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Skills and Competencies Taxonomy 2023 Version 1.0
Organized sets of principles and practices used for the execution of tasks and activities within a particular domain.
Administration and Management
Organized set of principles and practices relating to administration and management domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accounting | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods and practices for budgeting, storing, tracking, controlling, analyzing, and reporting on financial transactions. |
| Business Management | Knowledge of concepts, principles and practices of managing business operations such as strategic planning, resource allocation, production management, and coordination of people and activities. |
| Clerical | Knowledge of administrative concepts, principles, methods, procedures and practices for the functioning of the daily office operations. |
| Finance | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods and practices related to financial operations, systems and institutions. |
| Human Resources and Labour relations | Knowledge of concepts, principles, procedures and practices for personnel recruitment, selection, hiring, training, deploying, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
| Sale and Marketing | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, practices and tools for determining consumer behaviour and needs, developing business opportunities and promoting and selling products and services. |
| Client Service | Knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of providing services and support to satisfy clients' requirements and needs. |
Communication
Organized set of principles and practices relating to communication domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communications and Media | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods and techniques of creation, production, distribution or dissemination of written, oral, audiovisual or visual communications. |
| Languages | Knowledge of the vocabulary, structure and rules of grammar, and the spelling or pronunciation of words in one or both official, Indigenous, and non-official language(s). |
Education
Organized set of principles and practices relating to education domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Teaching | Knowledge of the concepts, principles, methods and practices of instructing individuals and groups, designing educational curriculum and measuring learning outcome. |
| Training, Mentoring and Coaching | Knowledge of concepts and principles of learning and readiness to learn, and of methods for guiding, advising, directing and supporting career or personal goals for the individuals or groups to gain experience and improve competencies. |
Health and Wellbeing
Organized set of principles and practices relating to health and wellbeing domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hospitality | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques and tools or equipment for managing facilities and providing food, accommodation or tourism services with the focus on client experience. |
| Mental Health | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods, and procedures for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, counseling or guidance to address neurological and cognitive processes, behaviours, and disorders or to maintain balanced mental health and well-being. |
| Personal Services | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques and tools for providing services of personal nature related to body care, childcare and other in-home services. |
| Physical Health | Knowledge of concepts and principles of the human anatomy, organic systems, biomedical sciences, genetics, and of procedures, techniques and tools needed to diagnose and treat injuries and diseases, to restore and maintain physical health by the prevention and treatment. |
| Recreation, Leisure and Fitness | Knowledge of concepts, principles, practices, and equipment for physical fitness and for managing and providing recreational, leisure and fitness program or services. |
| Veterinarian and Animal Care | Knowledge of concepts, principles, practices, techniques and tools for the prevention, care, diagnostics, and treatment of diseases, disorders and injuries, and the maintenance of wellbeing of animals. |
Law, Government and Safety
Organized set of principles and practices relating to law, government and safety.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Military | Knowledge of organisations, structures, practices and strategies related to defence, security, intelligence and peacekeeping missions. |
| Law | Knowledge of concepts, principles, functioning and processes of the provincial-territorial, federal or international legal systems for the establishment, implementation and application of laws, legal codes and documents, and court procedures. |
| Public Affairs and Government Relations | Knowledge of concepts, principles, processes, and functioning of governments and political systems for the establishment and implementation of policies, rules, regulations, and executive orders. |
| Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of concepts, principles, regulations, procedures and practices of public safety and security operations and systems for the protection of people, data and properties. |
Logistics, Design and Evaluation
Organized set of principles and practices relating to logistics, design and evaluation domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing, Processing and Production | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods and techniques of production and transformation, including manual and mechanical processes. |
| Logistics | Knowledge of concepts, principles, infrastructures and processes for planning, organizing and coordinating the transportation of people and animals or for the acquisition, transportation, and storage of goods and resources. |
| Performance Measurement | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods, practices and strategies of monitoring the development, delivery and quality of products, programs or services. |
