CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week.
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Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Vocational Education and Training (OECD)
Widespread school closures affected over one billion students during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vocational education and training (VET) sector has faced particular challenges during the crisis, most notably the fact that digital learning environments don’t work as well for practice-oriented learning as they do for academic learning.
Working Through COVID-19: The Next Normal (Conference Board of Canada)
With the vaccine rollout well under way, organizations are beginning to make decisions about a return to work. Only 6% of surveyed employers are planning to bring their entire workforce back to the office. The majority plan to offer hybrid or remote work to at least some employees post-vaccine rollout.
Pathways indicators for registered apprentices in Canada, 2019 (Statistics Canada)
Many apprentices take longer than the program duration to certify in their trade. Certifications and discontinuation rates among registered apprentices vary widely by trade and are influenced by many factors, such as age, previous apprenticeship training, type of trade and whether certifications are mandatory to work in the trade.
