Skills Training

• B.C. lays out roadmap for million job openings forecast in next decade

  Three-quarters of the forecast job openings will need post-secondary training, but the province stresses many don't need a traditional university degree.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2023
  
• Ontario government adds $160 million to skills training funding

  Ontario is putting $160 million toward skills training programs, prioritizing help for people on social assistance and people with criminal records.

  Politics

  Aug 25, 2023
  
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• Calgary students warn of private career college misinformation, sales tactics

  Calgary students are warning of misleading information and high-pressure sales tactics at private career colleges.

  Education

  May 12, 2023
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• New cafe teaches skills training to youth with exceptionalities in Kingston

  CommUnity Cafe has opened at Centre 70 Arena offering good food with a helping of skills training for the community's intellectually disabled youth.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
• Saskatchewan government announces over $4M in funding for skills training programs

  The Saskatchewan government is providing about $4.38 million to the SATCC and other training centres for skills training programs.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2021
• Coding for Veterans: Program that retrains vets for IT jobs hopes for more Indigenous participants

  'It is a power combination that employers are looking for in their workforce because it helps with diversity and it helps with culture within companies.'

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2021
• Saskatchewan government commits $13M to new skills training programs

  Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said nearly $13 million in funding will provide education and training to grow Saskatchewan’s skilled workforce.

  Education

  Jul 20, 2021
• Mastercard Foundation investing $15M in partnership with U of L and Blackfoot Confederacy

  The eleV program will begin in fall 2020. It will create new opportunities and supports for young Indigenous people to access education.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2019
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• The farm of the future is staffed by robots, RBC report says

  A new RBC report outlines automation and data analytics as "game-changer" technologies in the agriculture space.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2019
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• Kelowna employment program gives homeless people skills to find jobs

  "I didn't even know I could be useful," Kory Trott said. "Now I'm positive there is something that I could contribute."

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2019