DES-2.3 – Skills for Success Practitioner Tools & Resources

Benchmark

Benchmarks refer to measuring participants against specific standards and learning goals. Benchmarking allows educators to identify participants’ strengths and weaknesses, which can then inform future instruction and be used to measure performance gains.

Skills for Success Assessment and Training Tools. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/skills-success/tools.html
Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES). http://www.towes.com/
Employability Skills Assessment Tool (ESAT). FutureWorx. https://futureworx.ca/employability-skills-assessment-tool/
Skills Builder Benchmark. https://www.skillsbuilder.org/benchmark
Enhancing higher education system performance. OECD. (n.d.). https://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/Benchmarking-Report.pdf
Language benchmarks. Canada.ca. (n.d.). https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/pub/language-benchmarks.pdf

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Adult Learning TheoryASS-1.1, DEL-2.3, DEL-3.2, DES-2.3, SFS-3.6

Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical framework that encourages participants to work their way up towards more complex thinking and cognitive tasks.

Bloom’s taxonomy. Centre for Teaching Excellence. (2021, November 10). https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/planning-courses-and-assignments/blooms-taxonomy
Using Bloom’s taxonomy: Teaching adults to learn effectively. Gina Abudi. (n.d.). https://www.ginaabudi.com/using-blooms-taxonomy-teaching-adults-to-learn-effectively/

Scope

Needs AnalysisDES-1.5, DES-2.3

Scope refers to the list of project or training program goals, deadlines, and tasks. Scope defines the boundaries of what will and won’t be part of the project.

Project Scope 101. https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/project-scope
Training Scope Document. https://www.projectmanagement.com/contentPages/deliverable.cfm?ID=188687&thisPageURL=/deliverables/188687/Training-Scope-Document#_=_