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PORTABLE SKILL [2 records]

Record 1 2011-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

transferable skills: Skills acquired through various employment, volunteer and academic experiences that can be applied from one position to another.

OBS

[The] Human Resources Development Canada Transferable Skill Inventory [is an assessment of] the skills ... acquired through various employment, volunteer and academic experiences.

OBS

transferable skill; portable skill: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • transferable skills
  • portable skills

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
DEF

Compétence développée dans une sphère de vie pouvant s'utiliser dans un autre contexte.

CONT

L'habileté en bureautique est une compétence transférable utile partout dans l'industrie du tourisme et sur le marché du travail en général.

OBS

compétence polyvalente; compétence transférable : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • compétences polyvalentes
  • compétences transférables

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
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Record 2 1983-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Occupational Training

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Orientation professionnelle
OBS

Désigne la compétence que les Indiens peuvent acquérir et dont ils vont se servir à l'extérieur de la réserve.

Spanish

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