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Skills for Success
The Core Competencies
That Canadians Need to Adapt and Succeed Updates made by the Office of Skills for Success1 in May 2021 consisted of replacing the Essential Skills Framework, which was developed in 2007, with the Skills for Success model. The revised skills are intended to better reflect requirements in terms of adapting and navigating through the ever-changing labour market and technologies, and to facilitate a common and shared understanding of the concept of skills. When compared to the former Essential Skills Framework, two new skills were added to the revised existing skills which, in total, result in the nine skills identified below:2
The Office of Skills for Success (OSS) is under Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and replaces the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES). The nine skills are described on the Government of Canada’s “Learn about the Skills” page: https:/www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/skills-success/understanding-individuals.html. 1
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