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Michel Cournoyer
Skills in UK – The business case for investment
We live in extremely turbulent times, with major risks and uncertainty for the country’s future and economy. Uncertainty is not just brought about by Brexit, with its challenges of having to put in place international trade deals as well as dealing with the growing likelihood of a recession. The ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, arising from AI … Continue reading
NEET in the UK – Focus on skills and work incentives for reducing their misses two key obstacles
The number of young people who are not in employment, education and training – NEET, as this group has become widely known as – is a key indicator on the state of youth labour markets and opportunities for young people more generally. The persistence and, in the years following the global financial crisis, growth of … Continue reading
Skills – Demand for transportable skills outpaces that for all other skills
All workers will need to adapt and learn new skills over their careers, but some skills stand the test of time. Because workers can use these skills to navigate transitions across virtually any industry, these “transportable skills” learned in K-12 programs have lifelong value. In a new report, “The Power of Transportable Skills: Assessing the … Continue reading
Immigration au Québec – La liste du PEQ, un outil restrictif
YVON BOUDREAU ET MICHEL COURNOYER RESPECTIVEMENT EX-SOUS-MINISTRE ASSOCIÉ RESPONSABLE D’EMPLOI-QUÉBEC, ET ÉCONOMISTE DU MARCHÉ DU TRAVAIL ET EX-DIRECTEUR DE LA PLANIFICATION STRATÉGIQUE, DE LA RECHERCHE ET DE L’ÉVALUATION AU MINISTÈRE QUÉBÉCOIS RESPONSABLE DE L’IMMIGRATION Le débat actuel sur la sélection des immigrants, étudiants et travailleurs temporaires sur la base d’une liste des emplois en demande nous … Continue reading
Unemployment in US – Let’s talk stats, facts, causes and more
Guess post by Max Chekalov, whattobecome.com – The unemployment rates of the world population are fairly low, especially if we consider the leading countries. However, even these economies constantly take vast measures in terms of preventing this uncalled-for phenomenon that troubles millions of people worldwide. The number of people on our planet is changing by billions at … Continue reading
European Job Quality Index 2005-2015 – ‘Bad jobs’ recovery?
Where available, data for 2015 are used, with the small exception of collective interest representation for which we use the nearest available year (for most countries, 2013). Moreover, an overview of changes in the JQI over the last decade (2005-2015) is provided. We analyse the six dimensions of job quality separately and present a synthetic … Continue reading
Gender Pay Gap in Europe – Tackling low pay in health and social care
This study provides data con rming that workers in lower-skilled health and social care assistant positions earn con- siderably less than the national average wage in their country. It also shows that the higher the proportion of women in the sector, the lower the average relative income – and this applies also to skilled nurses … Continue reading
Skill Taxonomy – By Burning Glass Technologies
Skills are displacing occupations as the unit of analysis by which the job market should be measured. A deep understanding of the skills in demand in the market today enables students and job seekers to better prepare themselves for the future of work, enables training providers to ensure that their content is more relevant and … Continue reading
International Students in Canada – They earned less than Canadian students six years after graduation
The number of temporary residents that hold a postsecondary study permit in Canada has increased rapidly in recent years, going from 201,186 in 2009 to 294,020 in 2015—a 46.1% increase. The purpose of this study is to describe the postsecondary experience and early labour market outcomes of study permit holders (international students). The study found … Continue reading
Digital Skills Gap and Digital Literacy – More than 8 in 10 middle-skill jobs (82%) require digital skills
Burning Glass Technologies has conducted a series of studies for Capital One on the digital skills employers demand from workers, and how to close the digital skills gap. We’ve found in the middle-skill job market, the world is increasingly divided between the jobs that demand digital skills and the ones that don’t—and the ones that … Continue reading
Job Vacancies, Q2 2019 – Job vacancies and the job vacancy rate continue to rise as Quebec accounts for nearly 70% of the rise
On a year-over-year basis, both the number of job vacancies and the job vacancy rate increased in the second quarter. The number of job vacancies was up in four provinces and two territories, with Quebec accounting for nearly 70% of the national increase. Job vacancies increased in 6 of the 10 largest industrial sectors, led by accommodation and food services; … Continue reading
Postes Vacants au Québec, T2 2019 – Le Québec est à l’origine de près de 70 % de l’augmentation d’une année à l’autre du nombre de postes vacants
Au Québec, le nombre de postes vacants a affiché une hausse de 24 100 (+20,7 %) par rapport au deuxième trimestre de 2018, ce qui représente près de 70 % de l’augmentation à l’échelle nationale. La croissance a été généralisée dans les secteurs et les régions économiques (RE). Au cours de la même période, le taux de postes vacants dans la province … Continue reading
Higher Education System in US – Mismatched with the realities of modern life – Axios
U.S. colleges and universities — historically cornerstones of society — are wrestling with a wave of rapid changes coming at the U.S. The big picture: Higher education institutions — private, public, for-profit and not — are buckling in the face of demographic shifts, the arrival of automation, declining enrollment, political headwinds and faltering faith in … Continue reading
Recession in US – 49% think a recession is at least fairly likely in the next year Gallup finds
Americans’ confidence in the economy has become less rosy this month as Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index fell to +17 from August’s +24 reading, marking the lowest level since the government shutdown ended in January. At the same time, the public is evenly divided over the likelihood of a recession in the next year. The current … Continue reading
Le Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF) en France – L’Espace des Organismes de Formation
Construisons ensemble le futur espace organisme de formation EDOF est un portail qui référence les organismes délivrant des formations ou des actions éligibles au CPF. Pour que les titulaires de ce compte de formation puissent choisir puis acheter une formation ou une prestation, vous devez impérativement être référencé dans EDOF. Extraits choisis par le Moniteur … Continue reading
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