Competencies Generating Station Operator - Electrical Power Systems near Saanich (BC)

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Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a generating station operator - electrical power systems in Canada.

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  	Proficiency or complexity level
  Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment	5 - Highest Level
  Troubleshooting	5 - Highest Level
  Operation and Control	4 - High Level
  Coordinating	3 - Moderate Level
  Monitoring	3 - Moderate Level
  Quality Control Testing	3 - Moderate Level
  Digital Literacy	3 - Moderate Level
  Writing	3 - Moderate Level
  Numeracy	3 - Moderate Level
  Reading Comprehension	3 - Moderate Level

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  	Proficiency or complexity level
  Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment	4 - High Level
  Coordinating	3 - Moderate Level
  Instructing	3 - Moderate Level
  Quality Control Testing	3 - Moderate Level
  Troubleshooting	3 - Moderate Level
  Digital Literacy	3 - Moderate Level
  Writing	3 - Moderate Level
  Numeracy	3 - Moderate Level
  Reading Comprehension	3 - Moderate Level
  Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension	3 - Moderate Level

Skills

A skill is a learned capability to do something well. Skills are acquired qualities, which means you are not born with them. You can acquire skills through training and study, develop them through life and work experiences, and refine them with practice and feedback.

Skills are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 according to the level of proficiency or complexity required for the job (1 being the lowest level, and 5 being the highest level).

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  	Importance
  Attention to Detail	5 - Extremely important
  Innovativeness	4 - Highly important
  Stress Tolerance	4 - Highly important
  Leadership	4 - Highly important
  Collaboration	4 - Highly important
  Adaptability	4 - Highly important
  Analytical Thinking	4 - Highly important
  Active Learning	3 - Important
  Social Orientation	3 - Important
  Independence	3 - Important

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  	Importance
  Analytical Thinking	4 - Highly important
  Attention to Detail	4 - Highly important
  Active Learning	3 - Important
  Stress Tolerance	3 - Important
  Independence	3 - Important
  Leadership	3 - Important
  Collaboration	3 - Important
  Adaptability	3 - Important
  Innovativeness	2 - Somewhat important
  Creativity	2 - Somewhat important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the specific attitudes, features or traits of a person. These qualities are innate, which means that you are born with them and they make you unique. They remain relatively constant over your lifetime, but they may develop in different ways according to your social context and personal experiences. Personal attributes are important to employers because they affect how you interact with others and how you do things.

Personal attributes are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 according to their level of importance for the job (1 being minimally important, and 5 being extremely important).

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Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are about working with things. They involve manipulating objects, tools, machines, or animals. These jobs require motor coordination, skill, and strength. You don’t need to manage much paperwork or work closely with other people in realistic occupations.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are about working with ideas and data. They involve thinking, working with ideas, finding facts, and solving problems. In investigative jobs, you have to use your knowledge and imagination to find solutions.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are about working with ideas and things. They involve creative activities and expressing yourself by creating music, pictures, texts, or designs. You don’t need to follow strict rules and can work independently in artistic jobs.

Social jobs

Social jobs are about working with people. They are all about interacting with others and serving them. This may involve teaching, sharing information, providing care, offering counselling, and more. Social jobs allow you to help people and support their personal growth.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are about working with people and data. They require you to be action-oriented to achieve results. This means starting projects, making decisions, and sometimes taking risks. You may also need to lead people and deal with stakeholders in enterprising jobs.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are about working with data and following processes. They may involve organizing records, filling paperwork, copying materials, working with numbers, and doing data-entry. These jobs require you to follow specific procedures and focus more on details than big ideas.

Interest

Interests are your preferences for work activities and environments. They are the things that you find inspiring, motivating or fulfilling. Identifying your interests can help you choose the type of work that is most suitable for you.

Occupations are categorized into six key types depending on the interests they require (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional).

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

• Power engineers

  	Knowledge level
  Technical Design	3 - Advanced Level
  Electrical and Electronics	3 - Advanced Level
  Water Resources	2 - Intermediate Level
  Manufacturing, Processing and Production	2 - Intermediate Level
  Clerical	2 - Intermediate Level
  Languages	2 - Intermediate Level
  Mathematics	2 - Intermediate Level
  Performance Measurement	1 - Basic Level
  Business Management	1 - Basic Level
  Physics	1 - Basic Level

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  	Knowledge level
  Technical Design	3 - Advanced Level
  Manufacturing, Processing and Production	2 - Intermediate Level
  Electrical and Electronics	2 - Intermediate Level
  Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations	2 - Intermediate Level
  Languages	2 - Intermediate Level
  Mathematics	2 - Intermediate Level
  Water Resources	1 - Basic Level
  Clerical	1 - Basic Level
  Physics	1 - Basic Level

Knowledge

Knowledge is the level of understanding you gain through learning or experience about specific topics or concepts. The more you know about a subject, the better you execute tasks and activities related to it.

Knowledge is rated on a scale of 1 to 3 according to the level required for the job (1 being a basic level, and 3 being an advanced level).