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Widespread labour shortagesexternal link icon

Long lineups at security screening in airports have led to hours-long waits, missed flights, and frustrated travelers. So what can be done about widespread labour shortages? We hear from Dr. Tricia Williams at Toronto Metropolitan University's Future Skills Centre.
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Ontario’s tutoring investment is big money with low expectations and limited equityexternal link icon

The province’s recent commitment of $176 million is unlikely to be effective. It sets no priorities and has no guardrails for implementation.
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Micro-credentials, macro impactexternal link icon

Micro-credentials have come to the fore over the past few years as a key vehicle for supporting access to education. Micro-credentials offer important educational options for those who are reskilling, upskilling or learning about a new topic of interest.
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À la recherche de « partenaires » locauxexternal link icon

Marie-Soleil Desautels, L’aquilon | April 7, 2022
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The labour shortage isn't over — and employers are having to lower their hiring expectationsexternal link icon

Businesses are dropping some of their job requirements as they struggle to recruit the right candidates
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Editorial: Canada scores failing grade at skills training schoolexternal link icon

Canada has more than a labour shortage challenge. The deeper issue facing the country’s employers, industries and, ultimately, its economy is a skills shortage.
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Job tasks that can't be taken over by computersexternal link icon

CBC News | March 2022
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The Future of Work and Skills Trainingexternal link icon

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted labour markets and education, and now, as it enters its third year, we are seeing the acceleration of a workplace evolution that started long before the pandemic began.
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Displaced oil and gas workers are joining Alberta's tech sector in drovesexternal link icon

Feb. 15, 2022 — The Logic. Written by Jesse Snyder