiros "LifeComp offers a conceptual framework of the "Personal, Social, and Learning to Learn" competences that can help people become more resilient and build a meaningful life in the midst of the ever-changing world".

The LifeComp framework aims to systemize the strengthening of these competences through education and lifelong learning. Based on this framework nine skills are offered that can help people of all ages to manage the challenges and changes in their personal and professional lives:

• Self-regulation: Awareness and management of emotions, thoughts and behaviour
• Flexibility: Ability to manage transitions and uncertainty, and to face challenges
• Wellbeing: Pursuit of life satisfaction, care of physical, mental and social health, and adoption of a sustainable lifestyle
• Empathy: The understanding of another person’s emotions, experiences and values, and the provision of appropriate responses
• Communication: Use of relevant communication strategies, domain-specific codes and tools depending on the context and the content
• Collaboration: Engagement in group activity and teamwork acknowledging and respecting others
• Growth mindset: Belief in one’s and others’ potential to continuously learn and progress
• Critical thinking: Assessment of information and arguments to support reasoned conclusions and develop innovative solutions
• Managing learning: The planning, organising, monitoring and reviewing of one's own learning.

JRC researchers claim that LifeComp competences are teachable, that is, they can be learned through formal or informal education.

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/competences-life-skills-you-need-cope-…