Michel Cournoyer

The Geography of the Future of Work in US – A mosaic of local economies on diverging trajectories

A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow (PDF–4.41MB), analyzes more than 3,000 US counties and 315 cities and finds they are on sharply different paths. Automation is not happening in a vacuum, and the health of local economies today will affect their … Continue reading →

A Training Levy – The amount of revenue that could be raised

The overall objective of this project is to develop a methodology to forecast the amount of revenue that could be raised by means of a training levy. The aim of this report is to present the main findings of the literature review that has been carried out for the purpose of this project, along with … Continue reading →

NEETs in Canada in 2018/2019 – 287,400 aged 20 to 24 (12%)

Young people who are not in education, employment or training make up what is known as the NEET population. The NEET indicator has been regularly published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since the late 1990s, as NEET youth may be at risk of low‑income or social exclusion. At Statistics Canada, the … Continue reading →

Le Compte personnel de formation en France  – La contribution de l’employeur

L’employeur contribue à l’alimentation du compte dans 4 cas : – si un accord le prévoit (accord d’État, de branche ou d’entreprise) ; – si, dans les entreprises d’au minimum 50 salariés, l’employeur n’a pas réalisé l’entretien professionnel, prévu tous les 2 ans, et que le salarié n’a pas bénéficié, les 6 dernières années, d’au moins une … Continue reading →

Le Compte Personnel de Formation en France – Une infographie

France – Les nouveautés du Compte Personnel de Formation

Depuis le 1er janvier 2019, le CPF n’est plus alimenté en heures, mais en euros. Utiliser son droit à la formation sans limite de temps Alors que la première publication de loi « Pour la liberté de choisir son avenir professionnel » prévoyait de réduire les comptes personnels de formation non utilisés par les titulaires, la ministre … Continue reading →

Apprenticeship in UK – Understanding recent changes

In 2017 there was overhaul to the apprenticeships system in England: large firms were required to pay 0.5 per cent of their wage bill into an apprenticeship levy, while regulations on training and delivery were firmed up. Two years on, this briefing note takes stock of the system, looking at what’s changed, why and where … Continue reading →

A Unified VE System in NZ – Putting industry in charge and ensuring regional skills needs are met

To have effective vocational education, industry needs a say in what providers teach so that on-campus and online students learn the skills they need to be ready for the world of work. Around four to seven industry-governed Workforce Development Councils will be set up from 2020 onwards to give industry greater leadership across vocational education. … Continue reading →

US – New O*NET-SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) 2019 taxonomy

With the release by the Office of Management and Budget of an updated Standard Occupational Classification (2018 SOC), the O*NET Program is moving forward with the transition to this new SOC standard. The technical report Updating the O*NET-SOC Taxonomy: Incorporating the 2018 SOC Structure describes the new O*NET-SOC 2019 taxonomy based on the 2018 SOC. … Continue reading →

Job Report in Europe, July 2019 – Unemployment at 7.5% in euro area with 3.195 million young persons unemployed in EU28

The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.5% in July 2019, stable compared with June 2019 and down from 8.1% in July 2018. This remains the lowest rate recorded in the euro area since July 2008. The EU28 unemployment rate was 6.3% in July 2019, stable compared with June 2019 and down from 6.8% … Continue reading →

Visible Minority Immigrants Men in Canada – They experience frictions in the labor market that hinder their mobility

We examine the role of between- and within-firm mobility in the early-career outcomes of immigrant men. Among Canadian workers with less than 10 years of potential experience, we find that visible minority immigrants were significantly less likely to have been promoted with their initial employers than similar white natives but were just as likely to have … Continue reading →

Cognitive Skills in US – The market generates quite strong rewards to literacy, problem-solving and especially numeracy proficiency

Skills are central to productivity growth and earnings. Studies find variations in human capital account for a large share of variations in economic growth. But, what is skill? How should we measure the levels of human capital in an individual and in a country? Until recently, the primary measures of skill were years of schooling … Continue reading →

Apprenticeships – An analytical framework for analysing systems and schemes

Cedefop’s analytical framework for apprenticeships is a tool for analysing apprenticeship systems and schemes in Europe and, possibly, beyond. Cedefop’s analytical framework for apprenticeships is not modelled on a single recommended type of apprenticeship system or scheme – it draws on features that appear to work in more than one apprenticeship system or scheme and … Continue reading →

Low-Paid Workers – How to promote wage progression and career progression

This research report seeks to understand whether and how government can use tax and regulation policy to promote wage progression and career progression among low-paid workers. Experiences in the labour market are at the heart of the political and policy debate about the modern economy. There is a growing sense that work is no longer … Continue reading →

The Middle Class – A shift towards high-skill occupations

Labour markets across the OECD have polarised in recent decades, as the share of middle skill occupations has declined relative to that of both high- and low skill occupations. This paper shows that, contrary to what is often assumed in the public debate, job polarisation has not resulted in a decline in the share of … Continue reading →