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Skills for Work & Life

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In: Work skills

What you’ll learn...

  • The 16 skills in the UP Skills for Work program
  • Why these skills are important
  • How the skills can help you with learning,
    work, and life
  • Which skills you feel confident about
  • Which skills you’d like to improve
  • Some reasons it can be hard to learn new
    skills and how to get past them

Course description

This course tells you about the 16 skills you can learn in the UP Skills for Work program. You can use these skills in nearly every job and in daily life. You can also use them to learn new skills and deal with changes in life. Improving your skills can help you build a good life for yourself.

The Skills for Work & Life course is part of the UP Skills for Work program, which helps you build skills for learning, work, and life. These skills can help you work well with others—at work, at home, and in your community. UP Skills for Work program courses include: Motivation, Attitude, Accountability, Presentation, Collaboration, Time Management, Adaptability, Stress Management, Reading, Writing, Numeracy, Digital, Problem Solving, Confidence, Communication, Creativity and Innovation.

This course is made possible through the generous support of Canada Life, the founding sponsor of UP Skills for Work. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada's Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program. To learn more about the program, please visit the UP Skills for Work website.

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