Youth development
WeCode24 Softskills Development Programme
A play-and-learn approach to essential soft skills
- Gamified learning
- Soft skills mapping
- Learner worksheets
- Facilitation

Context
WeCode24 was a learner development initiative that used a play-and-learn, gamified approach to build essential soft skills including empathy, collaboration, critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, self-awareness and personal leadership, enabling learners to develop these capabilities through interactive and practical experiences.
Learners were encouraged to recognise their strengths and behaviours, to develop greater self-awareness, make more intentional decisions and take greater ownership of the choices influencing their future.
Mishqah's role
I contributed to the design and delivery of the soft-skills learning experience, developing engaging names and concepts for games and activities and mapping how each activity stimulated and demonstrated specific soft skills. I also developed learner worksheets and facilitated personal development sessions, challenging learners to reflect on the influences, behaviours and habits shaping their lives and consider how these could be changed to move closer to their goals and aspirations.
Evidence & why it matters
I played a key role in translating abstract soft skills into interactive, memorable learning experiences that learners could actively practise and apply.
The programme transformed soft-skills development into an engaging, experiential learning experience where learners could actively practise, demonstrate and reflect on key competencies through play. Intentionally linking each game and activity to specific developmental outcomes, I made abstract skills such as empathy, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving and personal leadership tangible and observable, while creating resources that supported their application beyond the classroom. This demonstrated my ability to translate developmental concepts into purposeful learning experiences that are engaging, learner-centred and designed to drive meaningful skills development.
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