Literacy & Essential Skills Resources
To learn more about literacy and essential skills, visit some of
the sites listed below for more information:
Measure Up!
Measure Up! is a place to test your skills! It gives users the
opportunity to practice three essential skills needed in all types
of occupations:
- Reading is connected text of the sort
typically found in manuals, training material, product information
and regulations.
- Document Use refers to the reading of
materials in information displays such as maps, forms, schedules,
diagrams, and catalogues.
- Numeracy is the use of arithmetic with numbers
found in text and documents.
Essential Skills
Through extensive research, the Government of Canada, along with
other national and international agencies, has identified and
validated key literacy and essential skills. These skills are used
in nearly every job and throughout daily life in different ways and
at varying levels of complexity. Visit the Government of Canada's
site to access various essential skills and literacy tools,
multi-media presentations, assessments, definitions and much
more.
Working in Canada
Working in Canada is the Government of Canada's leading source
for jobs and labour market information. It offers users free
occupational and career information such as job opportunities,
educational requirements, main duties, wage rates and salaries,
current employment trends, and outlooks. The site can help people
search for work, make career decisions, see what jobs will be in
demand, and much more. Employers can also advertise jobs for free.
Working in Canada also hosts the newly updated short-form Essential
Skills Profiles. The Essential Skills Profiles outline the
skill level requirements in each of the 9 essential skills for
hundreds of occupations in Canada.