Industry and occupation-specific skills
This refers to the specific skills IRCs identified as being unique to their industry and occupations. Many IRCs identified industry or occupation-specific priority skills, including (but not limited to) skills like: |
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Please visit industry sector pages for more information on the specific skills for each industry and Industry Reference Committee.
Cross-industry skills and trades
This refers to specific technical skills that are important across different industries. Several IRCs identified cross-industry priority skills and trades. This includes skills like: |
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Industry-specific knowledge
This refers to the specific knowledge that IRCs identified as a priority for their industry. It includes knowledge of materials and products as well as knowledge of the industry sector. Some of the IRCs and industry sectors that identified industry knowledge as being a priority include: |
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Understanding and use of equipment or technology
This refers to examples where IRCs identify skills required in using specific equipment or technology, such as: |
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Whether skills are referred to specifically or more generally, it is clear there is a need for technical and occupation-specific skills across all industries.