Test Taking Skills
This course is a series of three workshops, intended for individuals of all trades and professions preparing for certification tests and exams in Canada. Students are often studying in fields such as health-care, pharmacy, engineering, accounting, education, hairdressing, truck-driving, welding and food handling.
Immigrants with international credentials often know and understand their work, but fail certification exams because of the way that test questions are worded or because they have studied without the focus required for a particular exam. (Example: not understanding questions with long sentences)
Please note: These workshops will not address the specific content area of these trades and professions nor CanTEST, TOEFL or TOEIC tests, but will prepare the test-taker for the kinds of certification exams commonly administered in Canada.
The workshop series will consist of three workshops, offered over a three-week period. 3 three-hour sessions will make up a total of nine hours. Participants must attend all three workshops to receive a certificate.
CONTENT
- more about certification tests and exams in Canada
- strategies and techniques for studying and preparing for a test
- how to understand test directions
- how to better answer multiple-choice, true/false, and essay questions
- how to mentally prepare for a test and relax on exam day
PRE-REQUISITE: The workshops will be open to learners with a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 5 or higher in four skill areas (listening, speaking, reading, writing).
SCHEDULE
- November 30, December 7 and December 14, 2011 from 6:00pm - 9:00 pm.
- January 9, 11 & 13, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- February 25, March 3, and March 10, 2012 from 2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m.
