**1. Introduction**

The modern society needs specialists that can undertake non-standard decisions and actions in solving technical and economic problems. Above strict and rather narrow qualification stands the social need for persons to be able to enrol high-tech solution for accomplishment of human needs, under various social, cultural and feasibility constraints.

An assessment presented in 2007 by the Institute of Directors [1] grouped the skills and qualities that employers seek as items in four sets: employability, people, social and personal qualities.

In the employability set, creative and innovative thinking was considered quite important by 51% and very important by 40% of employer respondents, after advanced oral communication

skills, appreciated as quite important by 46% and very important by 42% of the employers. Decision-making skills received, correspondingly 51 and 38%, while problem-solving skills were considered quite important by 37% and very important by 59% of the employers, positioned on the third place after ability to meet deadlines (29 and 60%, correspondingly) and attention to detail (34 and 61%). As it appears, half of the employers appreciate creativity, in strong liason with problem solving.

A recent survey conducted by the Millennial Branding [2] reveals that, in the engineering fields, effective communication skills are crucial to success. The second soft skill found crucial in an engineer's career is creativity, defined as the driving force behind innovation and increasingly gaining recognition as the new capital in the actual economic conditions. As a consequence, creativity should be treated like a skill that needs to be identified, cultivated and trained. One effective way to do that is to foster a creative culture during the educational process and many authors propose some turning keys to develop a culture for innovation and creativity [3].

In conclusion, extended experience and knowledge need creativity as a third component to create a base for any innovative endeavour or advancement.
