Skills Gap

Wisconsin / The Skills Gap Myth: only a few occupations may see a skills shortage in coming years find

Researchers say Wisconsin has more educated workers than jobs A second economic study shows that Wisconsin’s sluggish economy isn’t being plagued by a skills gap between job openings and job seekers. The team of researchers from UW-Madison, working on behalf of the nonpartisan Wisconsin Legislative Council, found that “only a few occupations may see a … Continue reading →

Canada Skills Gap in Pictures / 25 occupations desperately needing workers

India / An Employability Centre

An employability centre to help job-seekers enhance their skills will be launched here on June 22 by the District Employment Exchange. This is in line with the exchange’s plans to expand its reach beyond government service and help job-seekers find placements in the private sector. A job fair is being arranged, along with the inauguration … Continue reading →

Canada / The end of the Middle-skilled workers ?

Canada’s “middle-skill” employment sector continues to erode alongside the growth of high-skill jobs, an indication that the labour market is splintering between well-paid, interesting, permanent jobs – and the rest. Canada is not experiencing the same degree of employment polarization as the United States. But it’s not immune to global trends either, which show robust … Continue reading →

Canada / Oil and Gas Industry / Ten-Year Hiring Estimates Between 125,000 to 150,000 Across Canada

Canada is facing significant challenges in the availability of skills and talent required to meet the workforce needs of Canada’s oil and gas industry over the next ten years, according to a report released today by the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada. “The Decade Ahead: Labour Market Outlook to 2022 for Canada’s Oil and … Continue reading →

3-D printing / Filling the Skills Gap

Siemens Chief Operating Officer Eric Spiegel said Thursday the $440 million grant his company donated to Youngstown State University will help shore up the training gap for students to work in the 3-D printing field. Siemens, the electronics and electrical engineering company, on Wednesday donated $440 million to Youngstown State University students working with the … Continue reading →

Wisconsin / Study finds no Skills Gap

Wisconsin’s labor market shows no evidence of an existing or impending general “skills gaps,” according to a new analysis by a team of graduate students at UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs. The students analyzed the supply and demand for labor by building projections for both overall levels of educational attainment and specific occupations … Continue reading →

Austria / Apprenticeship Program faces with a deficit of new apprentices

Austria is facing a 17-year decline in the number of 15-year-olds that began in 2007 and won’t turn upward until 2024, according to government data. Faced with a deficit of new apprentices, the country’s labor ministry last month allowed asylum-seekers under age 25 to enter trade apprenticeships. In addition, a growing number of apprentices begin … Continue reading →

US Skills Gap / 39 percent employers are having difficulty finding staff with the right skills finds ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup has released the results of its eighth annual Talent Shortage Survey, revealing 39 percent of U.S. employers are having difficulty finding staff with the right skills, down from 49 percent in 2012. U.S. employers report a slightly more pronounced talent shortage than their global peers, 35 percent of whom report difficulty finding the right … Continue reading →

Canada’s Skills Gap / Needs to do a better job of collecting and disseminating reliable labour market information

Canada needs to do a better job of collecting and disseminating reliable labour market information, the kind employers, students and policy-makers can rely on to make good decisions, observers say. “Our data is horrible,” said Rick Miner, a former Seneca College president who took part in a federal labour market advisory panel in 2009. The … Continue reading →

UK / Tech City Startups / Skilled Manpower Shortage Is The Biggest Challenge

More than 40% of Tech City companies say a shortage of skilled workers is the biggest challenge they face, with three quarters blaming the employee shortfall for restricting growth. Research firm GFK interviewed 141 founders, chief executives, managing directors and chief operating officers of Tech City-based companies during March and April this year and also … Continue reading →

India / A summit on employability of engineers

Expressing concern over the lack of employability of engineering graduates in the state, the Odisha Private Engineering College Association (OPECA) has decided to hold an educational conclave on May 17 to guide colleges to maximize students’ employability. “By our own evaluation, only about 35% engineering graduates are getting jobs in their areas of specialization. Another … Continue reading →

China / Skills Gap in logistics

Employers in China face such a severe shortage of logistics staff that one British company is offering work to 20% more candidates than it has jobs. Paul Brooks, sales director of Unipart Logistics, said that the company regularly offered employment to between 10% and 20% more candidates than it had jobs because they knew that … Continue reading →

UK / Horticultural Industry Skills Gap: more than 70 per cent of companies struggling

A new study from some of Britian’s leading horticultural organisations has revealed a serious lack of skilled workers in the horticultural industry, with more than 70 per cent of companies struggling to find skilled workers. More than 80 per cent of businesses surveyed said they believed that the poor reputation of horticultural jobs with young … Continue reading →

Skills Gap / Tech Startups Worry

More technology start-ups will be looking to hire than at any time in the last four years, says Silicon Valley Bank, but they worry they won’t be able to find the talent they need. Even as most leaders and founders of the firms surveyed by the bank for its annual Startup Outlook report say conditions … Continue reading →