Strengthening the Training of Professional and Analysis Skills: Postpandemic update of the professional competencies of the Policy and International Studies Analyst
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curricular update, training evaluation, competencies for the 21st centuryAbstract
The work identifies and addresses certain training deficits, associated with the recent implementation of a new curriculum of a bachelor’s degree in international studies, but which are also attributable to the impact that the pandemic confinement had on teaching. Derived from a process carried out in different stages between 2022 and 2024, the work synthetically presents the main findings, learnings and projections that emerge, on the one hand from the reflection carried out by the program to address these deficits, on the other hand from a dialogue with future employers, and finally from a reflection on the relevance that international experience acquires concerning the training of professional skills for the twentyfirst century. Among the latter, effective communication skills, skills to adapt to changes, and especially the provision of a solid ethical foundation stand out. Additionally, the work highlights the need to have a permanent dialogue with the different relevant environments of the program, especially with the workplace, to have updated information regarding the expectations associated with the projections of those who graduate as Political Analysts, in terms of employability.
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