“…Okolie et al (2019, p. 3) define generic skills as ‘key skills or core competencies that are significantly used in the present conversations in society, working life and education’. Examples of generic skills are problem-solving, communicating, curiosity, adaptability and flexibility, creativity and initiative, patience, teamwork, good time management, lifelong learning, critical thinking, persistence, resilience and courage (Matsouka, 2016; Okolie et al, 2019; Pitan, 2016; Riebe et al, 2013; Stewart, 2020).…”