SFS-2.4 – Skills for Success Practitioner Tools & Resources

Complexity

Adult Learning Theory, Assessment, Skills for Success Best Practices, Skills for Success FrameworkASS-1.1, DES-1.3, SFS-2.4

Complexity is a task’s level of difficulty. Skills for Success are necessary for every job, but the skills are used at different levels of complexity depending on the demands of the job.

Lew, Julia & Hardt, Michael D. (2011). Controlling Complexity: An Introduction to Question Structure. SkillPlan B.C. Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council. https://www.skillplan.ca/controlling-complexity/
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (2010). Readers’ Guide to Essential Skills Profiles. http://en.copian.ca/library/learning/hrsdc/guide/guide.pdf
Essential Skills Profiles: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/essentialskills
Skill Components and Proficiency Levels: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/skills-success/learning-steps.html

Needs analysis

Needs AnalysisASS-1.1, DES-1.1, DES-1.2, DES-1.3, DES-1.4, DES-2.1, SFS-2.1, SFS-2.4

Needs analysis is the process of identifying and evaluating training needs. It’s a consultative process to uncover critical information about the training purpose, audience, format, timing, constraints, etc.

Organizational Needs Assessment. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/rhdcc-hrsdc/HS4-74-4-2008-eng.pdf
Sectoral Needs Assessment. AWES. https://awes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sectoral-Needs-Assessment.pdf
Essential Skills Workplace Needs Assessments and Individual Training Needs Analysis. Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. https://youtu.be/SWS3x8-9F9s
Needs Analysis: Definition, Importance & Implementation. https://research.com/research/needs-analysis

Skills for Success Framework

Skills for Success FrameworkDEL-2.1, DES-1.3, DES-3.1, SFS-1.1, SFS-1.2, SFS-1.4, SFS-2.1, SFS-2.3, SFS-2.4, SFS-2.5

The Skills for Success Framework is based on the skills needed to participate and thrive in learning, work and life. Skills for Success include skills that are foundational for building new skills and knowledge and important for effective social interaction. These skills overlap and interact with each other, and with other technical and life skills. They are inclusive and can be adapted to different contexts.

Launch:

Skills for Success Framework (2021): https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/skills-success.html
Research report to support the launch of Skills for Success (2021): https://www.srdc.org/media/553148/sfs-srdc-final-report-en.pdf

History & Evolution:

Young Adult Literacy Survey (1986)
Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities (1989)
National Adult Literacy Survey (1993)
Jones report (1994): Levels for Basic Skills: a research note for the definition of basic skills and development of measurement instruments. Human Resources Development Canada: technical report.
Mosenthal & Kirsch (1994): Defining the proficiency standards of adult literacy in the U.S.: A profile approach. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED379531.pdf
OECD’s Definition and Selection of Competencies Project (2005): https://www.oecd.org/pisa/35070367.pdf
Human Resources Development Canada’s Essential Skills Research Project (1994)