First, make sure that the Skill Groups feature is enabled in
your FlexTraining environment pursuant to the Software Modules. From the Skills
Menu, choose Manage Skill Groups. This is where you may add, edit or delete
Skill Groups records. Remember that each Skill Group is a list of up to ten
courses, with a "0" (zero) in place where no course is selected. If
you have a Skill Group with six courses required, the remaining four courses
numbers will be left at "0."
Click on the "Add Skill Group" button if you wish
to add a completely new Skill Group.
If you have a Skill Group similar to the one you would like
to add, click the “Add Like” plus icon next to that record. A new window will
open for you to add the new record, with the fields pre-loaded and with the
date from the record you are using as a "base."
This "pre-loading" technique makes for faster and
easier maintenance. You can change any fields. Make sure to give this new Skill
Group a different name than the one that is pre-loaded.
Training
What is the CLFDB? Who are these consumers?
The consumers of training may be businesses, sectoral councils, governments, agencies and individuals.
The CLFDB is made up of representatives from all these groups: business, organized labour, the designated equity groups (women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities,
and Aborignal peoples), and the education / training community, federal and provincial governments in an ex officio capacity. The Training Standards were, in essence, developed by consumers for consumers.
Created in 1991, the CLFDB is mandated to develop policy and program ideas that will improve the skills of the Canadian labour force — ideas that have included policies and
practices to improve occupational standards, career and employment counselling, labour market informations systems, prior learning assessment and recognition, government programs, and many other areas.
The CLFDB represents consumers of workforce development and adjustment programs and services. As a CLFDB staff member , Dr. Kathryn Barker had responsibility for the project to develop Training Standards.