1. Welcome to: Essential Skills Assessment and Learning Activity

2. Essential Skills Assessment and Learning Activities We will go through the Essential Skills Assessment and Learning Activities step by step We will go through the Essential Skills Assessment and Learning Activities step by step This activity will match Essential Skills to an occupation of your choice This activity will match Essential Skills to an occupation of your choice It will help you assess whether or not your Essential Skill levels match your chosen occupation It will help you assess whether or not your Essential Skill levels match your chosen occupation

3. Occupations and Essential Skills Let’s go to the Ontario Skills Passport website http://skills.edu.gov.on.ca/OSPWeb/jsp/en/introduction.jsp Think of an occupation that interests you

4. Left click on this icon. Ontario Skills Passport Home Page

5. Left click your mouse here… And then click “Next”

6. Use the scroll button to move the page down until you have found the occupation you are interested in. Click on the “check” next to the occupation you choose.

7. Click on the skill to see examples of tasks at different skill levels.

8. Note the example tasks for each Essential Skill and the complexity level.

9. Now fill in your Essential Skills Assessment and Learning worksheet

10. Refer back to your Essential Skills Assessment and Learning worksheet Think about the level of difficulty required for your chosen occupation Think about the level of difficulty required for your chosen occupation Rate yourself on how competent you feel you are in these skills right now Rate yourself on how competent you feel you are in these skills right now

11. Level of Complexity List only the most important skills for the occupation you chose below. (usually 3 or 4 skills) Rate how capable you are in this skill by circling the number that best reflects your. 2Oral Communication 1 – I exceed expectations in this skill 2 – I can usually meet expectations in this skill 3 – I need a lot more practice in this skill 4 – I am not sure 2Numeracy 1 – I exceed expectations in this skill 2 – I can usually meet expectations in this skill 3 – I need a lot more practice in this skill 4 – I am not sure Once you have reviewed the skills needed for the occupation you have chosen, you can then rate yourself on each of the key Essential Skills for that job. For Example…

12. Let’s try some on-line Essential Skills assessments….. Go to the Federal Government website below and practice a pre-test assessment for level 1 Go to the Federal Government website below and practice a pre-test assessment for level 1 Chose one of the following Essential Skills: Chose one of the following Essential Skills: 1.Document Use 2.Reading Text 3.Numeracy http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/es_assessment.shtml

13. Left click on your mouse the online indicator button.

14. Start with pre-test level 1 and move up. Choose your Essential Skill and then…

15. Break Time Let’s take a 15 minute break….

16. Next let’s look at paper-based assessments… from the TOWES Measure Up website from the TOWES Measure Up website Try some activities typical for your chosen occupation http://measureup.towes.com/english/testskills.asp

20. Identify Essential Skills you would like to develop further Take some time to explore the learning tools at the website below…..they’re free!!! http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/es_learnin g.shtml http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/es_learnin g.shtml

21. All these resources are free online or free to order by mail. Choose the ones that are right for you.

23. Left click

24. Build your Essential Skills Click on an interactive website click on an interactive website & have fun!

25. www.freerice.com

26. www.monkeysee.com

27. www.gcflearnfree.org

28. www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise

29. www.myerc.ca