The Personal and Professional Skills course aims to develop responsibility, practical problem-solving, good intellectual habits, ethical understandings, perseverance, resilience, an appreciation of identity and perspective, and an understanding of the complexity of the modern world. Emphasis is on the development of skills needed to successfully navigate higher education, the workplace, and society. With this in mind, PPS is very practical in nature. Like all IB courses, the PPS course spans both 11th and 12th grade.