Skills for Success include skills that are foundational for building other skills and knowledge and important for effective social interaction.
The 9 Skills for Success
Adaptability
Your ability to achieve or adjust goals and behaviours when change occurs.
Collaboration
Your ability to contribute and support others to achieve a common goal.
Communication
Your ability to receive, understand, consider, and share information and ideas.
Creativity &Innovation
Your ability to imagine, develop, express, encourage, and apply ideas in novel ways.
Numeracy
Your ability to find, understand, use, and report mathematical information.
Digital
Your ability to use digital technology and tools.
Problem Solving
Your ability to identify, analyze, propose solutions, and make decisions.
Reading
Your ability to find, understand, and use information presented through words, symbols, and images.
Writing
Your ability to share information using written words, symbols, and images.
These are just some of the careers in Trades and Technology that use Skills for Success:
Bricklaying (Masonry)
Carpentry
Electrical Installations
Landscape Gardening
Plumbing
CNC Machining
Industrial Mechanic/Millwright
Mechatronics
Mobile Crane
Precision Machining
Aerospace Technology
Automotive Collision
Repair
Automotive Technology
2D/3D Animation
3D Game Art
Electronics
Graphic Design
IT Network Systems
Electronics
Graphic Design
IT Network Systems
Administration
Aesthetics
Baking
Cooking
Job Search
Public Speaking
Workplace Safety
Gearbots (Lego Robotics)
Gravity Vehicle
Sumo Robot
The Technical Skill
Technical Skills relate to expertise someone possesses that assist in the completion of a job or task. In general, these are abilities acquired through practice and learning.
Most skilled trades require the hands-on ability to apply math, science and/or trade-specific expertise to a particular problem or challenge.
Tradespeople not only need to be able to diagnose and understand the scope of a problem, but also apply practical, mechanical, or technical skills to its solution, using the tools of trade to
carry out tangible work.
Learn More
Skills for Success Workbook
Find out more about the 9 Skills for Success and some suggested learning activities.
Resources
Online Challenge Series E-Workbook
Inspire Program E-Workbook
Skills for Success Videos
Skills for Success Crossword
Skills for Success Crossword Answer Key
Skills for Success Crossword Answer Key
Skills for Success Summary Booklet (6 pages)
Skills for Success Classroom Activities Booklet
Skills for Success Student Brochure (2 pages)
Skills Canada Kahoot Game – Skills for Success