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A battle we can't afford to lose : getting young Canadians from education to employment.

Allen, John, (author.). Miller, Naomi, (author.). Anson-Cartwright, Sarah. (Added Author). Canadian Chamber of Commerce, (issuing body.). Global Public Affairs (Firm), (issuing body.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary:

"Skills shortages have regularly been identified as one of the top 10 barriers to competitiveness in Canada by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, costing the Canadian economy billions in lost GDP annually. There is now a rare consensus about skills needs and challenges in this country, across the demand and supply perspectives. An aging population will only exacerbate the problem in the coming years, especially for the most in-demand professions in the skilled trades and STEM-based occupations (where STEM refers to science, technology, engineering and math). With this report the Canadian Chamber of Commerce focuses on the role of the education-to-employment transition in mitigating or aggravating the skills gaps. Specifically, this report addresses the ways in which all stakeholders, including government, employers, workers, education providers and students, will need to adapt and collaborate to improve the efficiency of the labour market"-- Introduction.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 electronic text (30 pages) : colour illustrations, 1 colour portrait.
Publisher: Ottawa [Ontario] : The Canadian Chamber of Commerce = la Chambre de commerce du Canada, [2014]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Thank you to Global Public Affairs, specifically John Allen and Naomi Miller, for their work on this report. ... The contact for this report is Sarah Anson-Cartwright, Director, Skills Policy"--Acknowledgments. "October 2014". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	President's message -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview -- 3. Labour market information -- 4. Career decision-making -- 5. Work-integrated learning -- 6. National leadership and coordination -- 7. Recommendations.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Title from cover.