The Skills Assessment Tool (SAT) is a modular approach to competency identification developed by the employment team at CDEC CDN/NDG. The SAT targets persons wanting to validate their job objective, inform themselves on the characteristics of specific jobs, determine their transferable and professional skills, identify barriers to attaining job objectives, and/or plan the steps necessary to accomplish job objectives over the short-, medium-, and long-term.

The Skills Assessment is offered in a group format: a five-day intensive session followed by a one-day debriefing enables participants to increase their awareness of their professional abilities, determine the major elements of a successful strategy to penetrate the labour market, and establish an action plan to attain their goal.

Description of the modules
1. My Situation (individual) Identification of constraints (internal and external) and their effect on job search.
	2. Job Objective Clarification (group) Verification of employment goal.
3. Analysis of Potential (group) Identification and evaluation of skills acquired through training and work experience and comparison with those required by the employment goal.
	4. Pros and Cons (group) Identification of advantages and barriers to attaining the employment goal. Generation of solutions to reach the goal.
5. Planning the Future (group) Selection of solutions to attain employment goal and concretization into specific actions. Establishment of a short-, medium-, and long-term action plan.

This year our skills assessment workshop will only be available on demand.