Preparing for TOWES
TOWES is an assessment that measures three important skills
needed for work in Canada: reading, document use, and numeracy.
These skills are called essential skills.
Everyone has essential skills! You use your essential skills
every day at school, in training, at work and in your daily
life. Essential skills are different from the technical or
occupation specific skills we use at work. They are the core set of
skills used in every occupation.
TOWES is different from other assessments. When writing TOWES,
you will assume the role of a worker who must solve problems and
complete tasks. You will use a real Canadian document to
answer the question. The questions and the documents represent the
types of tasks you would encounter on the job. For example, you may
be asked to read an email to find the time for a meeting. The best
part is that you do not have to have prior knowledge of any
specific field or industry, because all of the information you need
to answer the questions is in the document. Your job is find and
use that information, using your literacy and essential skills, to
answer the questions.
There are a number of ways to prepare for your TOWES
assessment:
- Talk to your TOWES Administrator if you have any questions or
concerns.
Do you need to write TOWES but don't know where to go? Check out
our Authorized
TOWES Assessment Centres for a location near you.