Government of Manitoba
News & Resources: Workplace language needs

Language needs for Manitoba workplaces

A Canadian Language Benchmarks perspective
A report by the Adult Language Training Branch, 2009, on the language needs in Manitoba occupations and educational programs.


Preface


Introduction to the Canadian Language Benchmarks

  • Canadian Language Benchmarks Overview
  • Why the Canadian Language Benchmarks were developed

CLB summaries and sample tasks


Assessments

  • CLB assessments
  • Other tests and assessments used in Manitoba

Canadian Language Benchmarks and occupations

  • Information on occupations that have been assessed in Manitoba
  • Summary of occupations and CLB levels

Training programs and the CLB

  • Notes to learners considering entering a training course
  • Summary of CLB levels for training courses at Red River College
  • Courses that use the CLB as part of entrance requirements
  • Other training programs that have been benchmarked
  • Licensing bodies that use the CLB
  • Language benchmarking and the Red Seal trades
  • Language preparation for training and employment
  • Other English as an Additional Language programs in Manitoba

Essential skills and the CLB


Occupational language analyses


Conclusions


Appendix A

  • Other language tests

Appendix B

  • Manitoba Literacy stages and the CLB

Appendix C

  • More information on benchmarked Manitoba occupations


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