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Illinois Occupational Skill Standards

The major purposes of skill standards and credentialing systems are to promote education and training investment and insure that this education and training enables students and workers to meet industry standards that are benchmarked to our major international competitors. Given these purposes, skill standards and credentialing systems have major benefits that impact students and workers, employers, and educators in Illinois.

The following are presents skill standards. Includes conditions of performance, statement of work to be performed, performance criteria, performance elements and assessment criteria, and assessment and credentialing approach for each standard. Illinois Occupational Skill Standards describe what people should know and be able to do and how well these skills and knowledge will be demonstrated in an occupational setting.