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Sign Post Talent Management
Sign post is a set of online competency assessment and talent management resources and tools for internationally educated professionals (IEPs), in Canada, seeking careers in the financial services sector (accounting, banking, insurance, investment/securities, and wealth management). The tools and resources are also designed to help employers, immigrant service agencies, and learning service providers enhance the integration and professional development of internationally educated professional talent in the financial services sector. Sign Post is a collaborative project initiated by Ryerson University and The Conference Board of Canada, and funded by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Ontario. Employability Skills Toolkit—Available for purchase
The Employability Skills Toolkit for the Self-Managing Learner is a suite of practical tools designed to help learners use and develop the skills needed to enter, stay in, and progress in the world of work. For purchase details, contact: Linda Scott or call 1-888-801-8818 x 277. Skills Credentialing Tool for Individuals—A free on-line tool
The Skills Credentialing Tool for Individuals is a self-assessment and portfolio-building tool for students, employees and job-seekers. This tool helps individuals self-assess their essential skills and employability attitudes and behaviours; and create an evidence-based portfolio that they can share with an employment counsellor, instructor and/or workplace supervisor. Skills Credentialing Tool for Organizations—Available for purchase
The Skills Credentialing Tool for Organizations (SCT Tool) is a "fee-based" on-line tool that helps employers work with employees to assess and develop employees' Essential Skills and employability attitudes and behaviours for high performance, leading to increased productivity in the workplace. The SCT Tool offers the employee an opportunity to have their experience recognized via a certificate or credential. Managers have a framework to talk about the skills, attitudes and behaviours they expect from their employees and offers the employee and employer the opportunity to clarify and document their activities. The SCT Tool creates open lines of communication about workplace expectations and engages employees to reflect on personal performance. This on-line tool has also been successfully utilized in high schools for co-op placements. To learn more about this tool and to arrange for a free on-line demonstration, please contact: Linda Scott or call 1-888-801-8818 x 277 The Learning Performance Index: Measuring the Learning in Organizations - Free Self Assessment Tool
To help firms determine their profile as a learning organization, The Conference Board of Canada developed its Learning Performance Index (LPI). This employee-based, diagnostic tool allows executives to evaluate, benchmark and enhance the learning occurring in their organization. The LPI leads to better alignment of learning with business objectives and improves organizational outcomes. Innovation Skills Profile (July 2003) - Free Download
The Innovation Skills Profile isolates the unique contribution that an individual's skills, attitudes, and behaviours make to an organization's innovation performance by focusing on creativity and continuous improvement skills, risk taking skills, relationship building skills, and implementation skills. The Innovation Skills Profile is designed for employers and employees. It is relevant to all organizations–regardless of size, function, or sector. The Innovation Skills Profile can also be applied beyond the workplace by educators and students. General Innovation Skills Aptitude Test (GISAT) - Free Download
The General Innovation Skills Aptitude Test (GISAT) raises awareness and understanding around the skills, attitudes, and behaviours individuals and organizations need to be innovative—as listed in the Innovation Skills Profile (ISP). By identifying and then assessing the innovation skills found in individuals and required by organizations GISAT assists workplaces and individuals to better match their innovation skills capacities with their innovation needs. Employability Skills 2000+ - Free Download
Employability Skills 2000+ are the critical skills you need in the workplace-whether you are self-employed or working for others. Use the Employability Skills Toolkit to improve your skills. Workplace Literacy Central - Free Public Website
Workplace Literacy Central is a free resource with information, tools and advice for Canadian organizations and employers who want to raise literacy and basic skill levels in the workplace. WorkplaceBasicSkills.com - Free Public Website
A web site containing workplace basic skills information, tools and advice for employers who want to raise their employees' skill levels. This site is updated weekly. ScorecardforSkills.com - Free Public Website
A web site to help organizations measure and demonstrate the relationship between their workplace education investments, including workplace basic skills, and measures of organizational performance. Work-based Learning.org - Free Public Website
The Work-Based Learning Project is designed to provide the research, best practices, tools, tips, and learning communities to help you design and implement effective work-based learning programs. It is designed to meet the needs of employers, unions, workplace educators and trainers, and officials at the state and local levels responsible for workforce development.
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