Competencies Instructor, First Aid in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Find out what competencies you typically need to work as an instructor, first aid in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Other instructors (NOC 43109).

Skills Help - Skills

  • Modelling instructors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Learning and Teaching Strategies 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Coordinating 2 - Low Level
    Monitoring 2 - Low Level
    Time Management 2 - Low Level
    Writing 2 - Low Level
    Reading Comprehension 2 - Low Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 2 - Low Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 2 - Low Level
  • Sewing instructors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Learning and Teaching Strategies 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Coordinating 2 - Low Level
    Time Management 2 - Low Level
    Writing 2 - Low Level
    Reading Comprehension 2 - Low Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 2 - Low Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 2 - Low Level
  • Driver's license examiners
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Evaluation 3 - Moderate Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Systems Analysis 3 - Moderate Level
    Coordinating 2 - Low Level
    Time Management 2 - Low Level
    Quality Control Testing 2 - Low Level
    Numeracy 2 - Low Level
  • Driving instructors
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Instructing 4 - High Level
    Learning and Teaching Strategies 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 3 - Moderate Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Persuading 3 - Moderate Level
    Coordinating 2 - Low Level
    Monitoring 2 - Low Level
    Time Management 2 - Low Level
    Writing 2 - Low Level
    Reading Comprehension 2 - Low Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Modelling instructors
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Concern for Others 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
    Creativity 3 - Important
  • Sewing instructors
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
  • Driver's license examiners
    Importance
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Concern for Others 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Analytical Thinking 3 - Important
    Active Learning 2 - Somewhat important
  • Driving instructors
    Importance
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important
    Social Orientation 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Modelling instructors
    Knowledge level
    Teaching 2 - Intermediate Level
    Training, Mentoring and Coaching 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Humanities 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Client Service 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
  • Sewing instructors
    Knowledge level
    Teaching 2 - Intermediate Level
    Training, Mentoring and Coaching 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Client Service 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
  • Driver's license examiners
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mechanics and Machinery 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Law 1 - Basic Level
    Public Affairs and Government Relations 1 - Basic Level
  • Driving instructors
    Knowledge level
    Client Service 2 - Intermediate Level
    Teaching 2 - Intermediate Level
    Training, Mentoring and Coaching 2 - Intermediate Level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Mechanics and Machinery 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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