CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week.
Recovery for All: Finding Equities in Education and Employment (Conference Board of Canada)
The report highlights discussions around the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on youth, Indigenous peoples, women and newcomers in the areas of education and employment. It also looks at guidelines and recommendations for promoting a more inclusive and equitable education and skills ecosystem.
Experiences of discrimination among the Black and Indigenous populations in Canada (Statistics Canada)
According to the 2019 General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadians’ Safety, nearly half (46%) of Black people aged 15 years and older reported experiencing at least one form of discrimination in the past five years, compared to 16% of the non-Indigenous, non-visible minority population. Discrimination was more common among the Indigenous population than among populations who are both non-Indigenous and non-visible minority (33% versus 16%).
Work-Integrated Learning Policy in Alberta: A Post-Structural Analysis (Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy)
This open-access paper examines a guidance document from Alberta’s Ministry of Advanced Education outlining how work-integrated learning was to be conducted at post-secondary institutions. It finds that the document suggests an assumption that the purpose of WIL is to improve labour market outcomes, and proposes an alternative framework for institutions.
Atlantic Canada’s Current Skills Issues (Atlantic Provinces Economic Council)
Reports of labour shortages were widespread in Atlantic Canada prior to COVID-19 and quickly reappeared during the recovery. This report outlines the main causes of skills shortages, discusses the implications and offers some potential solutions to the challenge.
