Essential skills: they are the skills needed for work, learning and life: reading, writing, document use, numeracy, oral communication, thinking, digital technology, working with others, continuous learning.
Specialized or technical skills: skills required to operate a particular machine or use a particular technology.
Management and business skills: strategic planning, leading and motivating, allocating and controlling resources, evaluating, co-ordinating and organizing, recruiting and hiring, supervising.
Soft skills: job readiness skills, personal management skills (e.g. personal goal setting, time management), working as a team, etc.