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The sum of a person's life experiences, including learning experiences, occupations and jobs and leisure activities |
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| Activities that are not necessarily tied to employment but that have an intended outcome. They can include paid and unpaid jobs, entrepreneurship, volunteering, contracts and so on. |
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| A group of similar jobs with similar characteristics, for example, "teaching" because there are several different types of teaching-related jobs that all have similar traits |
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A set of specific duties performed for a specific employer, for example "heavy equipment air conditioning technician at XYZ Company" |
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| A group of related industries operating in a specific area of the economy, for example, "tourism" |
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A marketplace where workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers
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| labour market information |
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| Information about the world of work such as economic trends, job market forecasts, etc. |
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Natural abilities that enable one to readily learn a particular skill
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Abilities to do certain things skillfully
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The abilities you use in your interactions with other people
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Skills or abilities that are learned in certain situations, but that can be successfully transferred from one situation to another
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Having to do with education after (post) high school
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| Something that is needed (required) before something else can be considered |
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A paid working situation where one learns a trade from a skilled worker |
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A situation in which someone learns about an occupation by spending time with someone as he or she works
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| A person who acts as a trusted advisor because of knowledge in a particular field |
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| Maintaining a group of people connected to you by friendship, professional contact, or social association |
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A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture
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A paid occupation that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification |
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| professional organization |
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| A formally constituted group of people who seek to further the interests of a particular profession and who enforce standards of training and ethics within that profession |
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| An organization which negotiates collective agreements and improves working conditions for its members |
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| a person or an organisation that hires workers |
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| A person who is hired to provide a service to a company or individual in exchange for compensation (payment) |
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