Mar 30, 2015

Task 1:

Read the list below and answer these questions:

1.        Do you know all the nine essential skills?

2.        Underline which one best describe you better:  expert - good - intermediate - beginner -  no knowledge

3.        Which of these skills you need to work on the most?

Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.

Nine Essential Skills:

• Reading Text    beginner

• Document Use      intermediate

• Numeracy           expert

• Writing             beginner

• Oral Communication     good

• Work with Others     good

• Thinking Skills       good

• Computer Use        good

• Continuous Learning     intermediate

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

1.      Numeracy

2.       Work with others

3.       Computer Use

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

1.   Reading text

2.   Writing

4.       Document Use