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Amid a focus on large-scale, nation-building projects, the workforce needed to pull this strategy off is the topic of discussion at the ECO Impact Conference in Calgary tomorrow. For more, we spoke with Noel Baldwin, the Executive Director at the Future Skills Centre.

AI is reshaping entry-level jobs in ways that could weaken young workers’ career pathways, experts say

In a Q&A interview, Baldwin talked with Research Money’s managing editor Mark Lowey about: how Canadian workers can keep upskilling in the face of automation and rapid technological change; how young people can gain the right skills in finding employment; the value of formal and information education and work-integrated learning; how government can help workers who need transition in their careers; Canada’s labour market strengths; and the aim of FSC’s recently launched Resilient Workforce Working Table.

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Investing properly in the tools and training that workers need, while also embracing AI, could give the country a major productivity boost, experts say.

When Fredericton High School student Matthew Jeon wanted to start saving money for university, he started applying for summer jobs. But his search was unsuccessful for two summers in a row. Along the way, he noticed many applications were more geared toward college or university students.

L’expérience internationale montre que des formations, une planification et des soutiens ciblés permettent aux travailleurs de s’adapter sans quitter leur milieu.

Strategic place-based industrial planning that attracts new investment and aligns workforce development with regional economic diversification can help spur community renewal.

Ils ont été des dizaines de milliers à faire la file et à envoyer des dizaines de copies de leur curriculum vitae à de potentiels employeurs l’été dernier. Le gouvernement canadien saura-t-il conforter les idéaux des jeunes Canadiens et Canadiennes toujours sans emploi avec son nouveau budget?