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Michel Cournoyer
What skills do we need for the future? It depends
Right now, upskilling your workforce is a matter of survival. Massive workforce shifts in 2020 have forced countless workers to refresh their current skills — and build new ones. If you’re wondering what skills are critical to you moving into 2021, it depends entirely on who you are, where you work, and what you do. … Continue reading
Digital Literacy Skills in Canada – Youth compare favourably with the OECD average
Knowing how to protect oneself online is as important as access to and use of a computer or tablet for schoolwork. Teaching digital literacy and online wellbeing techniques ensures that students have the skills to protect themselves from potential online threats such as sharing too much personal information, exposure to false information, or fraud. In … Continue reading
Apprenticeship in Canada – Less than one-fifth complete their training within the designated time period
Less than one-fifth of people who embark upon an apprenticeship program in Canada complete their training within the designated time period. Less than one-fifth Apprentices in higher-paying apprenticeship positions are more likely to complete their program within a given period of time than those in lower-paying positions, according to a new study. Skilled trades are … Continue reading
Covid and Public Intervention in the Corporate Sector – Actions that support long-term economic resilience and growth, broad-based improvements in living standards, while minimizing the costs to the public
The coronavirus pandemic, by dramatically changing con- sumption patterns and business operations, is triggering a major corporate solvency crisis in many countries. Apart from policies directly supporting employment, initial policy responses to support businesses focused heavily on liquidity issues. Some liquidity support is still needed, but the crucial issue now is solvency. Policymakers need to … Continue reading
Covid and Young Adults in US – 52% are living with their parents
The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story @ 52% of young adults in US are living with their parents amid COVID-19 | Pew Research Center
Universal Basic Income in Canada – Benefits to families receiving payments under two potential programs
Interest in basic income has increased in recent years and the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the idea of a guaranteed minimum income for Canadians into the national spotlight. Canada already has a modest basic income program in place for people with children—the Canada Child Benefit—whose economic contributions CANCEA has previously examined. This report examines the … Continue reading
Remote Work – How to train and retain a remote team
With the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year, millions of people have transitioned to remote work, not out of preference, but of necessity. In this sudden transition, many companies made what was once merely a dream for remote work enthusiasts a reality overnight. In the 2019 work-from-home statistics report, TalentLMS surveyed 500 … Continue reading
Career Guidance – International trends and innovation
In our fast-evolving world and labour markets, career guidance is needed more than ever to help people manage their own career paths and transitions. This report explores career guidance policies and practices in the light of global challenges. It examines the mega-trends in career guidance – use of information and communication technologies, career-management skills, cooperation … Continue reading
Racial Identity in US – A measurable, significant, and persistent predictor of labor market outcomes
According to the Center for Assessment and Policy Development, racial equity is the condition that would be achieved if one’s racial identity no longer predicted, in a statistical sense, how one fares. In reality, statistical analysis often reveals that racial identity is a measurable, significant, and persistent predictor of labor market outcomes. Let’s pause and … Continue reading
Compétences en France – Et la maîtrise de l’anglais ?
Pour s’imposer dans le monde post-Covid, les entreprises doivent s’assurer de disposer des bonnes compétences. De la même façon, l’employabilité à long terme ou un objectif de reconversion nécessite la même démarche d’actualisation des savoir-faire et savoir-être. Si l’accent est mis, à juste titre, sur le digital et les soft skills, la maîtrise de l’anglais … Continue reading
L’Application Mobile MonCompteFormation en France – Entrée dans les usages en un an
Formation professionnelle : une application mobile qui est entrée dans les usages, en un an Un an presque jour pour jour après son lancement, l’heure du bilan est venue pour l’application mobile et le site Internet MonCompteFormation. Il est positif, aux dires de tous ceux qui ont porté sur les fonts baptismaux cet outil intégré … Continue reading
Career Pathways – How-to guide at the regional level
A Way to Make the Pieces Fit In a growing number of regions around the country, local leaders are working to more closely coordinate publicly funded education, from primary through post-secondary levels, with social services and workforce and economic development programs to produce a better-trained workforce and promote economic growth. Several states are actively supporting … Continue reading
Race Inequality in the Workforce in UK – 11 recommendations for government and employers
The effect of Covid-19 on the labour market has impacted specific groups of workers more than others, including those with an ethnic minority background. The report makes 11 recommendations for government and employers to ensure both that job quality is protected for all and that groups at particular risk are safeguarded. 1 A multi-year jobs … Continue reading
Les Diplômés du Postsecondaire de 2015 au Canada – Entre 77 % et 93 % travailler dans une entreprise en lien avec leur domaine
Cette étude, fondée sur l’Enquête nationale auprès des diplômés (END) de 2018, examine les résultats sur le marché du travail des diplômés de 2015, trois ans après la fin de leurs études. La plupart des diplômés du niveau postsecondaire, qui n’avaient pas poursuivi leurs études, avaient un emploi ou une entreprise trois ans après l’obtention … Continue reading
Lifelong Learning in Europe – An inventory of guidance systems and practices
The national lifelong guidance systems records provide information about current policy developments and structures pertaining to career guidance, career education and career development in countries of the EU, EEA, EFTA and EU enlargement/accession countries. The country records are based on information gathered and analysed by CareersNet experts during their respective mandate period. CareersNet is Cedefop’s … Continue reading
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