People need a broad range of skills in order to contribute to a modern [[economy]] and take their place in the [[technological]] [[society]] of the 21st century. A joint [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASTD ASTD] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Labor U.S. Department of Labor] study showed that through technology, the workplace is changing, and identified 16 basic skills that employees must have to be able to change with it. | People need a broad range of skills in order to contribute to a modern [[economy]] and take their place in the [[technological]] [[society]] of the 21st century. A joint [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASTD ASTD] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Labor U.S. Department of Labor] study showed that through technology, the workplace is changing, and identified 16 basic skills that employees must have to be able to change with it. |