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This document reports on the first of a series of regional roundtables on employer investment in workplace learning. While this issue has been the subject of recent discussions at the national level, the nature of the labour market and the institutional structure of the education and training systems vary from province to province. In order to gain an understanding of these differing perspectives, the Work and Learning Knowledge Centre (WLKC) of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) is partnering with Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) to convene a series of roundtables on employer investment in workplace learning, involving senior government officials and senior representatives from business, labour, colleges/universities and NGOs [non-government organisations] from a particular province or region. The goal of the roundtables is to identify practical steps to ensure that the quantity and quality of workplace learning in Canada matches the needs of the economy and maximizes the potential of Canadian workers. The first of these roundtables was held in Toronto on December 6, 2007. This report presents the highlights of that discussion.

The issue of employer investment in workplace learning has been the subject of recent discussions at the national level. However, since the nature of the labour market and the institutional structure of education and training systems vary from province to province, it is important to gain an understanding of these differing provincial or regional perspectives. The Work and Learning Knowledge Centre (WLKC) of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) is partnering with Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) to convene a series of roundtables on employer investment in workplace learning, involving senior government officials and senior representatives from business, labour, colleges/universities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from a particular province or region. The goal of the roundtables is to identify practical steps to ensure that the quantity and quality of workplace learning in Canada matches the needs of the economy and maximizes the potential of Canadian workers. The first of these roundtables was held in Toronto on December 6, 2007. This report presents the highlights of the discussion at the Yellowknife roundtable.

The issue of employer investment in workplace learning has been the subject of recent discussions at the national level. However, since the nature of the labour market and the institutional structure of education and training systems vary from province to province, it is important to gain an understanding of these differing provincial or regional perspectives. The Work and Learning Knowledge Centre (WLKC) of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) is partnering with Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) to convene a series of roundtables on employer investment in workplace learning, involving senior government officials and senior representatives from business, labour, colleges/universities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from a particular province or region. The goal of the roundtables is to identify practical steps to ensure that the quantity and quality of workplace learning in Canada matches the needs of the economy and maximizes the potential of Canadian workers. The first of these roundtables was held in Toronto on December 6, 2007. The second was held in Halifax on February 18, 2008. This report presents the highlights of the discussion at the Halifax roundtable.

'Towards an effective adult learning system: report on a series of regional roundtables', calls for more learning opportunities for adult Canadians to improve their skills. It follows up on a 2006 CPRN [Canadian Policy Research Networks] report, 'Too many left behind: Canada's adult education and training system' [indexed at TD/TNC 86.553], which found that access to learning opportunities in Canada is generally poor for less-educated adults in Canada. CPRN conducted a series of regional roundtables in Halifax, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary, where people from business, labour, government, educational institutions, and others involved in adult learning developed a vision and recommendations for a more coherent, accessible and effective system. The report is based on the discussions at these roundtables.