Trade Essentials is a research project funded under the Pan-Canadian Innovations Initiative, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, in partnership with the Apprenticeship Section of the Prince Edward Island Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning.
The Trade Essentials program was designed to help clients improve their essential skills so they are better prepared to advance in their chosen career. The goal is to provide a seamless learning path to trades certification.
This document is part of a series of occupational curricula, based on Essential Skills and designed for use in adult upgrading programs. It is paired with a corresponding practitioner’s guide.
This document, part of a series developed for use in adult upgrading programs, uses Essential Skills as the basis for a curriculum designed to help people prepare for jobs in the retail sector. There is a corresponding guide for practitioners.
This literature review is part of a project undertaken by Ontario’s College Sector Committee (CSC) for Adult Upgrading. The goal of the project is to ensure that pre-apprenticeship students receive an Academic Upgrading (AU) component tailored to their trade and connected seamlessly with the trade component of their program.
This document is part of a series of Essential Skills occupational curricula developed by Quinte Literacy Group and Literacy Link Eastern Ontario (LLEO) for use in adult upgrading programs. It is paired with a corresponding practitioner’s guide.
This document is one of a series of Essential Skills occupational curricula developed for use in adult upgrading programs. There is a corresponding guide for practitioners.
The authors have divided the material into six modules: an introduction to call centres; professionalism; customer service; telephone skills; computer skills; and health and safety.
The Trade Essentials program was designed to help clients improve their essential skills so they are better prepared to advance in their chosen career. The goal is to provide a seamless learning path to trades certification.
The Trade Essentials program was designed to help clients improve their essential skills so they are better prepared to advance in their chosen career. The goal is to provide a seamless learning path to trades certification.
