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Oil and Gas / ACareerJob Addresses the Skills Workers
Jobs in the offshore oil and gas industry are outpacing the availability of skilled workers to fill them. To help bridge the gap, ACareerJob will put its innovative job recruiting and video resume app in front of more than 50,000 oil and gas industry professionals next week at the Offshore Technology Conference. The ACareerJob job … Continue reading
Western Australia / Skilled overseas workers still needed
The resources sector in Western Australia is moving from a construction to operational phase but high levels of new workers are still needed this year and next, including skilled workers from overseas, a new report has found. According to the 2013 State Growth Outlook Study from The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, … Continue reading
US / The Job Gap and the Skills Gap
We’d be serving the present and the future. Here’s one example how: Today states are slashing budgets for community colleges, just when every good job requires more skill. That is truly cutting off our thumbs to lose weight. Last week, I interviewed Gary Green, the president of Forsyth Technical Community College, in Winston-Salem, N.C., with … Continue reading
Vietnam / Mekong delta short of skilled workers
Vietnam’s tourism experts say a lack of skilled workers will hinder tourism development in the Mekong River delta and cause the region to lag behind other areas of the country. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s southern office acting director, Le Van Hung, told local media that the delta was one of the country’s most … Continue reading
BC / The auto sector needs skilled labour
The Automobile Retailers Association and its industry partners have conducted a study to identify future labour needs of the sector. The research project took an industry “pulse check” to compare future labour demand with anticipated supply to see how they will align. The project identified a future gap in all employment areas in the automotive … Continue reading
Canada / Federal budget to target mismatches
Fixing labour shortages and enhancing the skills of workers will be the centrepieces of next week’s federal budget. But the government also recognizes that serious progress on matching skills with job openings will require close co-operation with provincial governments and the private sector. Businesses say labour shortages are also a top concern, and they want … Continue reading
Global labour markets are worsening again says ILO
In the fifth year after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, global growth has decelerated and unemployment has started to increase again, leaving an accumulated total of some 197 mil- lion people without a job in 2012. Moreover, some 39 million people have dropped out of the labour market as job prospects proved unattainable, … Continue reading
Only 24% of employers say they are effective in meeting talent needs – Mercer
Employers are investing more money in talent, but much of it is proving ineffective, according to the latest Talent Barometer survey from Mercer. The survey showed that 60% of organisations worldwide have reported increasing their investment in talent in recent years, however only 24% said their plans are highly effective in meeting immediate and long-term … Continue reading
Nova Scotia / Lots of highly skilled workers needed
RORY WILLIAMS wasn’t sure what he wanted to do when he graduated from Dartmouth High School two years ago. So he did what many Nova Scotia kids do: he hit the road. That was fortuitous. His epiphany came while he was working on a farm in Australia when he met a couple of Aussie welders … Continue reading
Canada / Failure to graduate enough tradespeople has been a constant for decades
Canada’s failure to graduate enough tradespeople has been a constant for decades. While Canada had nearly 400,000 registered apprentices in 2010, less than 50 per cent went on to obtain their certifications. Most dropouts leave because current policies make it impossible for them to stay… The average starting age of an apprentice is 27. Surveys … Continue reading
US Skills Gap / What if these assumptions are all wrong?
It is conventional wisdom that the United States is suffering from a severe skills shortage, for which low-performing public schools and inadequate teachers must shoulder part of the blame (see here and here, for example). Employers complain that they cannot fill open slots because there are no Americans skilled enough to fill them, while pundits … Continue reading
US / Closing the Gap: German Skills Initiative hosted in Washington
On Tuesday, January 29th, the German Embassy in Washington, DC hosted “The German Skills Initiative” with many heads of both U.S. and German corporations in attendance. Alongside German Ambassador Peter Ammon, the speakers included U.S. Secretary of Commerce Dr. Rebecca Blank, German Deputy Chief Executive of International Economic Affairs Dr. Volker Treir, CEO of Siemens … Continue reading
Skills Gap / Transaction banking: a substantial talent shortfall
The appeal of the transaction services industry for new talent has never been higher, as high-impact, pejoratively dubbed ‘casino’ investment banking job opportunities vanish. Technologic nous and an ability to navigate new client demands – amid market and regulatory shifts – are key skills that budding transaction bankers must develop to make their names in … Continue reading
UK / Skills Gap / Companies complain about hurdles faced by Chinese workers
The EEF, the manufacturing body, said UK employers are leaving job vacancies unfilled for weeks – sometimes months – because they cannot easily get hold of skilled workers from China and other non-EU countries to plug UK gaps. Companies complain that skills shortages hold back growth, with firms looking abroad to fill gaps in technology, … Continue reading
Canada / BC’s Skills Gap / The number of jobs requiring university, college, or trades credentials will exceed the supply of graduates in 2016
A B.C. Labour Market Profile reveals that by 2016, B.C. will reach a “tipping point” where the number of jobs requiring university, college, or trades credentials will exceed the supply of graduates in the province. The report was released by B.C.’s six research universities, based on the provincial government’s BC Labour Market Outlook. It notes … Continue reading
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