Fragmented systems: connecting players in Canada's skills challenge

Across jurisdictions in Canada and internationally, there is an important dialogue about education's role in skills development for labour market needs. Canada's post-secondary institutions are facing challenges to compete and demonstrate their value and relevance. Strong collaboration between post-secondary institutions and business will be a crucial driver in supporting a knowledge and skill-based economy. Collaboration with individual employers is already well-established at many institutions. However, there needs to be a more open approach to sharing information in an understandable...  [+] Show more

Across jurisdictions in Canada and internationally, there is an important dialogue about education's role in skills development for labour market needs. Canada's post-secondary institutions are facing challenges to compete and demonstrate their value and relevance. Strong collaboration between post-secondary institutions and business will be a crucial driver in supporting a knowledge and skill-based economy. Collaboration with individual employers is already well-established at many institutions. However, there needs to be a more open approach to sharing information in an understandable and comparable way, a more system-wide approach to address gaps and barriers, policy incentives to encourage more collaboration between employers and educators where it makes sense and work to build the tools needed to help all this happen.

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