What is the purpose of the OSP?
The OSP was developed by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The Ministries continue to sponsor OSP enhancements and the development of OSP resources to support its use in a wide range of educational and training contexts. The OSP offers a common language, tools and resources that help build competence, confidence and connections. • Learners* and job seekers can use the OSP to identify the skills they already have and to plan further skills development so that they can more easily make the transition to the workplace and/or to further education and/or training. • Workers can use the OSP to continue developing and gathering evidence of their skills so that they may progress in their careers. • Employers can use the OSP for assessing the performance of individuals in the workplace with regard to Essential Skills and work habits, for assessing and recording demonstration of these skills and work habits, and for hiring and training employees.
