Those skills which provide the basic foundation to get, keep, and progress, on a job and to achieve the best results.

Canadian employers need a person who can:

Communicate

• Understand and speak the languages in which business is conducted
• Listen to, understand, and learn
• Read, comprehend, and use written materials, including graphs, charts, and displays
• Write effectively in the languages in which business is conducted

Think

• Think critically and act logically to evaluate situations; solve problems involving mathematics and use the results
• Use technology, instruments, tools, and information systems effectively
• Access and apply specialized knowledge from various fields (e.g., skilled trades, technology, physical sciences, arts, and social sciences)

Learn

• Continue to learn for life

The combination of skills, attitudes, and behaviours required to get, keep, and progress on a job and to achieve the best results.

Canadian employers need a person who can demonstrate:

Positive Attitudes and Behaviours

• Self-esteem and confidence
• Honesty, integrity, and personal ethics
• A positive attitude toward learning, growth, and personal health
• Initiative, energy, and persistence to get the job done

Responsibility

• The ability to set goals and priorities in work and personal life
• The ability to plan, and manage time, money, and other resources to achieve goals
• Accountability for actions taken

Adaptibility

• A positive attitude toward change
• Recognition of and respect for people's diversity and individual differences
• The ability to identify and suggest new ideas to get the job done . creatively

Those skills needed to work with others on a job and to achieve the best results.

Canadian employers need a person who can:

Work with Others

• Understand and contribute to the organization's goals
• Understand and work within the culture of the group
• Plan and make decisions with others and support the outcomes
• Respect the thoughts and opinions of others in the group
• Exercise "give and take" to achieve group results
• Seek a team approach as appropriate
• Lead when appropriate, mobilizing the group (or high performance