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Michel Cournoyer
International Migrants – 244 million in 2015, up from 222 million in 2010 and 173 million in 2000
• The number of international migrants worldwide has continued to grow rapidly over the past fifteen years reaching 244 million in 2015, up from 222 million in 2010 and 173 million in 2000. • Nearly two thirds of all international migrants live in Europe (76 million) or Asia (75 million). Northern America hosted the third … Continue reading
Apprenticeships for 16-18s in UK – The average annual cost to providers is higher than for adults by around £2502 per apprentice per year
1. The average annual cost to providers of delivering apprenticeships for 16- 18s is higher than for adults by around £2502 per apprentice per year. This is largely driven by ancillary support; sub-contracting of external training providers or assessors; and teaching. Therefore if we assume an average duration of an apprenticeship across both age groups … Continue reading
School-to-Work Transition in Europe – Considerable challenges persist despite intense reform activity
The Great Recession that has engulfed Europe since 2008 has had a profound impact on the process of young people’s school-to-work (STW) transition, exacerbating the challenges arising from the long-term structural transformations affecting youth labor markets across the European Union (EU). However, despite the impact of the crisis having been felt everywhere, profound cross-country differences … Continue reading
Informal On-the-job Training – Skill development appears to be larger than that of participation to training programmes
Due to lack of data on skill development, there is hardly any empirical literature on the contribution of different forms of human capital investments to workers’ skill development. In this paper, we provide more insights into the relevance of the assumption that the productivity of training is driven by the improvement of workers’ skills. We … Continue reading
Vocational vs. General Education – An initial employment advantage of individuals with VE turns into a disadvantage later in life
Around the world, there is an increasing interest in expanded vocational education as a way to get youth quickly and effectively into the labor market by endowing them with occupation- specific skills. Earlier analysis of labor markets in the 1990s, however, suggested possible adverse impacts of vocational education on employment opportunities later in life due … Continue reading
US – Where voters could raise minimum wage
With the U.S. economy on the upswing, voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Washington are set to vote on increases to those states’ minimum wages by as much as 60 percent over the next few years, adding to nationwide momentum that has lifted wages for low-income workers significantly. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read … Continue reading
Factory Jobs in US – Labor shortages that delayed filling orders
James L. Brown tried to hire a dozen workers for his metal foundry here. Half of them flunked the drug test. Those results are typical, says the president of Bremen Castings Inc, a family-owned employer of 350 workers who make parts for trucks and other equipment. Drug problems are one factor contributing to a labor … Continue reading
Transferring Germany’s “dual” vocational training system
Over recent years, the partial or complete transfer of VET systems has become in- creasingly relevant in international and comparative vocational education and training research (Barabasch and Wolf, 2011; Phillips and Ochs, 2004). This issue also has an increasingly important international training policy aspect. In the context of high youth unemployment in some industrialised countries … Continue reading
Virtual Reality, Education and Career Exploration – Potential application of existing and emerging digital
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of existing and emerging digital technologies and their potential application for K-12 education and career exploration. The report scopes a range of technologies including virtual and augmented reality, haptics, tangibles, and new video media. It aims to provide accessible explanations of these technologies and some … Continue reading
Religious Groups in US – The most and least educated
Attainment of a four-year college degree in the United States, often regarded as a key asset for economic success, varies by race and gender. But the share of people completing a college education also differs by religion, with members of some faith groups much more educated, on average, than others. By far, Hindus and Unitarian Universalists … Continue reading
Apprenticeship training in Finland
Apprenticeship training in Finland: • Apprenticeship training is a primarily work-based form of providing VET carried out under the supervision of a workplace instructor and based on the student’s stated competence need. • Apprenticeship training is based on a written fixed-term employment contract between an employer and a student, in which the student agrees to … Continue reading
UK – Achieving three million more apprentices by 2020
The book, A Race to the Top: Achieving Three Million More Apprentices by 2020, is published by Winchester University Press. It concludes that while apprenticeships are in a good place today, benefiting from increasing employer leadership and government prioritisation, there is plenty still to do if we are to transform apprenticeships for the future. This … Continue reading
Canada has no shortage of labour market information, but …
Canada has no shortage of labour market information. However, the data is fragmented, often hard to access and has many gaps, such as developments in the workplace, the balance of labour demand and supply in local markets, and the longer-term experience of college and university graduates in the labour market, to name just a few. … Continue reading
The Apprenticeship Levy in UK – How will employers respond?
From April 2017, large employers in the UK will be required to pay an apprenticeship levy based on their total pay bill. This study, undertaken by the Institute for Employment Research and IFF Research, was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (though the policy responsibility for FE and apprenticeships has now shifted … Continue reading
Job Report in US, October 2016 – Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 161,000
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 161,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, professional and business services, and financial activities. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate, at 4.9 percent, and the number of … Continue reading
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