Job Market Monitor
Michel Cournoyer
Hiring Discrimination – Anonymous job applications have the potential to remove or reduce it
Anonymous job applications have the potential to remove or reduce some discriminatory hiring barriers facing applicants from minority and other disadvantaged groups. When implemented effectively, anonymous job applications level the playing field in access to jobs by shifting the focus toward skills and qualifications. Anonymous job applications should not, however, be regarded as a universal … Continue reading
Welfare-to-Work and Skills Providers – Myths and issues
If skills providers were demand-led, surely they would meet all the demand from welfare-to-work programme providers for skills provision? Skills providers have the freedom and flexibility to deploy their adult skills budget as they see fit to meet government priorities and respond to local need. They have to take into consideration many competing demands, demand … Continue reading
France – 30 ans de textes visant à l’égalité entre filles et garçons à l’école
Source: Les débuts de carrières des femmes diplômées des filières scientifiques – “Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, tout se transforme” ? / Net.Doc / publications / accueil – Céreq – Centre d’études et de recherches sur les qualifications
Gender Gap – The “unexplained” element had shrunk
Why do women make less than men? You probably know that women earn about 80 cents on the dollar compared to men (specifically, this refers to median full-time wages). You may also know that after narrowing for decades, the gender pay gap has remained essentially stuck since the 1990s. Occupation and industry now explain gender … Continue reading
Skills Gap – Wages do not reflect skills shortages research finds
Concern is growing in advanced economies, and in particular in the UK, about the ‘skills gap’: the ‘growing gulf between the skills workers possess today and the skills businesses say they need’ (Economist Intelligence Unit 2014). The concerns are often focused on shortages of workers with skills in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) … Continue reading
VET School-Company Partnerships – Recommendations for company trainers
Company trainers are likely to continue to play an important role in ensuring and developing good partnerships between schools and companies. At the same time, expectations towards company trainers are not always entirely clear. The professional profile and identity of company trainers may be somewhat unclear, and the logic of production, predominant in work place … Continue reading
Business in the pacific is hard, but it’s a lot harder for women
Women in the Pacific, like in other less-developed regions, face two sets of challenges to realizing their economic potential. They share hardships stemming from geography, limited infrastructure and services, and a dearth of economic opportunities that hinder economic development throughout the region. But they must also contend with a series of barriers—systemic, legal, and institutional—that compound … Continue reading
College in US – Almost every student works Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds
About 14 million college students are working, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (Georgetown Center). For the past 25 years, more than 70 percent of college students have been taking time from their studies to earn a paycheck. Learning While Earning: The New Normal examines these … Continue reading
Temps Partiel chez les Femmes dans l’UE – L’écart se creuse avec le nombre d’enfants:
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la femme, célébrée chaque année le 8 mars, Eurostat, l’office statistique de l’Union européenne, publie une sélection de données sur les hommes et les femmes relatives à leur situation sur le marché du travail. Les différences entre les hommes et les femmes sur le marché du travail ne … Continue reading
Retirement in US – How will working families fare in retirement? (Charts)
The shift from pensions to account-type savings plans has been a disaster for lower-income, black, Hispanic, non-college-educated, and single workers, who together add up to a majority of the American population. But even among upper-income white college-educated married couples, many do not have adequate retirement savings or benefits. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the … Continue reading
Job Report in US, February 2016 – Charts
The labor market is proving to be one of the most resilient segments of the economy in 2016. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at US Labor Market Charts, March 2016 – Business Insider Related Post Job Report in US, February 2016 – Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 242,000 and and … Continue reading
Exceptional Employees – The skills that set them apart
Leaders and managers commonly mislabel [some of the EQ skills] as personality characteristics. These are the skills that set exceptional employees apart. They’re willing to delay gratification. They can tolerate conflict. They focus. They’re judiciously courageous. They’re in control of their egos. They’re never satisfied. They recognize when things are broken and fix them. They’re … Continue reading
A Fourth of Humanity Is Now Young – The vast majority live in the developing world
Much has been made of the challenges of aging societies. But it’s the youth bulge that stands to put greater pressure on the global economy, sow political unrest, spur mass migration and have profound consequences for everything from marriage to Internet access to the growth of cities. The parable of our time might well be: … Continue reading
The German Dual VET System – What can be imported ?
In recent years, the dual-system approach has gained considerable international attention for its success in addressing youth unemployment. Many countries have shown great interest in adopting the German dual VET system. But how might such a transfer be carried out? Exporting a VET system from one country to another is not merely a matter of … Continue reading
Skills Gap in Nigeria – A skill mismatch of 60.6% among recent graduates
University graduates in Nigeria have been reported to be poorly prepared for work in recent years. This has implications on the relevance of university education, the employability and productivity of university graduates. One of the reasons suggested for this condition by previous studies was skill mismatch⎯a situation where there is a disparity between the skills … Continue reading
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