National Adult Literacy Database

Series: Awareness Tools - HRSDC

Authors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Canadian organizations are becoming increasingly aware that they need to maximize the skills of their work force in order to compete and grow, which often means enhancing or refreshing their employees’ essential skills. In this document, the authors present five cases studies involving organizations that faced specific essential skills challenges. The case studies discussed here examine outstanding workplace education programs and initiatives. They highlight best practices in developing essential skills in the workplace and provide an overview of benefits, outcomes and impacts of essential skills training. Learning partners include schools, colleges, universities, workplaces, communities and governments.

Also included in this publication is a 10-step guide to implementing essential skills learning programs in the workplace. It provides information and advice to employers and their learning partners on ways to address challenges.

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Added: 2008-04-16

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• Développer les compétences essentielles en milieu de travail

Series: Awareness Tools - HRSDC

Authors: Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)

Sector councils are organizations that identify, research and coordinate initiatives that support the development and management of human resources in most industries in Canada. In this document, the authors outline essential skills initiatives carried out by five sector councils: the Construction Sector Council; the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council; the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council; the Canadian Automotive Repair and Service Council; and the Canadian Council of Fish Harvesters.

Added: 2010-09-24

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• Initiatives sur les compétences essentielles des conseils sectoriels - Études de cas

Series: Awareness Tools - HRSDC

Authors: Human Resources and Social Development Canada

This one-page fact sheet would be useful to anyone unfamiliar with Essential Skills profiles. In this fact sheet, Human Resources and Social Development Canada provides basic information about Essential Skills profiles by answering the following questions:

What are Essential Skills profiles?
What do profiles include?
How can profiles be used?
Who uses these profiles?

Added: 2008-04-15

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• En quoi consistent les profils des compétences essentielles ?

Series: Awareness Tools - HRSDC

Authors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)

This two-page document provides an introduction to the nine essential skills: reading, document use, numeracy, writing, oral communication, working with others, thinking, computer use, and continuous learning.

For each skill, the authors have provided a definition, typical applications, workplace examples and community examples. For instance, a workplace example of document use is a bricklayer interpreting blueprints while a community example is using a bus schedule to plan an outing.

Added: 2010-10-29

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• En quoi consistent les compétences essentielles?

Series: Awareness Tools - HRSDC

Authors: Human Resources and Social Development Canada

In this short document, Human Resources and Social Development Canada briefly describes the Essential Skills Research Project (ESRP) that the federal government launched in the early 1990s and what has been achieved since this project began. The ESRP identified nine Essential Skills: reading text, document use, numeracy, writing, oral communication, working with others, thinking skills, computer use and continuous learning. It also developed a methodology to profile the skill requirements of occupations in the Canadian labour market.

Added: 2008-04-15

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• Qu'est-ce qu'est le Projet de recherche sur les compétences essentielles ?