Table 5: Details of Soft Skills by MOHE LOKI

1.

LOKI
Communication
Skills
(CS)

2.

Critical Thinking
and Problem
Solving Skills
(CTPS)

3.

Teamwork Skills
(TS)

4.

Lifelong Learning
and Information
Management
(LL)

5.

Entrepreneurial
Skills
(ES)

Communication Skills involve effective communication in Bahasa Melayu and English in

different contexts and with different types of audience
CS1
MH Able to present ideas clearly, effectively and with confidence, orally
and in writing
CS2
MH Ability to listen actively and to provide feedback
CS3
MH Ability to present information clearly and with confidence,
appropriate to the needs of the intended audience
CS4
GTH Ability to use technology in presentation
CS5
GTH Ability to discuss and reach consensus
CS6
GTH Ability to communicate with others from different cultural
backgrounds
CS7
GTH Ability to develop intrapersonal communication
CS8
GTH Ability to use non verbal communication
Critical thinking and problem soling skills involve the ability to think critically,
creatively, innovatively, analytically and the ability to apply understanding and
knowledge to new and different problems
CTPS1 MH
Ability to identify and analyze problems in complex and vague
situations, to evaluate and provide justifications
CTPS2 MH
Ability to develop and improve critical thinking skills, such as to
explain, analyze and evaluate discussion
CTPS3 MH Ability to generate ideas and seek alternative solutions
CTPS4 GTH Ability to think beyond boundary
CTPS5 GTH Ability to make decisions based on strong evidence
CTPS6 GTH Ability to be resilient, focused and responsible towards responsibility
given
CTPS7 GTH Ability to understand and adapt to the working and community
culture
Team work skills involve the ability to cooperate with others from various sociocultural backgrounds to achieve common goals
TS1
MH
Ability to build good working relationship; interaction with others,
and effective collaboration to achieve a common objective
TS2
MH
Ability to understand and to assume roles
TS3
MH
Ability to understand and respect attitudes, behaviour and beliefs
TS4
GTH Ability to contribute to the planning and to coordinate groups output
TS5
GTH Responsible towards groups decision
Lifelong learning involves the efforts of independent learning in acquiring skills and
new knowledge
LL1
MH Ability to seek and manage relevant information from various
resources
LL2
MH Ability to accept new ideas and to undertake autonomous learning
LL3
GTH Ability to expand the inquisitive mind and continuously yearning to
seek knowledge
Entrepreneurial skills (ES) involves the ability to explore business opportunities and to
create risk awareness, creativity and innovation in business and work opportunities
ES1
MH Ability to identify business opportunities
ES2
GTH Ability to develop business plans
ES3
GTH Ability to develop, explore and capitalize on business and work
opportunities

ES4
GTH Ability to be self-employed
6
Professional
Professional ethics and moral (EM) involves the ability to practice high moral standards
Ethics & Moral
in professional practices and social interactions
(EM)
EM1
MH Ability to understand the impact of economy, environment, and
socio-culture in professional practices
EM2
MH Ability to analyze and make decisions in solving problems related to
ethics
EM3
GTH Ability to practice ethical attitude, and to have responsibility towards
the community
7
Leadership Skills Leadership skills (LS) involve the ability to apply leadership characteristics in various
(LS)
activities
LS1
MH Knowledge on the basic theories of leadership
LS2
MH Ability to lead a project
LS3
GTH Ability to understand and to switch roles as leader and member of a
group
LS4
GTH Ability to supervise group members
*Notes:
MUST HAVE (MH) Skills that must be acquired by all graduates to be considered as
competent
GOOD TO HAVE (GTH)-Additional Skills acquired that will define graduates as highly
competent