July 18

Monday's assignment

Good afternoon everyone,

Our theme for this week is ''Know Yourself.'' Based on that, we need to know our strengths and weaknesses in order to better evaluate ourselves and set our goals.

Task 1:

Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.

Write down next to each skill which one best describes you better:  expert - good - intermediate - beginner -  no knowledge

Nine Essential Skills:

• Reading Text                   intermediate  

• Document Use                good

• Numeracy                        expert

• Writing                            beginner

• Oral Communication     expert

• Work with Others           expert

• Thinking Skills               expert

• Computer Use                expert

• Continuous Learning     good

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

Oral Communication

Thinking Skills

Computer Use

Weaknesses: I feel I struggle with …

Writing

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

Reading Text

Continuous Learning