ESSENTIAL SKILLS 

 

 

 

Prerequisite: Level 2 for 12 week program or Level 3 for 20 week program

 

Schedule: A.M./P.M. Depending on Capacity

 

Intake: Continuous

 

Homework: 3+ Hours Per Day (depending on number of class hours)

 

Timeline: Based on Assessment

 

 

 

 

Course Content:

 

 

 

What are Essential Skills?

 

Essential Skills:

 

• are the fundamental skills needed for work, learning and life

 

• provide the foundation for learning all other skills

 

• enhance people's ability to adapt to workplace change

 

• enable people to evolve with their jobs and succeed in the labour market

 

 

The Government of Canada and other national and international agencies have identified and validated nine Essential Skills:

 

 

• Reading text

 

• Document use

 

• Writing

 

• Numeracy

 

• Oral communication

 

• Thinking skills

 

• Working with others

 

• Computer use

 

• Continuous learning

 

 

What is Opportunity NOCs?

 

Opportunity NOCs is not a vocational program. Opportunity NOCs teaches clients the Essential Skills they need for virtually any occupation.

 

 

Opportunity NOCs:

 

• is based on HRSDC's Essential Skills Profiles

 

• offers 12 and 20 week Essential Skills training sessions

 

• can be adapted to meet the needs of Lower Level ESL/Literacy Learners

 

• Better, Faster and more Cost Effective for some learners than upgrading

 

 

Upon completion of their program, clients will be able to:

 

• read and comprehend at the complexity level required for the selected NOC

 

• write comprehensively in the format expected within the selected NOC

 

• perform the mathematical calculations required within their selected NOC

 

• use the computer to perform NOC related tasks, i.e. software selection, email

 

• develop an understanding of the vocabulary used within their selected NOC

 

• complete documents they may encounter within their selected NOC

 

• develop strategies for problem solving and working with others

 

• participate in continuous learning activities

 

• demonstrate the skills they need to do the job right!

 

 

 

Upon completion of their program, clients will be prepared for:

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• entry level or on-the-job training opportunities

 

• formal vocational training programs

 

• formal post secondary programs 

 

 

“In today’s economic environment, it is more important than ever that all Canadians have the skills they need to participate in the job market.” Mr. Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, Canada News Centre, December 15, 2009, http://news.gc.ca

 

 

 

 

Please Note: The recommended hours of instruction can be time-lined at the discretion of the funding agency; options include 15, 20, or 30 hours per week.  Clients benefit from the tailored programs and low student-teacher ratio that Pathways offers. Our standard student-teacher ratio is 3:1. Unless otherwise stated, quotes are based on an average rate of progression and include the cost of tuition, books, materials, fees, taxes, etc.