The Skills Commission for the 21st Century was established by the Maine Technical College System Board of Trustees to determine the critical complementary skills necessary for success in the workplace of the 1990s. This report presents the Commission's findings based on input from employers and other key groups in the state. Following introductory materials describing the Commission's charge and providing a list of members, part 1 details basic skills providing a foundation for all other skills, including academic and communication skills related to reading, writing, mathematics and computation, listening, and speaking; thinking skills related to reasoning, problem solving, decision making, and creative thinking; and personal qualities related to responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, ethics, flexibility, self-control, and a commitment to learn. Part 2 describes competency skills related to the ability to allocate time, money, material and facility resources, and human resources; interpersonal relations, such as participating as a member of a team, teaching others new skills, serving others, exercising leadership, negotiating, and working with diversity; acquiring and evaluating, organizing and maintaining, interpreting and communicating, and using computers to process information; understanding, monitoring and correcting, and designing systems; and selecting and applying technology. (Contains 16 resources.) (KP)