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W W Essential Skills and the Northern Oil and Gas Workforce Final Report and Resource Guide GREETINGS FROM THE NLS At the dinner on May 3, 2005 held at National Defence Headquarters, Yvette Souque of the National Literacy Secretariat (NLS) spoke about the work of the Secretariat in supporting literacy and essential skills initiatives in Canada. Musical entertainment for the evening was provided by John Tees with support and back-up from George Tuccaro Yvette’s comments were as follows: The NLS is a small organization. We started, in 1988, with 25 staff and a budget of 25 million dollars and today have 30 staff and a budget of 35 million dollars. Our job was and is to engage all sectors of society in literacy. Since our inception we have worked with provinces, territories, the voluntary sector, literacy organizations, colleges, business, labour and other Government of Canada departments through our Partnership Program. We realize that, individual Canadian business, labour, and educators etc. will not necessarily buy the government line that literacy and essential skills are an issue that affects daily life, family, community, and the bottom line, even if the research results are there. But, if you are business or a labour organization and you are getting the message from the Conference Board of Canada, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Labour Congress, business leaders like Eric Newall, celebrities like Tom Jackson, sports figures and others in all walks of life then, maybe, it is believable. To this end, the NLS has supported and encouraged partnerships amongst all actors to: spread the word, raise awareness and encourage action. WWestnet has, over the past 10 years, worked successfully to bring together people from many of the areas mentioned above. Funded through the Business Labour Partnership Program, they have held events that raised awareness, events that focussed on research and events that provided hands-on training. In all cases they have encouraged networking and partnership formation as the way forward in increasing awareness of and commitment to literacy and essential skills issues. When WWestnet came to us regarding this conference we got very excited because of the wealth of partnerships involved; the Producer Group, the Territorial Government, trainers, Aboriginal organizations, colleges, industry, sector councils and voluntary organizations and our HRSDC colleagues who fund ASEP and AHRDA programs were also keenly interested in the event. I am very pleased to say that today’s presentations and discussions have confirmed that our excitement and support were warranted. The sessions have been excellent and it is very rewarding to see so many NLS partners sharing their ideas and expertise. I look forward to the next two days and I want to thank all of the presenters for a job well done and all of the delegates for taking time from their busy schedules to attend and learn from the sessions and from one another. Thank you for inviting me to be here. 6
Essential Skills and the Northern Oil and Gas Workforce Final Report and Resource Guide What Are Essential Skills and Why Are They Important? Essential skills are skills that have been identified as being required in almost every occupation. They are often referred to as the Velcro to which other training sticks. In other words, they are the foundation upon which occupation-specific skills are built. Essential skills are also: • enabling skills that help people perform tasks required by their jobs • skills which allow workers to learn new skills • skills which enhance a worker’s ability to adapt to workplace change • skills necessary to use printed and written information to perform competently in a workplace and to develop one’s knowledge and potential • basic skills that help workers to fulfill their individual and collective potential at work, at home, in the union, and in the community • generic skills required by most workplaces in the country • the skills that help you to keep a job • the “academic” skills that individuals require on a daily basis Human Resources Skills Development Canada has identified nine essential skills. They are: 1. reading text 2. using documents 3. writing 4. numeracy 5. oral communication 6. thinking skills including: • critical thinking • problem solving • decision making • job task planning and organizing • significant use of memory • finding information 7. working with others 8. computer use 9. continuous learning Specific examples of essential skills include: • reading and responding to an email • scheduling daily activities • writing in a logbook • measuring angles • reading instructions in a manual • interpreting WHMIS symbols • interpreting a blueprint • completing an expense claim • making a call to a supplier • calculating square footages • reading a collective agreement • doing a cost estimate for a job • converting metric measurements to Imperial Without adequate essential skills learners and workers are less able to acquire new knowledge, adapt to workplace change and participate fully in the community, local workplace or larger economy. W W 7
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