The Impact of Creativity Skills on Career Readiness - Current Situation at the Faculty of Fashion Design and Garment Technology - Hanoi University of Industry

This study aims to assess the impact of creative skills on students' career readiness, and analyze the role of skill groups: Core cognition, Professional knowledge, Motivation and personal characteristics, Practice processes and techniques, Collaboration and social skills, Environment and support system impact on creative skills. The survey subjects are 425 students of the Faculty of Fashion Design and Garment Technology, Hanoi University of Industry. Quantitative research methods were used through a survey questionnaire with a 5-level Likert scale processed by SPSS software. The research results show that creative skills have a positive and statistically significant impact on students' career readiness. At the same time, six factors: Basic thinking skills, Professional skills in the field, Self-management skills, Creative method skills, Collaboration - communication skills, Context exploitation - support skills all have a positive influence on creative skills. The study contributes theoretically by clarifying the mediating role of creative skills in the relationship between soft skills and career readiness.

Creative skills, career readiness

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