Standards: Making Them Useful and Workable for the Education Enterprise - 1997
A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
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NSSB Proposed Economic Sectors
- Agricultural Production and Natural Resource Management
- Mining and Extraction Operations
- Construction Operations
- Manufacturing, Installation and Repair
- Energy and Utilities Operation
- Transportation Operations
- Communications
- Wholesale/Retail Sales
- Hospitality and Tourism Services
- Financial Services
- Health and Social Services
- Education and Training Services
- Public Administration, Legal and Protective Services
- Business and Administrative Services
- Property Management and Building Maintenance Services
- Research, Development and Technical Services
The Board will begin its work with three of these sectors: Manufacturing, Installation and Repair; Wholesale/Retail Sales; and, Business and Administrative Services (together these three sectors employ roughly half of all front-line workers). The NSSB will collaborate closely with the voluntary partnerships, learn from their experience in these three sectors, and use the lessons learned to improve the national skill standards system.
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