skills
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Wanted: skilled workers, shortage hampers business competitiveness
CME survey shows 85% of companies are having trouble filling job vacancies.
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Countdown is on for the 2020 Skills Ontario Competition
Young people put to the test in more than 70 contests, including robotics, mechatronics, coding and welding.
We need more women in skilled trades
Looming shortage of apprentices means lost profits and paycheques for Ontarians
Better access to immigration needed to address worker shortages: CFIB
Study shows more than 75% of SMEs have had difficulty hiring workers over the past five years due to skills and labour needs.
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Skills Ontario debunks five myths about skilled trades
To address skills and labour shortage, young people should be encouraged to seek careers in trades, technology.
Canada can do better retraining workers displaced by disruptive tech
High-quality evaluations of employment training programs will help policy-makers identify the best models to prepare workers for the future.
Manufacturing jobs and the future
They have grown more rapidly in Canada and the US than the workforce as a whole.
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Skills Ontario launches #FillTheToolbox engagement campaign
Initiative is looking for support from 240 donors for programs that will encourage youth to engage in skilled trades.
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Skills for the future: Digital competence will be essential
Canada continues to lag in development efforts.
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Skills shortage hampers manufacturers’ competitiveness: CME
Survey shows 85% of companies from across Canada are having trouble filling job vacancies.
New approaches needed for workforce development
The use of new digital technlogies is reshaping the way education and training is being delivered.
Quebec accepted 40% fewer skilled workers in first half of 2019
Province suffers from labour shortages in all regions, business groups wants 60,000 immigrants a year.
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Future Skills Centre invests $7.65M to transition displaced workers
Innovation projects will test and evaluate approaches to support thousands of workers facing career transitions.
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LNG Canada, JGC Fluor to attract more women to skilled trades
Four-week workforce development program aims to recruit, train, support and employ them in construction trades.
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Smart recruiting for the future
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