What is meant by “the most important Essential Skills”?
During the interviews, workers were asked to identify the Essential Skills that they considered to be fundamental to success in their particular occupations. HRSDC refers to them as “the most important Essential Skills” for the occupation. The OSP database includes descriptions of occupations found in the National Occupational Classification Matrix 2001 (NOC). Each description is followed by a list of the most important Essential Skills for that occupation. The description of the occupation and the list of the most important essential skills come directly from HRSDC. Please note that there are four Essential Skills that may appear in the list of most important Essential Skills for an occupation but have not yet been included among the skills listed in the OSP database. They are critical thinking, continuous learning, working with others and significant use of memory. (Note that Working with others does appear in the OSP, but it is included in the Work Habits section). HRSDC has been de
During the interviews, workers were asked to identify the Essential Skills that they considered to be fundamental to success in their particular occupations. HRSDC refers to them as “the most important Essential Skills” for the occupation. The OSP database includes descriptions of occupations found in the National Occupational Classification Matrix 2001 (NOC). Each description is followed by a list of the most important Essential Skills for that occupation. The description of the occupation and the list of the most important essential skills come directly from HRSDC. Please note that there are four Essential Skills that may appear in the list of most important Essential Skills” for an occupation but have not yet been included among the skills listed in the OSP database. They are critical thinking, continuous learning, working with others and significant use of memory. (Note that Working with others” does appear in the OSP, but it is included in the Work Habits section). HRSDC has been
