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PORTABLE SKILL [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

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 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
CONT

Certification System. A recognized, respected, and portable system of certification will serve as a tool for potential employees to communicate their skills to the employer. A skill standards system needs to incorporate a reliable and consistent assessment and certification process, that is regarded as dependable and meaningful. Occupational certification needs to be done by industry and/or third party evaluators. It is not the role of education to be certifying for employment. A certification system is a communication tool that is useful to both employers and employees.

CONT

As a certification system, it aligns the different levels of training with pre-requisite entry requirements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
CONT

Éléments d'un plan d'implantation Préparer un système d'attestation de formation complétée avec succès (si nécessaire).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
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Record 3 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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