Created by:
The Centre for
Education and Work
www.cewca.org

The WILM includes eight different charts or matrices including: oral communication, problem solving, working with others, decision making, leadership, workplace culture, diversity and continuous learning. Each matrix is broken down into several specific skill categories.

Using the WILM as a Self Assessment Guide

1. Download the matrices in either English or French.
   
   
2. Go through each matrix and circle the skills level you are at for each factor in each matrix. You should consider the skills required in your job, but you may want to consider skills you could do but are not required to do in your job.
   
   
3. If you are not sure of a Level, think of the level you do most often
   
   
4. Fill in the 8 different matrices
   
   
5. Now you have captured the learning you do in your job.
   
   

Using the WILM to assess the complexities of more than one employee.

1. Ask employees to complete the WILM, but ask them to consider the skills only required in their job. (For example, some people can do more than their job requires them to do.)
   
   
2. Ask the employee to go through each matrix and circle the skills level they are at for each factor in each matrix. They should consider the skills required in their job.
   
   
3. If they are not sure of a Level, they should think of the level they do most often
   
   
4. Fill in the 8 different matrices
   
   

   For the Human Resources or supervisor:

5. If you are gathering more than one WILM assessment, you can compile the data in the summary sheet.
   
   
6. If you want more information on the analysis of the matrix, go to the analysis part in the website
   
   
7. You can also compare your benchmark with the National benchmarks in the SUMMARY section in the WILM Website.