Essential Skills Related Links

Organizations

• Conference Board of Canada

• Office of Literacy & Essential Skills (OLES)

• Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC)

• Canadian Automotive Repair and Service (CARS)

• Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks

• Centre for Education and Work

• Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)

• Quill Learning Network

• Alliance of Sector Councils

• Canadian Apprenticeship Forum

Tools

• ES PROfessional (Tools to Harness the Power of Essential Skills)

• National Adult Literacy Database (NALD)

• Canadian Language Benchmarks/Essential Skills in the Workplace

• TOWES (Test of Workplace Essential Skills)

• ESPORT

• Measure Up

• Essential Skills profiles for more than 250 occupations are available for free download from HRSDC

• SkillPlan (BC Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council

• Ontario Skills Passport

• Labour Market Information for Your Business: A Practical Guide by Alberta Human Resources and Employment

• Guide to Essential Workplace Skills : The Learning at Work Project

• Organizational Needs Assessment
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• Essential Skills Passport
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• Essential Skills Portfolio
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• Taking Action - An Introduction
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• Taking Action - A Guide
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• Document Use Tip Sheet
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• Oral Communication Tip Sheet
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• Computer Use Tip Sheet
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• Problem Solved! A Guide for Employers and Practitioners
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• Problem Solved! A Guide for Employees and Learners
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Research Projects and Studies

• HRSDC Essential Skills Research Project

• Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL)

• ACCC Case Studies (Adobe PDF)

• Learning at Work: Workplace Appraisal of Informal Learning

• Essential Skills Strategy for the Construction Industry: Construction Sector Council

• Employers' Perspective on Improving Skills for Employment: National Audit Office

• Business Results Through Literacy: Canadian Manufacturer's and Exporters

• Essential Skills as a Predictor of Safety Performance: Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council

• Literacy, Life and Employment, An Analysis of Canadian International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) Microdata

• Turning Skills into Profit : Economic Benefits of Workplace Education Programs

• Essential Workplace Skills: Solutions for the Small Workplace: The Learning at Work Project

• Public Investment in Skills : C. D. Howe Institute

• Developing Skills in the Canadian Workplace (Gordon Betcherman, Kathryn McMullen): Canadian Policy Research Networks

• Employer Investment in Workplace Learning in Canada: How are we doing, Why it matters, What the key issues are, How we can do better (Mark Goldenberg)

• Why Train? Calculating the Return on Training Investment : Open Learning Agency

• Essential Skills Needs Assessment of the Trucking Industry - CTHRC

• The Skills Gap in Canada: The knowledge intensity of Canadians' jobs is growing rapidly, Canadian Council on Learning

• Canada's Biggest Economic Challenge: Improving Workplace Learning in Canada, Canadian Council on Learning

• Apprenticeship Training in Canada, Canadian Council on Learning