While there is no evidence of a looming skills crisis, the authors of this report argue that Canada can do much better to improve the efficiency of its labour market.
When Calgary-based Pockar Masonry found that changing technology and demographics meant changing skill requirements, it turned to Alberta Workforce Essential Skills (AWES), a nonprofit organization dedicated to building an adaptable and innovative workforce.
Canada’s food processing industry needs to develop a country-wide collaborative initiative in order to address its needs and be competitive in a global economy, say the authors of this report.
This brief video features a consultant talking about the benefits of workplace education. Those benefits include increased confidence, better morale, higher productivity, increased participation, and career advancement.
The video was prepared by ABC Life Literacy Canada, a non-profit organization that supports lifelong learning.
Canada’s performance in literacy and numeracy in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released in 2013, points to an Essential Skills (ES) problem across the country, say the authors of this report.
In this report, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce points to the need for permanent infrastructure funding, similar to ongoing investment in healthcare, education, recreation, and public safety.
In this document, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce highlights a number of initiatives that are improving the participation of Aboriginal people in the workforce, and offers recommendations to both the federal government and Canada’s businesses to help make such success stories the norm.
Training Matters is ABC Life Literacy Canada's official publication on workplace literacy and essential skills, profiling leaders and businesses that have initiated innovative workplace training programs.
