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62. Setting the Standard (2008)

Accepted Principles and Recommended Practices for National Occupational Standards, Certification Programs and Accreditation Programs

Authors: The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

The voluntary guidelines contained in this document provide common protocols to support the planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of national occupational standards and personnel certification programs, and the accreditation of educational or training courses and programs. The rationale for using common protocols is to maximize efficiency, minimize cost, and optimize the benefits of a harmonized system.

The guidelines are aimed at sector councils, industry groups, professional associations, and other stakeholders concerned with human resources and labour market issues.

The document contains three chapters: national occupational standards; certification programs; and accreditation programs. Each chapter details the related accepted principles and recommended practices for planning, development, implementation, and maintenance.

The authors note that these guidelines can improve the mobility of learners and skilled workers, ensuring the continued competitiveness of Canada’s labour market.

This document was published by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), the network of Canada’s sector councils dedicated to implementing industry-driven labour market solutions in key sectors of the economy. For more information about TASC, please visit its website at http://www.councils.org.

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Government of Canada's Sector Council Program

Added: 2011-12-16

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Vers une norme d'excellence

63. The Situation of Official-Language Minorities in the Labour Market (2012)

Authors: Jean-François Lepage

This Statistics Canada analysis is based on information from the Labour Force Survey carried out in March 2012, which for the first time included questions designed to identify language characteristics of workers.

According to the data collected, Francophones in Canada posted an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent, higher than the national average of 7.7 percent. That month, the unemployment rate among Anglophones was 7.4 percent, slightly below the national average.

The author points out that this difference is more a reflection of the distribution of Francophones and Anglophones in Canada than a lower level of performance in the labour market by a particular language group. At the provincial level, the situation for Francophones is similar to, or even better than, that for Anglophones, except in New Brunswick.

Overall, the unemployment rate for Francophones living outside Quebec was similar to that of Anglophones, at 7.5 percent versus 7.3 percent. However, the employment rate for Francophones, at 58.5 percent, was lower than that for Anglophones, 62.4 percent.

In Quebec, the employment and unemployment rates of the English-speaking minority did not differ from that of the Francophone population.

Across Canada, 18 percent of Francophones who are employed earn $1,200 per week or more, compared with 24 percent of Anglophones. The author notes that once again, this has less to do with a disadvantage for Francophones in the labour market than the fact that the latter are concentrated in eastern Canada, where wages are lower than in the western provinces.

Added: 2013-05-03

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Situation des minorités de langue officielle sur le marché du travail

64. Skills Agenda (2010)

Helping the Economic Recovery

This document brings together a number of articles that deal with the tools, programs and resources developed and delivered by Canada’s sector councils. Sector councils are industry-led partnership organizations that address skills development issues and implement solutions in key sectors of the economy.

The articles are grouped according to four themes: job-ready education; supporting diversity; training, standards, and labour market information; and international comparisons. Individual articles deal with such issues as workplace training; integrating immigrants into the Canadian economy; and recognizing the human resources potential of the country’s Aboriginal population.

The document was commissioned and published by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), the network of Canada’s sector councils dedicated to implementing industry-driven labour market solutions in key sectors of the economy. For more information about TASC, please click here: http://www.councils.org.

Funders:

Government of Canada's Sector Council Program

Added: 2012-08-30

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Le développement des compétences

65. Skills and Skill Shortages (2002)

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ViewPoints 2002

Series: ViewPoints 2002

Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre

The CLBC's Viewpoints leadership survey conducted in 2002 included a new focus on the looming skill shortages issue. Tracking since 1996 shows there has been a significant increase in levels of concern with this human resource challenge among all four of our target communities, managers and labour leaders in the public and private sectors. From a relatively modest share of mind in 1996, the CLBC now sees that the skill shortages issue ranks among the top five concerns for managers and the top ten for labour leaders.

This report details the findings of the Skills and Skill Shortages survey.

Added: 2007-05-16

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Compétences et pénuries de compétences

66. Skills and Skills Shortages (2006)

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The Views of Business, Labour, and Public Sector Leaders in Canada

Authors: Canadian Labour and Business Centre, Workplace Partners Panel

Reflecting their concern about the skills challenges facing Canada, the Canadian Labour and Business Centre’s Board of Directors sought funding from Human Resources and Social Development Canada for a Workplace Partners Panel (WPP) initiative that would allow business and labour to take a lead role in examining the skills shortages and demographic issues, identifying their key features, and proposing directions for governments, business and labour to address these. The Viewpoints Survey is a key background piece to this initiative. It examines the perspectives of business, labour, and public sector leaders on these issues.

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Added: 2007-06-27

67. Skills Development Fact Sheet: Aboriginal Engagement in the Workforce (2011)

In this document, the authors provide brief descriptions of a variety of programs developed by sector councils to encourage more Aboriginal involvement in the workforce. Sector councils are industry‐led partnerships that bring together representatives from business, labour, education, and other professional groups to address sector‐wide human resource issues on a national scale.

The authors note that Canada’s Aboriginal population represents the largest untapped labour force in the country. Initiatives aimed at tapping into that resource include a training program to help employers create Aboriginal-friendly workplaces; a pre-employment program to help Aboriginal people acquire the skills needed to work in the mining industry; and a recruitment/retention strategy developed for the electricity sector.

The document was prepared by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), a network of more than 35 sector councils and similar organizations.

Funders:

Government of Canada's Sector Council Program

Added: 2011-08-12

68. Skills Development Fact Sheet: Credentials and Integrating Immigrants into the Workforce (2011)

This brief document is part of a series highlighting initiatives undertaken by Canadian sector councils to deal with problems in the labour market. Sector councils are industry-led organizations that address issues in skills development and implement labour market solutions in key sectors of the economy.

In this document, the authors focus on initiatives that help immigrants become integrated into the Canadian workforce. The programs they describe include a website providing career information in 12 languages; an online program that allows immigrants to earn credentials while they are still in their home countries; and a guide that presents 12 case studies showing how tourism-related businesses have applied diversity practices to successfully recruit, integrate, and retain internationally trained staff.

The document was prepared by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), the coordinating body for more than 35 sector councils and similar organizations in Canada.

Funders:

Government of Canada's Sector Council Program

Added: 2011-08-05

69. Skills Development Fact Sheet: Overcoming Skills Shortages (2011)

This brief document is one in a series highlighting initiatives undertaken by Canadian sector councils to deal with problems in the labour market. Sector councils are industry-led organizations that address skills development issues and implement labour market solutions in key sectors of the economy.

Initiatives featured in this document include summer camps that alert Aboriginal youth to job opportunities in the electricity and renewable energy sector; an online skills assessment tool for the automotive repair and service industry; and a national biotechnology competition that gives high school students a chance to develop their research skills.

The document was prepared by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), a network of more than 35 sector councils and similar organizations.

Funders:

Government of Canada's Sector Council Program

Added: 2011-08-09

70. Skills Development Fact Sheet: Providing Key Labour Market Intelligence (2011)

This document is part of a series prepared by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), a network of more than 35 sector councils and similar organizations across Canada.

The authors begin by noting that good Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) is the key to developing strong skills and recruitment strategies. They go on to describe a number of programs developed by sector councils to provide LMI, including an employment forecasting tool for the mining industry; a macroeconomic model for spotting potential labour shortages in the tourism sector; and a strategy for defining jobs in the rapidly evolving environmental sector.

Sector councils bring together representatives from business, labour, education, and other professional groups to address sector‐wide human resource issues on a national scale.

Funders:

Government of Canada's Sector Council Program

Added: 2011-08-26