What is the OSP Database?
The OSP database contains the following information for a wide range of occupations : • a description of the occupation, including a list of the most important Essential Skills for that occupation • a list of tasks by skill and skill level for that occupation The descriptions of the occupations and the tasks by skill and skill level are based on the Essential Skills Profiles prepared by HRSDC, which show how workers use Essential Skills at work. Skill levels are associated with workplace tasks and not the worker performing these tasks. The HRSDC and OSP databases will continue to grow over time. For example, HRSDC has recently developed complexity rating scales for critical thinking, working with others and continuous learning and occupation-specific tasks for these skills will be added to the OSP database as they become available. There is no complexity rating scale for significant use of memory so occupation-specific tasks will not be assigned a skill level.