| Technical Design | Knowledge of technical design concepts, principles, methods, techniques, and tools involved in the creation and production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings or models. |
Natural Resources
Organized set of principles and practices relating to natural resources domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Horticulture | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, materials, and equipment for planting, growing, harvesting, storing or preserving plants and plant-sourced food products. |
| Forestry | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, materials, and equipment for sourcing, processing, and managing harvested forestry resources, and monitoring and preserving sustainable forestry resources. |
| Geological Resources | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, materials, and equipment for sourcing, processing, managing, monitoring or preserving mineral and metals resources. |
| Livestock, Farm Animals & Wildlife | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, materials, and equipment for sourcing, raising, fishing, hunting, managing, monitoring, or preserving stored sustainable animal resources and wildlife conservation. |
| Water Resources | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, materials, and equipment for sourcing, processing, managing, monitoring or preserving water resources such as rivers, lakes, oceans, and underground aquifers. |
Physical Sciences
Organized set of principles and practices relating to physical sciences domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biology | Knowledge of concepts and principles of living organisms including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution and classification and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment, as well as safe and ethical handling methods and techniques. |
| Chemistry | Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of chemical substances including their interactions, transformations and use, as well as the production techniques, risk factors, and disposal methods. |
| Geoscience | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods, and techniques for understanding material quality, physical characteristics, composition, structure, and natural systems, and the evolution of earth, ocean, and atmosphere phenomena. |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods, and applications of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential and integral calculus, probability and statistics. |
| Physics [Endnotes] | Knowledge of concepts, principles, fundamental properties, and laws that govern space, time, energy and matter and of equipment and methods required to study and apply the interactions of objects including atoms, particles and celestial bodies. |
Socioeconomic Systems
Organized set of principles and practices relating to socioeconomics domains.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arts | Knowledge of concepts, principles and techniques of artistic expression required to create, compose or produce visual, applied, performing or literary art. |
| Economics | Knowledge of concepts and principles of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and the methods of analysis including simulation and forecasting techniques. |
| Humanities | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods for understanding human social interaction and structures, and events throughout time and their effects on civilizations, cultures and environment. |
| Library, Conservation, and Heritage | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, and tools in the classification, storage, retrieval, display and management of documentation and records in various media, museum artifacts or works of fine art. |
| Theology and Philosophy | Knowledge of concepts and principles of religious and philosophical systems, and of fundamental questioning of existence, reason, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices and their impact on individuals, human culture and society. |
Technology, Electrical, Material and Mechanical
Organized set of principles and practices relating to technology, electrical, material and mechanical.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Building and Construction | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods, materials and tools involved in the construction, maintenance and repair of houses, buildings, or infrastructures such as highways and roads. |
| Computer, Technology and Information Systems | Knowledge of concepts, principles, processes, techniques, and tools for technological and digital systems, devices and products, such as hardware or software development, assembling, programming, use, troubleshooting or maintenance. |
| Electrical and Electronics | Knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, and tools applied for the development, use, repair and maintenance of electronic and electrical products and devices. |
| Mechanics and Machinery | Knowledge of parts, standards, and functioning of machines, vehicles, equipment or tools, and techniques used for their repair or maintenance. |
| Telecommunications | Knowledge of concepts, principles, processes, techniques and tools of the transmission of information via wire, radio, optical fiber or other electromagnetic system for the use, repair, maintenance, control, or operation of telecommunications systems. |
| Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations | Knowledge of the parts and functioning of vehicles, machinery or equipment, and of techniques and practices for their safe and efficient use. |
Foundational Knowledge
Organized set of principles and practices that are fundamental to the acquisition of new knowledge.
| Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|
| Languages | Knowledge of vocabulary, grammar structure and rules, spelling, and pronunciation of words in one or both official languages, Indigenous languages, and non-official languages. |
| Mathematics | Knowledge of concepts, principles, methods, and applications of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, differential and integral calculus, probability, and statistics. |