Skills streaming program

However, most of the programs contained within BC Skills Immigration offer an accelerated pathway to permanent residence for eligible candidates who have an active Express Entry profile. Application procedures through Express Entry compared to not through Express Entry are identical until an applicant receives a nomination from the province and must submit a federal application for permanent residence.

Federal applications for Express Entry candidates are submitted online using the IRCC web portal and are processed in approximately 6 months. Federal applications for non-Express Entry candidates must be submitted as paper-based applications, in hard copy, to the appropriate processing centre.

Paper-based applications are processed in approximately 18 months. Candidates with experience in certain tech occupations may be eligible for accelerated processing and other benefits through the BC PNP Tech program. The British Columbia Skilled Worker stream is designed to target immigrants who have an offer of employment from a BC employer for a skilled occupation. Eligible candidates are assigned points based on the BC Skills Immigration Ranking System and only individuals with the most competitive ranking are invited to apply to the PNP.

The British Columbia Healthcare Professional stream is designed to target immigrants who have an offer of employment from a BC health authority for an eligible occupation in healthcare. The skills assessed in The Basic Living Skills Assessment Protocol should be thought of as a prerequisite for any functional skills program for any learner regardless of age, setting, or disability.

Home Skills Whether the learner is living with parents, living in a supported facility, living in a group home or living independently or with roommates, the Home Skills Assessment Protocol provides an essential review of skills required for living in a home. Basic and advanced home skills of preparing and eating meals at home, cleaning tasks around the home, clothing, laundry, leisure skills, and the day-to-day mechanics of living in a home are assessed.

Community Participation Skills Participating in the community begins with learning to physically navigate safely around all the common aspects of sidewalks, streets, and signs along with people encountered while walking or while being transported. To be able to independently shop in grocery and department stores, shop at the mall, and eat at fast food or sit-down restaurants requires a wide variety of skills.

The ability to tell time and use time related concepts, making and keeping appointments, using a phone, and other skills to help learners stay connected and interact with others in the community are also assessed in this protocol. School Skills It is important for a learner to be an active participant in a variety of skills, routines and social situations in educational settings.

These skills are essential in striving for independence and successful functioning in different types of classrooms, in all parts of the school campus, and with peers and various staff. This assessment covers all age levels of education i. It also incorporates skills that are necessary in a wide range of classroom environments i.

Independent Living Skills This Protocol provides caregivers and professionals with information to teach essential skills to learners who are being prepared to live either independently or in a shared residence with others. This criterion-referenced assessment covers a wide variety of skills that promote independent living.

There are many skills that are critical in order to live independently including organizing possessions, cleaning and cooking as well as money management skills related to financial planning, banking, bill paying, using debit and credit cards, and shopping. Each learner needs to know how to travel in the community, must also have good hygiene practices, and take medication as prescribed.

She has taught elementary and secondary students in the public schools and has served as special education consultant in both public and hospital schools, school principal, special education director, executive director of student support services, and a program consultant at the state level. Goldstein, Ph. He authored over 60 books and more than articles on aggression, prosocial skills training, and juvenile delinquency.

View Skillstreaming product details and purchase at ResearchPress. Skip to content. Skillstreaming Children and Youth with High-Functioning Autism The program book includes a total of 80 skills specifically tailored to the needs of learners with high-functioning autism and related disorders. Product Bundle. Skillstreaming in Early Childhood This program book provides a complete description of the Skillstreaming program, with instructions for teaching 40 prosocial skills.