Resources to help you understand Skills for Success
New resources based on the new Skills for Success will be added in the coming months.
Discover how essential skills benefit your employees and your business
Building essential skills in the workplace – a set of case studies showing how to develop essential skills in the workplace. Examples give an overview of the benefits, outcomes and impacts of essential skills training.
Develop employees’ skills in your workplace
Job enhancement and essential skills – a guide to help managers and supervisors support workers in improving their essential skills by giving them new responsibilities and opportunities.
Assessment tools for the use of employers and trainers
Participants solve questions to assess their essential skills ability:
Other assessment tools developed by stakeholders
Disclaimer: The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills is not liable for issues resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of these tools. The Office does not endorse any of the tools, including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.
Education & Skills Online is an assessment tool for literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments (a combination of problem-solving and digital skills). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Union developed this tool.
TOWES – Sector Series are paper-based assessments that apply to a variety of industries and occupational groups. Skills targeted are reading text, document use and numeracy. TOWES is the sole property of Bow Valley College. It is for sale through authorized distributors only.
TOWES – Web-based assessments use up-to-date science in literacy and numeracy skill development. The tools assess the skills of reading text, document use and numeracy and deliver precise results in real time.
Employability Skills Assessment Tool (ESAT) is a tool for assessing, tracking and supporting the development of nine employability skills, including teamwork and adaptability. Futureworx Society developed the tool.
Communications and Math Employment Readiness Assessment (CAMERA) is a set of tests that provide information about adult learners’ abilities to manage workplace communications and numeracy tasks. It uses real-life workplace documents and tasks to test and develop adult learners’ skills. Skills targeted are document use, reading text, numeracy, and writing. Preparatory Training Programs of Toronto developed this assessment.
Essential Skills Mobile App Assessment Tool uses a broad set of questions to help rate proficiency in nine essential skills. Participants receive a star rating for each skill along with information on careers in trade and technology that best suit their strengths. The tool targets reading, document use, numeracy, writing, oral communication, working with others, thinking, digital technology and continuous learning. Skills-Compétences Canada launched this application.
Stakeholder engagements
- Stakeholder engagements
Research Reports
Extensive national and international research carried out by organizations focuses on trends in the current labour market, different skills and populations groups. We will share more research studies based on the skills for success as they become available.