CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week.
The Skills Algorithm: Digital Skills Demand Across Canada’s Labour Market (The Dais)
This report offers insights into how our skill requirements have shifted throughout and beyond the pandemic, finding that the most in-demand digital skills continue to be for general workforce tasks – low-intensity digital skills that are relevant regardless of sector or industry. It also shows that employers are still seeking hybrid (digital and non-digital) skills.
B.C.’s Labour Market Outlook, 2023 Edition (WorkBC)
Among the findings from this report:
- Between 2023 and 2033, B.C. is expected to have about one million job openings
- About 65% of future job openings will be to replace workers leaving the labour force, mostly from retirements
- Nearly 75% of jobs will require workers to have post-secondary education or training
The Leaky Bucket: A Study of Immigrant Retention Trends in Canada (Conference Board of Canada)
This report examines the following questions: Is onward migration – immigrants leaving Canada – increasing among more recent cohorts of immigrants? And if so, what are their reasons for leaving? And what is the key to retaining immigrants to Canada?
Education Policy Outlook 2023: Empowering All Learners to Go Green (OECD)
This report explores how education systems can: 1) translate learners’ awareness into environmental action; 2) provide learners with experiences to shape the green economy; and 3) position education as a strategic sector for the green transition.
2023 Global Severance Research (Randstad)
Among the findings of this report, based on a survey of more than 400 HR and procurement professionals:
- 96% of organizations surveyed have taken some kind of downsizing action over the last 12 months, and 92% anticipate taking further action in the next 12 months
80% of respondents rated their handling of downsizing as excellent or very good, but that view is not shared by employees
