Essential Skills Linking Apprenticeship and Essential Skills in Planning and Programming Margeritt Roger, M.Ed. Essential Skills Coordinator Manitoba Apprenticeship

Why Essential Skills? To ensure that apprentices and trades qualifiers have maximum success through appropriate Essential Skills benchmarking and upgrade programs

Skills for Success Essential Skills for the trade Essential Skills for technical training or certification examination

Systems Perspective

From Product to Process Find ways of integrating ES into what we already do Create clear pathways for our clients Build partnerships and grow new resources Create new infrastructure, expectations, values Keep track of what works and what doesn’t

Apprenticeship Branch Initiatives Awareness-raising Assessment Upgrading and support services Capacity-building Policy and procedures

Awareness-raising Brochure Presentations Workshops

Assessment Trades-related ES assessment tools Upgrading recommendation forms Training of Assessment Administrators and Referral Counselors

Upgrading and Supports Inventory existing adult education system Develop and pilot prototype products and processes Expand partnerships Identify standards

Curriculum and Materials Frameworks Teaching curriculum Support materials

Train-the-Trainer Mentoring Peer professional development Learning by doing Workshops and training events

Policies and Procedures Intake process PLAR process Assessment policies Best practices

Model Project Opaskweyak Cree Nation

For more information Margerit Roger, M.Ed. Apprenticeship Branch York Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8 (204)