About this site

The information provided in this Web site comes from the Essential Skills and Workplace Literacy Initiative of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Occupational Profiles

• Show how Essential Skills are used in different jobs
• Close to 200 occupations profiled
• Most of the jobs described can be entered from high school
• Provides a set of scales to describe the use of these skills, ranging from simple to complex tasks

Authentic Workplace Materials

• A collection of authentic materials used in a wide range of Canadian workplaces
• Suggestions on how these materials, or others like them, could be used in classroom activities
• A User Guide that introduces the collection and takes a closer look at Reading Text, Document Use and Writing as they are used in the workplace and other real life tasks