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Canadians need better skills training and recognition to tackle 21st century challengesexternal link icon

Content from: Policy Options By: Noel Baldwin | January 21, 2025 While Canada gets decent grades in numeracy, literacy and problem-solving, the country is not a superstar performer.
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L’intelligence artificielle menace 810 000 emplois au Québecexternal link icon

Contenu provenant de : lapresse.ca | 15 janvier 2025 Comme toutes les nouvelles technologies, l’arrivée de l’intelligence artificielle dans nos vies fait craindre des pertes d’emplois dans plusieurs secteurs d’activité. Au Québec, 810 000 personnes, soit 18 % de la main-d’œuvre totale, occupent un emploi vulnérable au développement de l’intelligence artificielle, selon une étude de l’Institut du Québec.
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Getting Canadians Ready for the Future of Skillsexternal link icon

FSC Executive Director Noel Baldwin chats with Stefano Scarpetta and Lynette Plett about the recent OECD PIAAC survey.
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AI could affect 800,000 Quebec jobs, new study shows. Here's who might be at riskexternal link icon

Content from: CBC.ca | January 16, 2025 Experts say while artificial intelligence could replace some jobs, it can also be a useful tool for others. Nevertheless, a new study says it will have an effect on a large portion of the province’s workforce, hitting specific demographics harder than others.
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Must love heights and live wires: How Canada is building a workforce for the energy transitionexternal link icon

Content from: National Observer, Cloe Logan | December 12, 2024 Shane Mullins cranks his neck backwards to see the top of the wind turbine he’s about to climb – a tower specifically for training. While it’s not as tall as the structures that run beside roads and stand parallel in fields, it’s inarguably high. It hits the same altitude as a 10-storey building, about half the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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Disposez-vous des compétences nécessaires au marché de l’emploi de demain?external link icon

Catherine Charron, les affaires | Decembre 11, 2024 RHÉVEIL-MATIN. Au cours de la deuxième moitié de la décennie 2030, on devrait compter au Canada près d’un million de postes vacants au pays chaque année. L’un des principaux facteurs? L’inadéquation entre les compétences des travailleurs et les besoins des employeurs. Tout n’est pas perdu, si la société joue bien ses cartes, estime deux économistes du Conference Board of Canada, l’organisme qui tire la sonnette d’alarme.
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Bridging skills gapsexternal link icon

Content from: Excellence in Research and Innovation Report published via the Globe and Mail | Nov 22, 2024 Rising adoption of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) tools in all areas of work require technology literacy not only for science, technology, engineering and math graduates but across all disciplines.
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Workers are embracing AI faster than employers can keep upexternal link icon

Jacqueline Loganathan, Betakit | November 27, 2024 There is an urgent need for employers to establish clear policies and training to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) is used responsibly and effectively in the workplace, according to new research.
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Future Skills Centre launches Skills Horizon Calls for Proposals to address emerging skills and labour challenges

October 30, 2024 Toronto, Ontario – The Future Skills Centre (FSC) is pleased to announce the launch of Skills Horizon, two new calls for proposals...