Note: The Government of Canada is now referring to these as the Skills for Success. I have been in the Essential Skills world for 10+ years. Before that I had never heard of them. In fact, most Canadians are not aware of them. Yet they should be. “Essential Skills are the foundation skills everyone uses […]
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If you are a Canadian newcomer, it is important to be aware of the Canadian Language Benchmarks (also known as the CLB’s). CLB’s are the standards Canada uses to measure the levels of English that adult newcomers have. The CLB’s look at: Reading Writing Listening Speaking There are 12 different levels in the CLB’s Levels
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Happy April Fools Day! Did you know that in Canada, April 1 is called April Fools Day? In Canada we celebrate this by playing jokes on people in the morning. For some reason you only have until lunchtime to play the jokes (I have no idea why this is – If you do know please
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Canadian newcomers need support with finding and keeping work. Here is a blog where you can find that and more!
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Welcome to Prairie Sky English. The place for learning English and finding YOUR job!
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