Tuesday's Assignment

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this week is ''Know Yourself''. Based on that, we need to know our strengths and weaknesses in order to better evaluate ourselves and set our goals.

Task 1:

Read the list below and answer these questions:

1. Do you know all the nine essential skills?
2. Underline which one best describe you better:  expert - good - intermediate - beginner -  no knowledge
3. Which of these skills you need to work on the most?

Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.

Nine Essential Skills:

• Reading Text

• Document Use

• Numeracy

• Writing

• Oral Communication

• Work with Others

• Thinking Skills

• Computer Use

• Continuous Learning

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...
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Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …
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