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Monday, December 03, 2012

Nine Essential Skills

The Government of Canada has identified and validated Nine Essential Skills for the workplace. These skills are used in nearly every job and at different levels of complexity. They provide the foundation for learning all other skills and enable people to evolve with their jobs and adapt to workplace change
Literacy traditionally includes the following four skills:
1)      •Reading
2)      •Writing
3)      •Document Use
4)      •Numeracy
Essential Skills are the skills needed for the workplace. They include the four skills associated with literacy above, as well as the following five skills:
5)      •Computer Use
6)      •Thinking
7)      •Oral Communication
8)      •Working with Others
9)      •Continuous Learning
More information:  http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/LES/definitions/definitions.shtml
 
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