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Project Partners: Office of Literacy and Essential Skills/
Bureau de l'alphabétisation et des compétences essentielles
THE SCALES PROJECT
Our Project Team
Debi SaulProject Manager
416-351-0330 ext [email protected]
Pamela JadischkeEssential Skills Specialist
Conestoga College519-885-0300 ext 5542
Michelle ForrestEssential Skills Expert
www.collegeconnect.on.ca
Darlene O’NeillEssential Skills
CoordinatorCareer Development
SpecialistNSCC
902-491-5120darlene.o’[email protected]
www.nscc.ca
Our Project Team
Stewart KallioSubject Matter Expert, Literacy and Essential
SkillsKallio Consulting
Pam TetarenkoProgram Manager
The Training Group, Douglas College
www.douglas.bc.ca
Clayton RhodesEssential Skills Expert
Durham College905-665-6939
www.durhamcollege.ca
Janice HuberCoordinator
The Training Group,Douglas College
www.douglas.bc.ca
Presentation Goals
Increase awareness of the Essentials Skills
Increase awareness of the benefits of
Essentials Skills
Provide scenarios to demonstrate how
Essential Skills can fit using the Career
Development Model
Increase awareness of the SCALES project
Test Your Essential Skills Knowledge!!!
What Are Essential Skills?
“enabling” skills that help people perform tasks required by their jobs.
skills that provide workers with a foundation for learning other skills.
skills that enhance the ability to adapt to change.
Essential Skills Background
Essential Skills DeficitThe research of the 90’s and early 2000’s found little improvement in 10 years. Key findings revealed:
Skills had not improved significantly
Literacy is firmly linked to economic success and productivity
Changing workplace requires higher levels of literacy
Respondents scoring <3 out of 5 lack the skills needed to transfer existing knowledge to new environments
Many Canadians adults have limited literacy skills
The Nine Essential Skills
Where Essential Skills Fits With Other Skills
Essential Skills
Occupation Specific Skills
Employer Specific Skills
ABC Plumbing Company
Plumbers - In-SchoolApprenticeshipTraining
Generic
Essential Skills Measuring Table
For Reading, Document Use and Numeracy
Measuring Complexity Using IALS 500
Point Scale & HRSDC Five-Point Scale
0 - 500
Canada’s Skills DeficitPerformance of
Canadians
A significant portion of Canadians are at the two lowest levels in three important essential skills areas: reading text, document use, and numeracy.
Source: Matching Canadians’ Literacy Attainment to
Actual Occupational Requirements, May 2001.
Canada’s Skills DeficitWorkplace Demands for Essential Skills
Jobs for which no post secondary education is necessary increasingly require a minimum of Level 3 in reading text, document use, and numeracy (e.g. cashier, security guard or labourer). Low
estHighestSource: Matching Canadians’ Literacy Attainment to
Actual Occupational Requirements, May 2001.
Essential Skills ProfilesEssential Skills Profiles include:
• A brief description of the occupation
• A list of the most important Essential Skills
• Example tasks that illustrate how each Essential Skill is
applied
• Complexity ratings that indicate the level of difficulty,
from level 1(least complex) to levels 4/5 (most complex),
of the example tasks
• Standardized summaries of skill content
• The physical aspects of performing the job and the
attitudes that workers feel are needed to do the job well
• Future trends affecting Essential Skills
Group Work
Essential Skills Profiles:
• In groups, you will be asked to answer a series of questions using the provided Essential Skills profiles
Group Work
HRSDC Tools and Resources
• In groups, you will be asked to play the role of either– Job Developer– Career Practitioner– Literacy Practitioner– HR Manager– Facilitator
• In this role, you will be asked to select one (or more) of the HRSDC Tools and Resources that will benefit your client
Benefits of Essential Skills
The Benefits of Essential Skills
The cost of moving 48% of Canada`s adult population to level 3 reading offers remarkable benefits
The Benefits of Essential Skills
Level 1 to 3 Level 2 to 3 Combined
Return in Public Savings 8,062,000,000 8,021,000,000
16,083,000,000
Income Tax Revenue 4,677,000,000 6,513,000,000 11,190,000,000
Social Assistance 115,000,000 427,000,000 542,000,000
Total Cost of Raising Skill to Level 3
6,401,000,000
Estimated Rate of Return 251%
Source: Murray, McCracken, Willms, Jones, Shillington & Strucker (2009), Addressing Canada’s Literacy Challenge: A Cost/Benefit Analysis
The Benefits of Essential Skills Over 40% of Canadians have skill deficits
and are not aware they do not meet the recognized minimum level for the
workplace Over 80% of individuals at a Level 2
believe their skills are excellent Unemployed Canadians are 3 times more
likely than employed Canadians to have skill deficits
Unemployed persons at a Level 1 & 2 take up to 38 weeks to re-enter employment
compared to 9 weeks for those with higher skills levels
Growth industries require high levels of Essentials Skills; jobs that require lower
levels are declining
The SCALES Project Supporting the Canadian Advancement of
Literacy and Essential Skills
Our MissionIntegrate a LES approach (a method that considers both
the Literacy and Essential Skill levels of their clients when assisting them in making life/work decisions) into
existing active employment measures, retraining options or active job searches
Increase the capacity of service providers and employment counsellors to provide assessment and
referral services
Build the confidence of adults in transition in relation to LES in order to assess their skill levels to develop action
plans for re-entry into the workforce or re-training options
Phase
1: R
ese
arch
The research sought to answer the following, as they pertain to the provinces of Ontario, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia:
What LES tools and models are currently being used by Career Practitioners or other professionals who assist unemployed and low-skilled workers in achieving their career goals?
What LES tools, resources and models are needed and desired in order to assist practitioners to incorporate a LES approach into their work?
Ph
ase
1: R
ese
arch
– Key
Find
ing
s
Ph
ase
1: R
ese
arch
– Key
Find
ing
s
Next Steps
Focus groups will be held in Ontario, Nova
Scotia, and British Columbia in February
and March 2011
Tools and/or programs will be developed
between March and August 2011
Pilot sites and an evaluation strategy for
the pilots will be identified by the end of
September 2011
Brainstorming Session
How can we help you?
Presentation Goals
Increase awareness of the Essentials Skills
Increase awareness of the benefits of
Essentials Skills
Provide scenarios to demonstrate how
Essential Skills can fit using the Career
Development Model
Increase awareness of the SCALES project
