Essential Skills Profiles
Developed as part of the national Essential Skills Research Project (ESRP), Essential Skills Profiles describe how workers in various occupations use each of the key essential skills. They include:
- A brief description of the occupation;
- Examples of tasks that illustrate how each essential skill is applied; and,
- Complexity ratings that indicate the level of difficulty of the example tasks.
Access the profiles
Steps are being taken to update the Essential Skills Profiles and modify the database; in the meantime, the profiles are available through two online sources.
You can access:
- updated profiles through the alphabetical list; or,
- original 350+ Essential Skills Profiles through the searchable database.
To learn more about how Essential Skills Profiles are developed and used, view the Readers' Guide to Essential Skills Profiles.
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- You can also tune into a series of podcasts for the most up-to-date information on the Essential Skills Profiles.
- You can also keep us informed; simply complete the feedback form.
Additional information
- For more information, follow the links below:
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