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Literacy and Essential Skills Tools and Resources
The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills has developed a series of free and easy-to-use tools to help address different literacy and essential skills challenges. The tools offer employers, learners and practitioners support in the following four areas:
- Awareness: Understand how literacy and essential skills are used in the workplace and community;
- Assessment: Understand literacy and essential skills strengths and weaknesses of an organization or an individual;
- Learning: Improve literacy and essential skills levels; and
- Training: Support the delivery of literacy and essential skills training.
Order the tools individually or the complete series on DVD.
Tools are also available to support apprentices in their training and to be better prepared for a career in the trades.
Mail or fax your request to HRSDC's Publications/Distribution Unit to order copies of the tools.
We would appreciate receiving your feedback on the tools. The valuable information you provide is used to help us better meet your needs.
Awareness
- What are Essential Skills? (WP-077-12-09)
- What is the Essential Skills Research Project? (HIP-025-11-04)
- What are Essential Skills Profiles? (HIP-010-12-06)
- Building Essential Skills in the Workplace (WP-044-08-07E)
- Living and Learning - Essential Skills Success Stories (HIP-031-02-06E)
- Sector Council Essential Skills Initiatives: Case Studies (WP-061-03-08E)
- Literacy and Essential Skills Toolkit - Postcard (WP-094-01-09)
Assessment
- Organizational Needs Assessment (WP-060-03-08E)
- Workplace Survey (WP-028-01-09E)
- Workplace Check-up (WP-029-01-09E)
- Hiring Checklist (WP-031-01-09E)
- Essential Skills Interview Assistant (Only available on the OLES Tools DVD - please refer to "Other Resources" below)
- Reading Indicator (WP-039-01-09E)
- Document Use Indicator (WP-040-01-09E)
- Numeracy Indicator (WP-038-01-09E)
- Oral Communication Self-Assessment (WP-083-07-09E)
- Computer Use Self-Assessment (WP-084-07-09E)
- Writing Self-Assessment (WP-085-07-09E)
- Reading Self-Assessment (WP-086-07-09E)
- Document Use Self-Assessment (WP-087-11-09E)
- Numeracy Self-Assessment (WP-088-07-09E)
- Continuous Learning Self-Assessment (WP-089-07-09E)
- Working with Others Self-Assessment (WP-090-07-09E)
Learning
- Working with Others Tip Sheet (WP-093-1-07-09E)
- Reading Tip Sheet (WP-101-01-01-09E)
- Writing Tip Sheet (WP-109-1-02-09E)
- Oral Communication Tip Sheet (WP-072-1-03-08E)
- Document Use Tip Sheet (WP-071-1-03-08E)
- Computer Use Tip Sheet (WP-070-1-06-09E)
- Passport (WP-037-06-09E) *
- Portfolio (WP-036-06-09E) *
- Problem Solved! A Guide for Employers and Practitioners (WP-063-03-08E)
- Problem Solved! A Guide for Employees and Learners (WP-064-06-09E)
- Vocabulary Building Workbook (WP-102-12-09E) **
- Oral Communication Video - An Essential Skill in the Canadian Workplace (Only available on the OLES Tools DVD - please refer to "Other Resources" below)
- Communications Essentials - A Modular Workshop (Only available on the OLES Tools DVD - please refer to "Other Resources" below)
* Please note that there is a limit of 25 copies per order. If you require more than 25 copies, please contact us.
**Please note that there is a limit of 10 copies per order. If you require more than 10 copies, please contact us.
Training Supports
- Taking Action: An Introduction (WP-062-03-08E)
- Taking Action: A Guide (WP-059-06-09E)
- Training Activities (WP-030-01-09E)
- Job Enhancement and Essential Skills (WP-091-07-09E)
- Mentoring and Essential Skills (WP-092-07-09E)
Other Resources
- OLES Tools DVD (WP-122-08-09) NEW!
- OLES Kit Folder (WP-032-06-09)
- OLES 2010 Calendar (WP-140-12-09)
How to Order
Mail or fax your request to:
Publications/Distribution Unit
HRSDC Communications Branch
140 Promenade du Portage
Place du Portage, Phase IV, Level 12
Gatineau, Québec
K1A 0J9
Fax: (819) 953-7260
Email: publications@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Please include the publication number in your request.
