Essential Skills Initiative
Education is the key to opening up the world for our future generations. We know that the future of our communities will depend on the skills and abilities of our people. The quality and level of our community's education will affect our economic growth as well as the quality of the social programs our First Nation government can offer.
Success can be reached by forming collaborative partnerships with various levels of governments throughout the Province of New Brunswick. This initiative is another step towards narrowing the gap between First Nations populations and the general main stream of Canadian society.
The survival and future of our people is in our hands to shape and mold.
Hard Essential Skills are the fundamental skills that make it possible to learn all others. There are nine Hard Essential Skills identified through extensive research from various government agencies.
*Reading Text
*Document Use
*Numeracy
*Writing
*Oral Communication
*Working with Others
*Continuous Learning
*Thinking Skills
*Computer Use
Soft Skills is a sociological term which refers to the cluster of personality traits, social graces, facility with language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism that mark people to varying degrees. Soft Skills complement hard skills, which are the technical requirements of a job.
Personal Qualities:
*Responsibility
*Self-Esteem
*Sociability
*Self-Management
*Integrity/Honesty
Interpersonal Skills:
*Participate as a member of a team
*Teaches others
*Serves client/customers
*Exercises leadership
*Negotiates
*works with cultural diversity
This initiative is supported by Pabineau First Nation Administration and the Post-Secondary Education and Training department of New Brunswick Canada.