Assignment #1 - Completing Ontario Skills Passport
Assignment Specific Objectives 
Job Readiness:
JR5 self-assessment skills
JR6 job-readiness skills
Completing Ontario Skills Passport
This assignment will assist you in completing an Ontario Skills Passport based upon the career of your co-op placement. After reading below – go to the OSP website. Here is a student checklist.
What is the OSP?
The Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) provides clear descriptions of the Essential Skills and work habits important for work, learning and life. Essential Skills are used in virtually all occupations and are transferable from school to work, job to job and sector to sector.
What are “Essential Skills”?
Essential Skills enable people to perform tasks required by their jobs as well as adapt to change. They are generic skills that are used in virtually all occupations and throughout daily life. They are transferable from school to work, job to job and sector to sector and they also provide the foundation for learning other skills, such as technical skills and job/workplace skills.
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Reading text
Writing
Document use
Computer use
Oral communication
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Money Math
Scheduling or budgeting and accounting
Measurement and calculation
Data analysis
Numerical estimation
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Job task planning and organizing
Decision making
Problem solving
Finding information
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What are Work Habits?
It is just as important for everyone in the work force to have good work habits as well as the appropriate skills. Here is a list of good work habits.
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Working safely
Teamwork
Reliability
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Organization
Working independently
Initiative
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Self-advocacy
Customer service
Entrepreneurship
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Try out the Ontario Skills passport “Skill Zone” Game website.