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Each DesignSKILLS project is unique. It depends on the collaborative approach of the teacher and the designer-maker and the innovation of the students working in the classroom. To date, DesignSKILLS projects have covered design elements from drawing, using primary sources, technical skills, responding to a brief and more. However, at the heart of the programme is the goal to establish the importance of building strong foundations for the creative process through research and experimentation. These are skills that are important not just for art, craft and design but are transferable to the wider lives and development of the students who take part. The future of work is increasingly flexible and diverse; the World Economic Forum predicts that analytical thinking and innovation will be the top of the list of desirable skills in 2022.

DesignSKILLS encompasses active learning, creativity, originality and initiative. Through its processfocused approach to learning, encompasses all these elements.

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The awing, using primary sources, learning experiences to promote engagement DesignSKILLS programme has been developed esponding to a brief and more. with the arts and learning in junior cycle. through a collaborative partnership approach heart of the programme is the DesignSKILLS embodies the principles between DCCoI and Junior Cycle for Teachers the importance of building and key skills which underpin the Framework (JCT). It is grounded in research on design ns for the creative process for Junior Cycle (2015) and provides teachers thinking at post-primary level conducted at and experimentation. with practical and creative methodologies Carlow IT’s designCORE as part of the South Ea e are skills that are important not to use in their practice and ‘places students Action Plan for Jobs. It is supported at a policy and design but are transferable to at the centre of the learning process.’ Arklow, Co. 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DCCoI’s activities are funded by policy. the DCCoI’s and enable every person by the Ireland toTraining have andthe enable every person their learning and development of knowledge, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland to realise the tential. Department of Business, Enterprise andDepartment of Business, opportunity Enterprise to realise and their full creative potential. opportunity skills, understanding and values inviaVisual Art. Ireland. DCCoI Innovation via Enterprise Ireland. DCCoI Innovation Enterprise www.creativeireland.gov.ie www.creativeireland.gov currently has over 60 member organisations currently has over 60 member organisations Dr. Pádraig Kirk and more than 3,000 registered clients.and more than 3,000 NATIONAL registered COUNCIL clients. 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