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Michel Cournoyer
Apprenticeships in UK – A steady rise in the number of starts at higher-education
The DfE publication included final figures on the number and type of apprenticeships that were started over the 2018/19 academic year. It confirmed one trend that we have continuously identified: the fall in apprenticeship starts at Level 2, and the steady rise in the number of starts at higher-education (Level 4+) levels, as the chart … Continue reading
Job Cuts – Daimler and Audi
Daimler on Friday announced plans to cut thousands of jobs across the globe by the end of 2022. “The automotive industry is in the middle of the biggest transformation in its history,” Daimler said in a statement. (Reporting by Tom Sims, editing by Riham Alkousaa) Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Daimler … Continue reading
Skills and Credentials – We need a viable, globally recognised credential system
Few people realise the profound changes that a focus on professional capabilities and resulting micro-credentials have made both to global education and the recognition of individual expertise. This paper outlines and examines the opportunities and results from a concerted effort to effectively assess, recognise and credential human capability across all workforces and all levels of work, … Continue reading
Labour Market Policy in Europe – Time-series for key variables covering the period 2004-2016
This publication presents statistics on labour market policy interventions implemented by EU countries and Norway in 2016, together with time-series for key variables covering the period 2004-2016. Labour market policies are financial and practical policies that can help people in disadvantaged groups in the labour market move from inactivity and unemployment into employment or find … Continue reading
Reskilling and Upskilling in UK – National Retraining Partnership and National Retraining Scheme
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the world of work at rapid pace and driving up the level of skills required. But this picture is complicated further by declining levels of adult participation in learning precisely at the time it needs to be going up. The UK skills situation is made more challenging by a … Continue reading
Pension Systems – Governments need to quickly put in place more inclusive and harmonised pensions for all OECD says
Governments should urgently reform their pension systems to ensure that the growing share of workers in temporary or part-time employment can contribute enough during their working lives to receive an adequate income in retirement, according to a new OECD report. Pensions at a Glance 2019 says that non-standard employment, such as self-employment, temporary or part-time … Continue reading
Immigrants in EU – Second-generation outperform natives on the labour market but …
Second-generation migrants with an EU background are more likely to be employed and in high-performing positions, such as managerial roles, than first-generation migrants – and even outperform natives in terms of employment rate. Having a European background plays a significant role: 81% of second-generation migrants with at least one parent born in the EU are … Continue reading
Wage Increases and Labour Shortages in Sweden – How companies manage labour shortages
Nominal wage increases in Sweden have been unusually low in recent years, despite a strong outcome for the Swedish labour market. Several indicators point to demand for labour having exceeded supply, which according to the textbook should have led to higher wage growth. In this Commentary I show how survey- based indicators can have exaggerated … Continue reading
Le développement et la reconnaissance des compétences : de quoi parle-t-on ?
Par Michel Cournoyer Selon le Forum économique mondial, les compétences (“skills”) sont devenues la “monnaie d’échange” (“the core currency”) sur le marché du travail. Les employeurs ne cherchent plus un candidat dans une profession. Ils recherchent des compétences, des talents. Mais ce virage nécessite l’utilisation d’un langage commun permettant notamment de les reconnaître, les certifier, … Continue reading
Qualification Profiles in Australia – A general mismatch with many workers holding qualifications that ‘exceed’ the skill requirements for their occupation
Changes in the qualification profiles of workers is one indicator of changes in the supply and demand for education and training. Using Australian Census data on highest qualification held (which may understate the incidence of VET qualifications if they were obtained after completing higher education) this project analyses how tertiary qualification profiles in occupations changed … Continue reading
Skills – The updated 2019 OECD Strategy
The OECD Skills Strategy provides a strategic and comprehensive approach for ensuring that people and countries have the skills to thrive in a complex, interconnected and rapidly changing world. The updated 2019 OECD Skills Strategy takes account of the lessons learned from applying the original skills strategy in 11 countries since 2012, while also incorporating … Continue reading
Le Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF) en France – Voici comment
MODE D’EMPLOI – En trois clic, choisir, réserver et acheter en ligne sa formation, sans aucun intermédiaire, 24 heures sur 24 et 7 jours sur 7. Voilà la promesse de la nouvelle appli “Mon compte formation”, lancée ce jeudi par le gouvernement pour nous inciter à davantage nous former. On l’a testée. Ça y est, … Continue reading
NEETs in Canada – 11.1% of Canadian youth, more likely to have poorer self-reported physical and mental health
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) are considered to be at risk for long-term economic and social difficulties. The number of youth NEET is important to Canada and has also become a global issue, as evidenced by its inclusion as an indicator in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To date, most of … Continue reading
Reskilling – CEOs are now focussed on reskilling and upskilling their existing workforce says PWC’s 22nd CEO Survey
Automation, primarily in the form of robotics and artificial intelligence, brings with it the promise of improved productivity and higher profits — but at what cost to employment and, by extension, to society? What responsibility do corporations have to reskill employees who otherwise would be displaced by technology? And what value does reskilling offer an … Continue reading
The Working Learner Index – Workers deeply value employers’ commitments to support up-skilling
In the Working Learner Index, Bright Horizons®, publisher of the Modern Family Index, undertook an unprecedented survey of more than 30,000 workers who are already learning on the job. The ndings provide a window into the lives, aspirations, and goals of a highly engaged subset of employees who are looking for credentials with a longer … Continue reading
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