Essential Skills & Workplace Training
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Essential Skills are those developed abilities needed for work, learning and general life. They provide the foundation for learning the skills that enable individuals to evolve and adapt to workplace change and shifts in everyday realities.
These nine skills are utilized at different levels of complexity in nearly every work related occupation and throughout daily life.
Essential Skills Include:
Reading Text, Document Use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral Communication, Working with Others, Continuous Learning, Thinking Skills, Computer Use.
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Research shows that the level of skill and knowledge in the workplace is continually rising. It is becoming increasingly important for employers/educators to ensure workers have the skills needed to keep up with the changes and new technologies. There are very few jobs today for "unskilled" workers. In every job productivity, efficiency and safety are essential. Ensuring your employees have essential skills not only secures a productive workforce but it also improves the bottom line through fewer accidents and less errors.
Current Training Available:
For career practitioners, academic advisors, teachers and counsellors:
For new immigrants who have started their first professional job in Canada:
