Workplace Essential Skills Guidelines

Workplace Essential Skills (WES) is training in one or more essential skills that addresses skill gaps relating to tasks required for a specific occupation with labour market needs/priorities.

Overview

Training is customized to respond to the specific needs of the work environment and utilizes a task-based approach in that learning activities incorporate authentic workplace materials and/or processes.

Outcomes

  • Improved literacy and essential skills
  • Employment gains

WES Initiatives are reported under three (3) delivery streams: Job Seekers, Workplace and Special Initiatives.

About the publication

Type: Guidelines
File type: PDF (503 KB)
Pages: 26
Publisher: Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Published: 2025/02/06
Last updated: 2025/02/06

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