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Michel Cournoyer
Breaking New Ground: Building a National Workforce Skills Credentialing System
An ACT (American College Testing up to 1996) report introduces the need and associated benefits for establishing a national workforce credentialing system, as we know of no other set of activities more important than getting a critical mass of state, national, and public and private workforce leaders to co-construct this foundational framework to address … Continue reading
Silicon Valley Gaining Back Jobs Lost In Recession « CBS San Francisco
A report released Thursday claimed it will take another two to three years for the Bay Area to regain all jobs that were lost in the recession. However, the report also suggested that the road to recovery runs right through Silicon Valley. The Bay Area Council Economic Institute expects Silicon Valley to recover all of … Continue reading
US Government has been a significant drag on growth for more than a year now – NYT
The chart here offers one of the better recent snapshots of the American economy that you will find. The blue line shows the rate at which the government — federal, state and local — has been growing or shrinking. The red line shows the same for the private sector. Quarterly change at seasonally adjusted annual … Continue reading
For the first time the European Central Bank is recognizing the need to address a core drawback in the euro architecture, itself. – Brookings Institution
An increasing number of observers have hastened to declare that the European debt crisis has been practically resolved or at least stemmed for a few years. This view was reinforced by the falling yields at the last Italian government bond auctions of 2011, which suggested a significant reduction in the perceived sovereign default risk. Since … Continue reading
Matching skills to the needs: can sector councils on employment and skills at European level contribute to this objective?
In 2009, the European Commission requested an opinion, to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the opportunity to create sector councils on employment and skills at European level in ordre to better match skills to the needs of industry and services undergoing change. The report The EESC supports setting up sector … Continue reading
Eurozone unemployment hits new record – BBC News
Unemployment in the eurozone hit a record high at the end of last year, the Eurostat agency has said. The jobless rate in the 17 countries that use the single currency was 10.4% in December, unchanged from November’s figure which was revised up from 10.3%. Some 16.5 million people were out of work in the … Continue reading
LinkedIn Skills / How to optimize
LinkedIn Skills is a means of adding a skill set to your profile in your areas of expertise to help users build an enhanced profile that matches searches while at the same time introduces users to the top people, companies and also jobs that are seeking a specific skill set. Read More @ HOW TO: Optimize … Continue reading
Filling the void Panel describes need for more skilled workers in Georgia – The Marietta Daily Journal
A panel of workforce and education experts said Thursday that there needs to be a collaborative effort among students, parents, educational leaders and businesses to create more employment in Georgia and fill the growing void of unskilled workers. “We’re at a unique time in our economy,” said Glenn Rasco, vice president of community and economic … Continue reading
Canada / Immigrants : Less likely to report a good education-job-skills-employment-earnings matches found StatCan
“Unlike the waves of immigrants who arrived in the 1950s and 1960s, those arriving in Canada since the 1970s have possessed relatively high educational levels, making an enormous contribution to the pool of individuals in Canada with postsecondary qualifications. Upon their arrival however, many immigrants initially face difficulties finding employment related to their field of … Continue reading
Immigration / Fiscal Burden / Canada : Recent immigrants cost an estimate of $16.3G to $23.6G annually
“Canada’s immigrant selection process needs to be revamped to focus on admitting people with Canadian job offers and skills needed by employers, recommends a new report released today by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank.” This is what says the Press Release on Patrick Grady and Herbert Grubel’s Immigration and the Canadian Welfare … Continue reading
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