Skills Librarian in Canada

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Sorting

Handling, sorting, weighing, packaging, separating or arranging materials, according to established patterns or procedures.

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Serving Others

Assisting the public by answering questions, making recommendations, and providing information or support in response to requests.

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Advising and Consulting

Providing guidance and advice to enable decision-making about tasks, situations, and processes.

Teaching and Training

Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information

Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.

Managing Information

Setting up manual or electronic systems for controlling, selecting, organizing, retrieving, distributing and safeguarding information.

Examining and evaluating information.

Researching and Investigating

Conducting studies to increase knowledge and understanding and examining facts to find cause or support for ideas.

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Supervising

Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

Co-ordinating and Organizing

Organizing and co-ordinating the activities of groups and individuals to align their activities with organizational objectives.

Allocating and Controlling Resources

Determining the distribution of people, assets, materials or capital to accomplish organizational goals and putting in place financial and administrative controls.

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Communications and Media

Knowledge of production and transmission to inform, persuade and entertain through written, oral and visual media.

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Library and Heritage

Knowledge of the principles and practices in the classification, storage, retrieval, display and management of documentation and records in various media, museum artifacts and works of fine art.

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Computer and Information Systems

Knowledge of computer programming, hardware and software.

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

Client Service

Knowledge of principles and practices of providing service to clients to maintain and build organizational success.

Clerical

Knowledge of office administrative and clerical practices and procedures.