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Michel Cournoyer
National Occupational Standards Development System in US – Creating a Gold-Standard
Registered apprenticeship offers an opportunity for employers to hire, train, and retain a skilled workforce, and workers to earn income while they learn. But the complexities of the American apprenticeship system deter many potential sponsors from creating or registering programs. While many other countries use a centralized system for creating apprenticeship standards, the US allows … Continue reading
Grads and their Parents – Strong and consistent relationships between parental education and students’ major choices
College majors offer vastly different returns, including different age paths of earnings. Some majors pay off right away with good employment outcomes and high earnings, while others take years to fully pay off for their graduates. These differing types of majors seem to be attractive to different types of students. We find strong and consistent … Continue reading
Ireland’s National Skills Bulletin 2022 – The growth in employment has not only led to an intensification of existing skills shortages, but also the emergence of additional shortages across a range of occupations
Source : National Skills Bulletin 2022
Loi du 1 % au Québec – Actualiser la Loi sur les compétences
Publication des résultats d’un nouveau sondage de l’Ordre des CRHA qui mesure les pratiques des organisations en matière de développement des compétences ainsi que la perception qu’ont les professionnels RH de la Loi sur les compétences. Les organisations sont manifestement convaincues de l’importance du développement des compétences. Selon un sondage publié aujourd’hui par l’Ordre des … Continue reading
Temporary Residents in Canada – Policymakers are in the dark
Policymakers are in the dark when it comes to dealing with the growing number of temporary residents in Canada. The large difference in estimates by Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) data on Canada’s temporary resident (TR) population demonstrates that more high-quality information on the size and work … Continue reading
Higher Education in Québec – OECD’s review
Québec is mobilised to become an innovation and entrepreneurial leader in North America, giving higher education institutions (HEIs) a central role in this drive. HEIs are pivotal in developing skills and nurturing talent, connecting and contributing to their communities, including firms, public authorities and civil society. The Stratégie québécoise de recherche et d’investissement en innovation … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Tasks will be augmented, not automated
Despite technological strides forward, this year’s Future of Jobs report suggests that businesses are becoming more sceptical about the potential for artificial intelligence to fully automate work tasks. Executives estimate that 34% of tasks are already automated – just one percentage point ahead of the figure reported in the Future of Jobs Report 2020. Future … Continue reading
Aging Population – A demographic drag is coming but the consequences on growth will likely be less severe numbers suggest
As many countries complete the demographic transition, their populations age. While a growing working-age share thanks to aging has been a source for economic growth, contracting working-age shares now threaten to turn the former demographic dividend into a demographic drag. In this paper, we investigate the consequences of changes in working-age shares for economic growth. … Continue reading
Tattoos in US – 32% of Americans have a tattoo, including 22% who have more than one
32% of Americans have a tattoo, including 22% who have more than one 69% of adults say they got any of their tattoos to honor or remember someone or something. 47% say they got a tattoo to make a statement about what they believe. Source: How many Americans have tattoos, why, and do they regret … Continue reading
Benefits of College in US – Students whose majors provide technical training, such as engineering or math and computers, earn the highest returns
Despite rising tuition and falling wages for college graduates over the past several years, a college degree still tends to be a sound investment, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. In “Do the Benefits of College Still Outweigh the Costs?” economists Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz examine the economic … Continue reading
Skills-First – Putting skills at the forefront of talent strategies
As world markets continue to adjust, governments and businesses need to remain agile and adapt — or risk missing out on significant opportunities that positively impact companies, the economy, and society. New LinkedIn data reveals how a skills-first approach to the labor market, in which people are hired based on skills rather than degrees or … Continue reading
AI and Jobs? Workers seem more hopeful than concerned about the impact of AI
Which U.S. workers are more exposed to AI on their jobs? In 2022, 19% of U.S. workers were in jobs in which the most important activities may be replaced or assisted by artificial intelligence tools. Higher-paid workers, as well as those who are women, Asian or college-educated, are more exposed to AI than other groups. … Continue reading
Subminimum Wages and Poverty in US – They were were associated with increases in family poverty by 1.4 percentage points
The Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage laws provide important protections for workers. However, it still permits employers to pay subminimum wages to youth under age 20, student-vocational learners, full-time students, individuals with disabilities, and tipped workers. This has important economic consequences, especially for economically vulnerable workers in the low-wage sector. Using 2009-2019 Current Population … Continue reading
Thirty-Somethings’ Career Trajectories – Has the sanitary crisis disrupted them ?
How have the working lives of young people in their thirties, the “hard core” of the economically active population in employment, been affected by the health crisis of 2020? The results of the Génération survey: Covid et après? (After Covid what?) serve to document the varied situations of these economically active individuals in the face … Continue reading
International Student in Canada – Paid work integrated learning (WIL) is one key element
There are more international students in Canada than ever. Many experience challenges along the path of getting their education, applying for jobs and securing permanent residency status in Canada. Policymakers and educational institutions can take steps to improve the likelihood of success following graduation and to protect students from exploitation. Paid work integrated learning (WIL) … Continue reading
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