Employment

Employment

Here you will find resources, links and information for learners who have selected the Employment Goal Path

OALCF Goal Path Description –Employment

What is Employment?

Employment is an activity for which an individual seeks to earn a wage or salary. Activities that lead to employment and are similar to work, such as volunteering, internships, community placement and practice firm positions are also included in this goal. Individuals with an employment goal spend time in job search, develop employability skills, and develop skills required for job retention or to advance at the workplace.

OALCF Goal Path Description –Employment

Employment Summary

Employment opportunities require a range of skills, knowledge, abilities and educational experience. Many occupational goals will require learners to transition to employment through other goal paths. For more information see the Secondary School Credit, Post Secondary, and Apprenticeship Goal Path descriptions.

Employment Key Development Skills

Learners need to develop all six Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework (OALCF) competencies (Find and Use Information, Communicate Ideas and Information, Understand and Use Numbers, Use Digital Technology, Manage Learning and Engage with Others) to achieve their goals. The Key Development Skills below list the specific skills that underpin competencies that a learner needs in order to develop an employment goal as well as some additional required knowledge. These skills were drawn from goal path-specific research and development projects conducted in Ontario, such as Signposts Workforce Literacy and Essential Skills Instructional Guidelines. For more information on this resource visit HERE.

Personal Management Skills for and at Work

• punctual

• dependable

• demonstrates a positive attitude

• motivated

• performs basic job duties

• meets goals and deadlines

• manages time appropriately

• organized

• identifies problems

• solves problems

• makes decisions

• cooperates with others

• gets help if needed

• manages conflict

• takes responsibility on the job

• follows policies/rules/instructions

• speaks effectively

• listens attentively

• expresses/contributes ideas

• reads/writes as required

• translates ideas into actions as necessary

• adapts to changes to job routines as necessary – asks for and participates in training as necessary

• learns on the job

Reading Text

• reads notes from supervisors, co-workers and customers to obtain instructions, procedures and information

• reads notices, understands the importance and acts appropriately

• reads instructions and carries out the procedures

• reads e-mail and understands the content

• reads and understands company memos

• reads letters and/or emails from customers and clients

• keeps up to date with industry developments by reading and skimming through online articles, magazines or newsletters

• reads forms to extract and interpret information

• troubleshoots issues by referencing manuals, internet resources, and policy manuals

• collates information through a variety of resources

• critically analyzes job-specific written materials and makes educated decisions accordingly

Document Use

• interprets and understands commonly used symbols

• uses lists and looks up basic information on tasks, activities and ingredients

• reads labels and identifies items

• reads tables and forms to extract information

• creates lists

• reads and interprets basic signs and symbols with text

• completes forms and records information

• catalogues and has the ability to locate information

• collates information using multiple sources and documents

• creates tables that classify and organize information

• utilizes information from graphs

• creates graphs

• utilizes and refers to diagrams, drawings and sketches

• works with multiple documents and has the ability to synthesize, compare, decode and record

Writing

• writes notes for themselves to record key information and remember items

• takes notes for customers, supervisors and colleagues

• records clear instructions

• records information on forms

• writes emails to customers, supervisors and colleagues

• writes memos to customers, supervisors and colleagues to update and share information

• generates letters to clients, customers and suppliers to resolve complaints, answer inquires and share information

• creates reports to present information to supervisors and suppliers

Numeracy

• counts items and inventory

• adds prices from multiple items

• calculates and makes change

• measures time, distance, weight, dimensions, liquid, temperature, angles and air pressure

• compares costs from multiple sources

• manages inventory levels and schedules the correct number of items to order

• multiplies quantities, understands unit costs, calculates discounts and tax

• prepares inventory, weekly and monthly schedules

• uses rate to calculate quantities

• calculates, manipulates and converts measurement for time, distance, weight, dimensions, liquid, temperature, angles and air pressure

• calculates, manipulates and converts measurement using patterns, trends and formulas for time, distance, weight, dimensions, liquid, temperature, angles and air pressure