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Michel Cournoyer
Future of Work – The costs of reskilling and upskilling for occupational transitions
This work contributes to the “Jobs and Skills” module of the Going Digital horizontal project and to the Skills Outlook 2019 on Skills and Digitalisation. It results from the cooperation between the Directorate for Education and Skills (EDU) and the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). It proposes an experimental methodology and first time … Continue reading
Internships in UK – A Guide by CIPD
Internships that work gives comprehensive guidance to help employers start an internship scheme or improve their existing programme. It covers all the main issues surrounding internships, including: helping interns and business get the most out of internships guidance on how much to pay interns the best way to recruit interns creating a good induction process … Continue reading
Gender Gap in STEM – There is no gender gap in science and the definition of STEM used is an important determinant of the conclusions reached
While education levels of women have increased dramatically relative to men in recent decades, women are still greatly underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) college programmes and occupations. Card and Payne (2017) show that, in the U.S. and Canada, the gender gap in the likelihood of graduating with a STEM‐related degree explains about … Continue reading
The Future of Work and Creative Skills In Australia – Grew at around double the rate of other occupations between 2011 and 2016
New technologies are having, and will continue to have, a pervasive effect on the future of work. As a consequence, employment in digital-intensive industries has more than doubled over the past 30 years. However, the effects are broader than just these industries. The majority of employment growth over that period has been in occupations that … Continue reading
Generation Z in Australia – School, work, living arrangements the skills of 17-year-old (infographic)
This infographic provides a snapshot of the lives of 17-year-old Australians in relation to school, work, living arrangements and the skills future workplaces will require. We use the latest LSAY data from those who were 17-years-old in 2017 to look at the group of young Australians who will transition from school to a world of … Continue reading
Démographie du Canada, 1er juillet 2018 – La population des régions vieillit plus rapidement
La croissance démographique des régions urbaines du Canada stimulée par l’immigration permanente et temporaire Le Canada continue de s’urbaniser avec 26,5 millions de personnes vivant au sein d’une région métropolitaine de recensement (RMR) au 1er juillet 2018. La croissance des grandes régions urbaines (+1,8 %) surpassait celle du reste du pays (+0,6 %). Les trois plus grandes RMR du pays — Toronto, Montréal … Continue reading
The Future of Work and Automation in England – 1.5 million people employed in jobs at high risk
The calculation of probabilities of automation for individuals on the Annual Population Survey (APS) allows us to produce detailed demographic breakdowns, by taking the average probability of automation within each demographic group. To produce probabilities of automation at four digit occupation level on the APS, we created a pooled dataset of seven years of APS … Continue reading
Frais de Scolarité au Québec – Restent les plus faibles au Canada, juste derrière Terre-Neuve
Les frais de scolarité des étudiants de premier cycle ont augmenté dans la plupart des provinces, tant pour les étudiants canadiens que pour les étudiants internationauxLes frais de scolarité des étudiants de premier cycle représentent la majorité des revenus totaux des droits de scolarité des étudiants universitaires. De 2006-2007 (la première année disponible) à 2018-2019, les étudiants canadiens … Continue reading
Job Vacancies in Canada, Q42018 – Number and rate increase for the ninth consecutive quarter
The number of job vacancies and the job vacancy rate were both up in the fourth quarter, the ninth consecutive year-over-year increase. Job vacancies and the job vacancy rate rose in every province year over year except for Saskatchewan in the fourth quarter. The majority of economic regions recorded job vacancy growth. Job vacancies increased … Continue reading
Postes vacants, Québec, TIV2018 – 117 980, une hausse de 25 000 (+27,5 %) d’une année à l’autre
Le nombre de postes vacants au Québec a inscrit une hausse de 25 000 (+27,5 %) d’une année à l’autre au quatrième trimestre. La province a ainsi enregistré le troisième plus important taux de croissance des postes vacants parmi les provinces, derrière l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (+58,1 %) et le Nouveau-Brunswick (+29,9 %). La hausse du nombre de postes vacants au Québec s’est principalement … Continue reading
Modern Monetary Theory – A Beginner’s Guide
There’s a lot of debate swirling around Modern Monetary Theory—some strident. Its critics call it a hot mess. “MMT has constructed such a bizarre, illogical, convoluted way of thinking about macro that it’s almost impervious to attack,” Bentley University economist Scott Sumner claimed recently on his blog. MMT’s proponents say it’s the critics who are … Continue reading
Unemployment in US – New series lows in Alabama (3.7 percent), North Dakota (2.4 percent), Tennessee (3.2 percent) and Vermont (2.4 percent)
Unemployment rates were lower in February in 4 states and stable in 46 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Seven states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 2 states had increases, and 41 states and the District had little or no change. The national unemployment … Continue reading
Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) in Germany – Increases the probability of taking jobs and of holding a high-quality job
Technological change, globalisation and the rise of knowledge intensive work are often associated with declining job quality. However, high job quality may have positive effects not only on the well-being and mental and physical health of individuals but also on society and the economy as a whole, leading to greater productivity, competitiveness and economic growth. … Continue reading
Extend Working Lives – Employment profiles of ageing workers in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom
In most countries, rising life expectancy creates opportunities to extend working lives beyond 65 years. Yet little is known regarding who already works past this age and any social differentials that may exist. In the present study, we address this gap by describing employment profiles of ageing workers in four different welfare states– Canada, Denmark, … Continue reading
VET in Sweden – Declining popularity may be related to the weak pathways from VET to higher education
Over recent years, Sweden has made great strides in the development of its vocational education and training (VET) system. Work-based learning is better integrated, social partners are more engaged and the VET offer for adults has been developed. Opportunity exists however, for better co-ordination among stakeholders and changes in delivery to ensure the attractiveness of … Continue reading
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