February 2008 Bulletin #2
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Simplifying the Complexity Levels Dive in! - Continuing to Surf the ES Site |
Community Literacy of Ontario
Essentially Yours:
Training in the Essential Skills
What’s Next?
Getting Ready to Use the Essential Skills
As we present our second installment of the Essentially Yours: Training in the Essential Skills bulletin, we hope that you are already experiencing a greater understanding of Essential Skills (ES). In our first bulletin we introduced the nine Essential Skills and their definitions, a brief history of the Essential Skills Research Project, the ES website, and Essential Skills Profiles.
One of our goals in this second installment is to provide further clarification of Essential Skills methodology so that adult literacy practitioners can become more comfortable and confident when working with ES tools and resources. We will also offer suggestions for ways in which Essential Skills can be used for assessment purposes and helping learners to set their goals.
As briefly introduced in the first bulletin, National Occupational Classification (NOC) titles provide the framework for the ES Profiles, illustrating the types of duties required by specific jobs, as well as general prerequisites for employment. By exploring the NOC matrix further, it will become clear how practitioners can use the profiles to help learners recognize skills they already have, skills they could develop, as well as occupations they might consider pursing.
We will continue to highlight profiles that provide examples of Essential Skills and related tasks that transfer easily between the demands of work and daily life. We will also introduce authentic learning materials that have been developed to support ES training, and begin to make suggestions for using the ES definitions and complexity levels to adapt or prepare authentic learning materials of your own.
Finally, we repeat our invitation to share ES strategies, tips, and successes. Please contact Mary-Ann Stark, fourreds@sympatico.ca for this opportunity to enlighten others.
