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Certain occupations in Alberta need certification and sometimes apprenticeship.

I may have the skill but I may need certification to use it.

Detailed certification requirement information is available at National Occupational Classification (NOC),

or at,

ALIS Alberta Occupational information

Some trades are under red seal certification. Red seal certificates are acceptable in all provinces of Canada.

Red seal certification details are available at Red- Seal website

or at,

ALIS Alberta Occupational information



Occupations

Personal Care - Beauty Care

 

OccupationRegulationsRequirements

Hairstylist

Red Seal Trade
  • Apprenticeship and Training Act
  • Hairstyle Trade Reculation

2 years with a minimum of 1,400 hours of apprenticeship (on the job training) and 10 weeks of technical training each year

Personal Care
Make up artist
Esthetician
Cosmetician
Nail technician

No direct regulation applies to these specific sub-sectors of personal care

You need to have the skill. Experience is desirable.

 

 
Childcare
OccupationRegulationsRequirements

Early Childhood Educator
  • Child Care Licensing Act
  • Childcare worker or Supervisor is eligible to open a childcare facility.

Usually a 2-year diploma or 4 year degree program. Some alternatives are available, see Alberta child care staff certification.
 
Food Service
OccupationRegulationsRequirements

Chef, Cook or Baker

Red Seal Trade
  • Apprenticeship and Training Act
  • Baker Trade Regulation
  • Not mandatory but desireable for a successful self-employed person

Usually 3 years minimum of 1,560 hours of on the job training and 8 weeks of technical training in a year. Employment in the food service sector does not require certification.

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A skill is the ability to perform any task well. There are certain types of skills. For self-employment, I need to have particular skills. I will now review the skills I already have and the skills I need to learn.

Essential Skills: In Canada, there are nine skills considered as basic skills for work and daily life. The Government of Canada and other national and international agencies have defined and adopted them for the workplace.

Management Skills: These skills are required to manage day-to-day tasks, teams, and businesses

Technical Skills: These are the abilities and knowledge to perform a specific task such as cooking and skills specific to an occupation

 

Essential SkillsManagement SkillsTechnical Skills
  1. Numeracy
  2. Oral ommunication
  3. Working with others
  4. Continuous learning
  5. Reading text
  6. Writing
  7. Thinking
  8. Document use
  9. Digital Skills
  • Business accounting
  • Business marketing and sales
  • Business communication
  • Human resource management
  • Customer service
  • Business planning
  • Cooking
  • Haircutting
  • Child care certified
  • Cleaning techniques
  • Baking

The Government of Canada and other national and international agencies have identified and promote the development of nine key essential skills for the Workplace.

The essential skills required for occupations are identified within the National Occupational Classification (NOC).

See the Links to Important Websites section.

Certain technical skills such as trades in Alberta need certification and apprenticeship. I may have the skill but I may need certification to use it.

See the section on get certified.

I will learn more about occupational skills at ALIS Alberta website.



Top three Management skills required for my business 

Top three Technical skills required for my business 



Essential Skills Grid

1. Numeracy Skills

Numeracy refers to workers’ use of numbers and their capability to think in quantitative terms. This skill is required for:
  • Numerical estimating
  • Money Math
  • Scheduling or Budgeting Math
  • Analyzing Measurements or Data
2. Oral Communication 

Oral Communication describes the use of speaking and listening to give and exchange thoughts and information by workers in an occupational group. This skill is required for:
  • Greeting people
  • Interacting with co-workers
  • Taking messages
  • Meetings
  • Seeking information and resolving conflicts
3. Working With Others

The extent to which business owners, employees and customers work with others to carry out their tasks is significant. This skill is required for:
  • Working as a member of a team or jointly with a partner
  • Engaging in supervisory or leadership activities
  • Learning as part of regular work
4. Continuous Learning 

The ability to learn continually to keep or grow in business and jobs is essential in modern workplaces. This skill depends on knowing how to learn and understanding one’s learning style. It is required for:
  • The ability to learn continually to keep or grow in business and jobs is essential in modern workplaces. This skill depends on knowing how to learn and understanding one’s learning style. It is required for:
  • Formal training
  • Knowing how to gain access to a variety of materials, resources,and learning opportunities
5. Reading

Reading refers to the ability to understand reading material in the form of sentences or paragraphs. It generally involves reading notes, letters, memos, manuals, specifications, regulations, books, reports, journals, forms and labels both in print and non-print media. This skill is required to:
  • Scan for information
  • Skim overall meaning
  • Evaluate what we read and integrate information from multiple sources
6. Writing

Writing refers to the ability to write text and documents including non-paper-based writing such as typing on a computer. This skill is required for:
  • Organizing, recording and documenting
  • Provide information to persuade
  • Requesting information from others and justifying a request
7. Thinking

Thinking is the ability to engage in the process of evaluating ideas or information to reach a rational decision. Thinking can involve six different types of interconnected functions:
  • Problem-solving
  • Decision making
  • Critical thinking
  • Job task planning and organizing
  • Significant use of memory
  • Finding information
8. Document Use

Document Use is how to read, write, understand information in which words, numbers, symbols, line, colour, and shape. We use this skill when we read and interpret graphs, charts, lists, tables, blueprints, schematics, drawings, signs, and labels.
  • Print and non-print media (for example, computer screen or microfiche documents, equipment gauges, clocks, and flags)
  • Reading or writing, such as completing a form, checking off items on a list of tasks, plotting information on a graph, and entering information on an activity schedule. For example, in the hospitality industry, line cooks use their document use skills when they read and enter data on the freezer temparature-recording chart or check off items and quantities on delivery checklists.
9. Digital Skills

Digital skills are needed to understand and process information from digital sources, use digital systems, technical tools, and applications. Digital sources and/or devices include cash registers, word processing software, and computers to send emails and create and modify spreadsheets.

Trade helpers and laborers such as roofers, welders and carpenters need to use computer applications. For example, surveyor helpers use electronic field notebooks to complete topographical surveys, specifying details of sites to create computer-generated diagrams.

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I have the personality for self-employment. I am now ready and motivated to start my own business. I already have a clear idea. This tool will give me an excellent step-by-step guide to set up my business. Self-employment may be in my future and this tool will give me guidance, however, I ought to continue with employment and develop my preparedness. I am still learning. This tool has many tips. Through them, I will learn the basics of business terms and management skills.

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I need to have a clear business idea. I need to know my business. My first step towards self-employment will be to develop a business idea. It is important to find answers to questions. Answering the questions below will help me.


 


Before starting a business, I need to test my idea. I will follow these 3 steps:

discussion2 discussion2 observe
1. I will discuss my business idea with my trusted social circle of friends and family. I will listen to their opinions and responses to improve my idea 2. I will record ideas, opinions, and observations in my notebook, as I improve my idea. 3. I will observe the area or neighborhood where I am planning to start my business. I will look at what products and services are already available for customers. What gaps can my business fill?


Testing My Initial Business Idea

Complete the table below to see that I have tested my initial ideas