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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS PROFILE: The Critical Skills Required of the Canadian Workforce
Academic Skills

Those skills which provide the basic foundation to get, keep and progress on a job and to achieve the best results

 Personal Management Skills

The combination of skills, attitudes and behaviours required to get, keep and progress on a job and to achieve the best results

 Teamwork Skills

Those skills needed to work with others on a job and to achieve the best results
Canadian employers need a person who can:

Communicate

  • Understand and speak the language 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 language in which business is conducted
Think
  • 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 
  • Access and apply specialized knowledge from various fields (e.g., skilled trades, technology, physical sciences, arts and social sciences
Learn
  • Continue to learn for life
 		 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
 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 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
This document was developed by the Corporate Council on Education, a program of the National Business and Education Centre, The Conference Board of Canada, 255 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M7, Telephone: (613)526-3280, Facsimile: (613)526-4857. 

This profile outlines foundation skills for employability. For individuals and for schools, preparing for work , employability is one of several goals, all of which are important for society.
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