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Higher Education – Women : 25 Countries Where Women Don’t Go To College
“In America and other well-developed countries, it’s easy to take education for granted. For most women, if you want to go to college, you can make it happen, whether it’s through student loans, scholarships, or alternative education. But around the world, millions of women and girls never have that opportunity, and often never even complete … Continue reading
India – Business Scholls: Apart from the top, most are struggling to survive
“Apart from the top few, most business schools are struggling to survive.” writes Kalpana Pathak in Out of business on business-standard.com “The scary truth of business education, which not so long ago was a passport to a cushy corporate job, is finally out — there just aren’t enough takers. There are, at last count, over … Continue reading
UK – Hiring secret agent’s apprentice
How’s this for a job title – secret agent’s apprentice? The British government is recruiting teenage apprentice spies and codebreakers without university degrees in a bid to deepen the talent pool of its intelligence services for the era of cyberterorrism and cyberwarfare. Foreign secretary William Hague announced the programme on Thursday in a speech at … Continue reading
BC – Universities warn of jobs crisis
The province’s leading universities have fired a warning shot across the bow of Premier Christy Clark’s vaunted jobs agenda. Without increased government funding of postsecondary education and better financial aid for hard-pressed students, B.C. faces a bleak future of jobs going begging, according to a report presented Thursday to the legislature’s select finance committee. “This … Continue reading
Europe not doing enough on jobs and growth
The national governments of Europe are not doing enough to create jobs and growth. The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, delivered this message after meeting with representatives of employers and trade unions in Brussels. Barroso called for immediate action. The crisis is going on unabated. Average unemployment in the EU is over … Continue reading
Manitoba – Motor Coach laying off 190
Bus manufacturer Motor Coach Industries is laying off 190 employees from its Winnipeg plant. A Motor Coach spokesperson confirmed the layoffs to CBC News late Thursday, citing decreasing customer demand. Glenn Tomchak, the local president with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said the company notified workers of the layoffs on Thursday afternoon. … Continue reading
Nigeria – Vocational and Technical Education and The Skills Gap
Lack of technical education translates to an annual loss of almost a billion naira to the economy The lack of skilled manpower in Nigeria is aptly portrayed by the experience of Kazeem Adesina, a youth corps member deployed to a construction firm. “I considered myself lucky because I studied Civil Engineering and was posted to … Continue reading
Pakistan – For vocational education in rural areas
Vocational and technical education can be promoted in Pakistan by making it a part of curriculum and had vocational education institutions These views were expressed by the participants in Jang Economic Session on law and order and economic situation and role of vocational education. The participants were Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) chairman Faisal Ijaz … Continue reading
Sony – To trim its global headcount by 10,000 by end-March
Sony Corp said it will cut staff in its headquarters by a fifth and shutter a factory making camera lenses and mobile phones in Japan, providing new details of a previously announced plan to trim its global headcount by 10,000 by end-March. In addition to 1,800 at a chemical business it sold to a state-run … Continue reading
Europe – Medical Skills – Doctors to lose their jobs if they fail yearly test | Metro.co.uk
Doctors who fall below standard could lose their licence to practise in ‘the biggest change to medical regulation in 150 years’. They will be assessed every year to see if they are fit to stay on the medical register, under a scheme set to start in December. The General Medical Council said it would be … Continue reading
General Motors – Hiring 3,000 Hewlett-Packard tech workers
General Motors will hire 3,000 workers from Hewlett-Packard as the carmaker moves more computer functions in-house. The move is part of a larger GM strategy to have more control over the technology it uses in cars and to run its business. The H-P employees already work on GM projects. GM says that making them full-time … Continue reading
Scotland – Unemployment differential – An Olympian Explanation
So, in principle, yesterday’s rise in Scottish unemployment should be explained by differential movements between Scotland and the UK in one or more of the following: GDP, productivity, and labour supply. Specifically, weaker GDP growth, faster productivity growth, and a faster growth in the supply of labour should, severally, or collectively, account for the relative … Continue reading
Google – Cuts 1058 Jobs As It Streamlines Motorola Mobility’s
Google’s Q3 earnings leaked today, and among the reported stats was a noteworthy gap in full-time employees between its Q2 and Q3 results. At the end of June, Google had 54,604 full-time employees, thanks to a massive influx of 20,293 new Motorola Mobility staff. As of September 30, the company reports employing 53,546 people full-time, … Continue reading
Componenta – 550 jobs cut
Finnish metal components maker Componenta said it planned to cut 550 jobs, or 12 percent of its total staff, to boost profitability. Componenta, which makes cast components for trucks, cars and tractors, said on Thursday it was being hit by rising costs and unfavourable currency rates. Componenta to cut 550 jobs. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/componenta-jobs-idUSL5E8LICKY20121018
Canada – Employment Insurance – Number of Recipients Up
Following three months of little change, 534,400 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in August, up 16,400 (+3.2%) from July. The number of beneficiaries rose notably in Quebec, while Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Ontario also experienced increases… Chart 1 Employment Insurance beneficiaries up in August Employment Insurance, August 2012. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/121018/dq121018b-eng.htm
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