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Abstract:
Canada requires a high-performing post-secondary education (PSE) sector to produce people with the advanced skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to economic, social, political and individual well-being. Although Canada's PSE sector has performed relatively well to date on many measures, it can do much better. More attention needs to be focused on the quality of skills being produced to meet and address current and future economic and social opportunities and challenges. This report provides a systems perspective on the state of skills and higher education in Canada and identifies... [+] Show more
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Teaching and learning; Higher education; Students; Providers of education and training; Apprenticeship; Vocational education and training; Adult and community education; Workforce development
Keywords: Postsecondary education; Graduates; University; College; Polytechnic; Adult education
Geographic subjects: Canada; North America
Published: Ottawa, Ontario: Conference Board of Canada, 2014
Physical description: ix, 153 p.
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