Literacy & Essential Skills Resources

To learn more about literacy and essential skills, visit some of the sites listed below for more information:

Measure Up!

Measure Up! is a place to test your skills! It gives users the opportunity to practice three essential skills needed in all types of occupations:

  • Reading is connected text of the sort typically found in manuals, training material, product information and regulations.
  • Document Use refers to the reading of materials in information displays such as maps, forms, schedules, diagrams, and catalogues.
  • Numeracy is the use of arithmetic with numbers found in text and documents.

Skills for Success

Skills for Success are skills that help you in a quickly changing world. Everyone benefits from having these skills. They help you to get a job, progress at your current job and change jobs. The skills also help you become an active member of your community and succeed in learning.

 

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