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ESSENTIAL SKILLS INVENTORY
ASSESSOR’S GUIDE
GLOSSARY
The definitions are intended as a guide for the language used in the Essential
Skills Inventories.
ABE
Apprentice
Authentic workplace
documents
Adult Basic Education
For the purpose of this Guide, apprentice is an inclusive
term that refers to anyone working in a trade except those
already certified.
Actual documents obtained from an employer that may be
used as teaching tools. An example document is a Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
Block Release Training
Dynamic (interactive)
Assessment
Essential Skills
Essential Skills Profile
GED
Grade 12
A period of in-school training for apprentices. It may also
be referred to as Period Training or a Level.
A flexible, holistic, context-sensitive approach used to
evaluate learning.
The set of nine skills defined by Human Resources and Skills
Development Canada as being common to all occupations.
The skills are: reading text (technical language), document
use, numeracy (math), oral communication, writing,
computer use, thinking skills, continuous learning and
working with others.
A document that describes how each Essential Skill is used
by an occupational group.
General Education Diploma; a Grade 12 equivalency for
adults.
A diploma issued by a provincial or territorial government
that recognizes completion of High School. It is a challenge
to use this as a common credential, since there are several
different Grade 12 diplomas.
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