ACTIVITIES: Employability Skills Profile

The skills you need to enter, stay in and progress in the world of work - whether you work on your own or as part of at team.

Print out this checklist to help you sharpen your employability skills.

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Canadian Employers need a person who can demonstrate:

Positive attitudes and behaviours.

• Self-esteem and confidence
• Honesty, integrity and personal ethics
• A positive attitude toward learning, growth and personal health
• Initiative, energy and persistence to get the job done.

Responsibility

• The ability to set goals and priorities in work and personal life
• The ability to plan and manage time, money and other resources to achieve goals
• Accountability for actions taken.

Adaptability

• A positive attitude toward change
• Recognition of and respect for people's diversity and individual differences
• The ability to identify and suggest new ideas to get the job done - creativity

Continuous Learning

• Assess personal strengths and areas for development
• Set your own learning goals and plan to achieve them
• Identify and access learning sources and opportunities

Working Safely

• Be aware of personal and group health and safety practices and procedures and act in accordance with theses

 

TEAMWORK SKILLS

Canadian employers need a person who can:

Work with Others

• Understand and contribute to the organization's goals
• Understand and work within the culture of the group
• Plan and make decisions with others and support the outcomes
• Respect the thoughts and opinions of others in the group
• Exercise "give and take" to achieve group results
• Seek a team approach as appropriate
• Lead when appropriate, mobilizing the group for high performance.

Participate in Projects and Tasks

• Plan design or carry out a project or task from start to finish with well defined objectives and outcomes
• Develop a plan, seek feedback, test revise and implement
• Select and use appropriate tools and technology for a task or project
• Continuously monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to

 

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS

Canadian employers need a person who can:

Communicate

• Understand and speak the languages in which business is conducted
• Listen to, understand and learn
• Read, comprehend and use written materials, including graphs, charts and displays
• Write effectively in the languages in which business is conducted.
• Share information using a range of information and communication technologies

Think and Solve Problems

• Think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems and make decisions
• Understand and solve problems involving mathematics and use the results
• Use technology, instruments, tools and information systems effectively
• Seek different points of view and evaluate them based on facts
• Identify the root cause of a problem
• Be creative an innovative in exploring possible solutions
• Evaluate, implement and act on opportunities for improvement

Manage Information

• locate, gather and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems
• Access and apply specialized knowledge from various fields (eg. skilled trades, technology, physical sciences, arts and social sciences)

Use Numbers

• Decide what needs to be measured and calculated
• Observe and record data using appropriate methods, tools and technology
• Make estimates and verify calculations

 

For a complete list see
Conference Board of Canada - Employability Skills Profile 2000+

 

 

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