Essential Skills enable people to perform tasks required by their jobs as well as adapt to change. They are generic skills that are used in virtually all occupations and throughout daily life. They are transferable from school to work, job to job and sector to sector and they also provide the foundation for learning other skills, such as technical skills and job/workplace skills.

What is the Indicator?

The Essential Skills Indicator is a pilot tool that will help you gain a better understanding of your Essential Skills levels. It contains a series of short quizzes that will provide an indication of your skill strengths and areas that may require improvement. This information can help guide your future training and career planning.

Getting Started

1. Select a Quiz from the list below.
2. We recommend that you begin with Level 1, however, you may choose to start at Level 2 or 3.
3. Answer each question by typing your answer in the answer box provided. It is important that you answer each question. If you choose to skip a question it will be marked as incorrect.
4. At the end of each quiz, you will have the option to review your answers and make changes.
5. Once you select the Submit Answers button, the quiz will be completed and you will be given a summary of the results.
6. After you have completed an assessment, use the [Print Screen] button to copy your results page and paste the results into a Word document.  Show the document to your teacher or e-mail her the results at:  mrssmith[at] smithclassroom [dot] com (replace the [at] with “@” and [dot] with “.”) or e-mail it to my TDSB account.

Numeracy Skills Assessments

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Document Use Skills Assessment

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Writing Skills Assessment

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Adapted from:

http://srv108.services.gc.ca/english/general/news_new_profiles.shtml

http://www.rhdcc-hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/online_indicator.shtml