| CWP Career Competencies | 21st Century Skills |
| BASIC SKILLS (Reading, Math, Writing, and Oral Communication) | EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Interactive communication |
| INTERPERSONAL & COMMUNICATION SKILLS | EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Interactive communication, interpersonal skills, teaming and collaboration |
| PERSONAL QUALITIES | EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Personal Social and Civic Responsibility |
| PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION MAKING | INVENTIVE THINKING: self-direction, higher-order thinking, sound reasoning, and adaptability HIGH PRODUCTIVITY: Prioritizing, Planning, and managing for results |
| COMPUTER LITERACY | DIGITAL-AGE LITERACY: Basic technological literacy |
| CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS | EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Interactive communication HIGH PRODUCTIVITY: Prioritizing, Effective use of real world tools |
| JOB SEEKING SKILLS | EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: Interactive communication and interpersonal skills. DIGITAL-AGE LITERACY:Basic technological literacy (related to job search).HIGH PRODUCTIVITY: Prioritizing, Planning, and managing for results; |