employment

1. Essential Skills
Prepared by: ESL Students in Rita’s Class
EAP2 – Fall 2018
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2. Essential Skills
9 skills
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
Document Use
Oral Communication
Digital Technology
Working with Others
Continuous Learning
Thinking
Understanding, assessing information
Note-taking, sharing information
Comprehending measurements
Reading maps, charts, diagrams
Contributing expertise, presenting
Locating, disseminating information
Collaborating, cooperating
Seizing opportunities to learn
Reasoning, analyzing, assessing
Resource: http://www.wem.mb.ca/the_9_essential_skills.aspx
http://www.wem.mb.ca/default.aspx https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/essential-skills-33169380
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3. Essential skills
in every
occupation to be effective
chosen based on
surveys
to carry out tasks
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
Document Use
Oral Communication
Digital Technology
Working with Others
Continuous Learning
Thinking
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/essential-skills-33169380
Images: Keynote library
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4. Essential skills
• Skills used in every occupation
• Required to carry out tasks
• Chose based on surveys conducted
• Needed for workers to be effective
Essential
skills
reading
writing
Document use
numeracy
thinking
Digital
technology
Oral
communicatio
n
Continuous
learning
Working with
others
https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/essential-skills-33169380
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5. Essential Skills
• Skills from training or literacy
Ø Used in every occupation
Ø Required to carry out task
Ø Chosen based on surveys conducted
Ø Needed for workers to be effective
Essential
skills
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
Document use
Oral
communication
Digital
technology
Working with
others
Continuing
learning
Thinking
https://www.slideshare.net
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6. • Skills used in every
occupation
• Required to carry
out tasks
• Chosen based on
surveys conducted
• Needed for workers
to be effective
• Reading
• Writing
• Numeracy
• Document use
• Oral Communication
• Digital Technology
• Working with others
• Continuous learning
• Thinking
• Understanding ,Assessing
information
• Note-taking ,Sharing
information
• Comprehending
measurements
• Reading maps, charts,
diagrams
• Contributing expertise,
persecuting
• Locating, Disseminating
information
• Collaborating, Cooperating
• Seizing opportunities to learn
• Reasoning, Analyzing,
Assessing
Employment Skills: Essential skills
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/essential-skills-33169380
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7. 1) What are they?
2) What is their purpose?
3) How were they selected?
4) Why do we need to apply them?
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/essential-skills-33169380
Photo and images courtesy of Google images
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9. Skills used in every
occupations
Required to carry
out tasks
Chosen based on
surveys conducted
Needed for workers
to be effective
Reading
Understanding,
assessing information
Writing
Note-taking, sharing
information
Numeracy
Comprehending
measurement
Thinking
Reasoning, analyzing,
assessing
Document Use
Reading maps, charts,
diagrams
Working with Others
Collaborating, cooperating
Oral Communication
Contributing expertise,
presenting
Digital Technology
Locating, disseminating
information
Continuous Leaning
Seizing opportunities to learn
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10. Essential Skills
Essential skills are skills that we need to have to “make the work done”. They are serious
skills that we use every day to get our goals and without them we cannot find a job.
Essential
Skills
Writi
ng Numer
acy
Reading
Digital
Technology
Oral
Comm
unicati
on
Worki
ng
with
others
Continu
ous
learnin
g
Docum
ent Use
Thinki
ng
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12. Skills used
in every
occupation
Required to
carry out
tasks
Chosen
based on
surveys
conducted
Needed for
workers to
be effective
Reading
Writing
Numeracy
Document
Use
Oral
Communication
Digital
Technology
Working with
Others
Continuous
Learning
Resource: https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/essential-skills-33169380
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13. REFERENCES
Some of the resources used (among others):
https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/essential-skills-33169380
http://www.hireimmigrantsottawa.ca/enhancing-immigrants-essential-soft-skills-win-win-
solution/
http://chittagongit.com/icon/skills-icon-19.html
Disclaimer: We have made every effort to cite all sources and Royalty-free sites

14. Essential Skills
Prepared by: ESL Students in Rita’s Class
EAP2 – Fall 2018
Images: Courtesy of ClipArt and other sources