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Michel Cournoyer
Skills Gap in Ontario – A Chief Training and Skills Officer and a Skills Guarantee
In the period October 2016 to March 2017, Maxim Jean-Louis, President- Chief Executive Of cer of Contact North I Contact Nord was requested by the Ontario Skilled Trades Alliance to carry out an engagement process with its members to help determine a transformative vision for apprenticeship training in Ontario. We are all challenged to do … Continue reading
Digital Skills in US – Upskilling fast in middle- and lower-level jobs
Look closely at the numbers in our new analysis of the “digitalization” of the labor market and you see that the greatest change is occurring not at the top of the skills distribution, but at the bottom and middle. Sure, the creation of many new jobs for highly skilled software developers and computer systems analysts … Continue reading
The Great Recession in US – 5 Ways how the workforce has changed
Here are five ways in which the U.S. workforce has changed since the onset of the Great Recession. A smaller share of Americans are in the labor force. In December 2007, two-thirds (66.0%) of civilians ages 16 and over either were employed or actively looking for work; as of October of this year, only 62.7% were. The … Continue reading
The Future of Work – Between almost zero and one- third of work activities could be displaced by 2030
In our latest research on automation, we examine work that can be automated through 2030 and jobs that may be created in the same period. We draw from lessons from history and develop various scenarios for the future. While it is hard to predict how all this will play out, our research provides some insights … Continue reading
L’emploi au Québec, Novembre 2017 – En hausse de 16 000, chômage à 5,4 %, le plus bas depuis janvier 1976
L’emploi a progressé pour le deuxième mois consécutif, en hausse de 16 000 en novembre. La majeure partie de cette hausse a été observée dans les secteurs de la fabrication et de la construction. Avec plus de personnes en emploi et moins de personnes à la recherche de travail, le taux de chômage a diminué de 0,7 point de pourcentage … Continue reading
Job Report in Canada, November 2017 – Employment up 80,000, unemployment fell to 5.9%, lowest since February 2008
Employment increased for the second consecutive month, up 80,000 in November. The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points to 5.9%, the lowest rate since February 2008. In the 12 months to November, employment was up by 390,000 (+2.1%), with all the gains attributable to full-time work (+441,000 or +3.0%) as part-time employment was down slightly. Over the same period, total hours worked grew by 1.0%. The … Continue reading
Global Youth Unemployment – To rise slightly in 2017 with 21.8 per cent of young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) ILO says
There has been a modest economic recovery, though youth unemployment remains high and employment quality a concern. The global economic outlook for 2017 and 2018 is positive and growth is projected to accelerate modestly due to moderate pickups in investment and trade, mainly led by advanced economies. However, job growth does not always accompany economic … Continue reading
UK – Educating for the economic future
Digitalisation and automation are changing the number and types of job available and the skills required to carry out existing jobs effectively. Around half of adults in England have basic or no ICT skills, and this is higher than the OECD average. Younger people fare better, but facility with social media should not be mistaken … Continue reading
Freelance Skills in Q3 2017 – The fastest-growing
Upwork, the largest freelancing website, today released its newest quarterly index of the hottest skills in the U.S. freelance job market. The Upwork Skills Index ranks the site’s 20 fastest-growing skills and is part of a quarterly series that sheds light on new and emerging skills freelancers are providing. This comes on the heels of … Continue reading
Refugees in Europe – Selected practices in recognition and validation of qualifications and skills
This report explores procedures for recognition and validation of qualifications and skills for refugees in a number of European countries. Recognition and validation are important elements of qualification systems that can contribute to labour market integration of refugees, migrants and local citizens. Qualifications Frameworks can serve as a useful tool for the assessment of qualifications … Continue reading
Older Workers and Taxes in Canada – Changes in individuals’ tax rates associated with changes in the employment decisions of spouses
Amid an aging society and rising labour market participation rates among older Canadians, it is important to understand the factors affecting the employment decisions of older workers. Although there is a large research literature estimating the effects of income taxes on the labour supply decisions of young and middle-aged workers, the ways in which older … Continue reading
Québec – Les programmes de francisation et d’intégration sont à améliorer
Résultats de l’audit Nous présentons ci-dessous les principaux constats que nous avons faits lors de l’audit concernant la francisation des personnes immigrantes. Le ministère ne s’est pas assuré que l’offre de francisation et l’aide financière proposées par l’ensemble des intervenants gouvernementaux se complètent. Des éléments sont à développer ou à améliorer, dont la création d’un … Continue reading
Education Abroad – Leads to Significant Gains in 11 of 15 critical 21st Century Workplace Skills
IIE today announced a new study that demonstrates links between international educational experience and the critical skills needed for employment in today’s workforce. The study shows that studying abroad for longer periods of time has a high impact on subsequent job offers and career advancement as well as the development of foreign language and communication … Continue reading
Why is talent important? – Superior talent is up to eight times more productive
It’s remarkable how much of a productivity kicker an organization gets from top talent. A recent study of more than 600,000 researchers, entertainers, politicians, and athletes found that high performers are 400 percent more productive than average ones.2 Studies of businesses not only show similar results but also reveal that the gap rises with a … Continue reading
UK – Implementing better apprenticeships
• Through the apprenticeship levy that came into effect on 6 April 2017, the government plans to raise £3 billion a year by 2021-22. This is the highest investment in real terms ever made for apprenticeships. • Poor implementation could undermine the key benefits of this investment,in particular the quality of training, the school support … Continue reading
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