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CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week.
Lifelong career guidance in the new world of work (PES Network)
Prepared for the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) and written by Dr. Sally-Anne Barnes of the University of Leicester, this study examines how public employment services across Europe deliver career guidance to people throughout their working lives. Drawing on a literature review, an examination of national practices and seven case studies, it finds that guidance systems are diverse and fragmented, that adult services lag behind youth services in many countries and that hybrid models combining digital self-service tools with personalized counselling have become the norm. The report offers eight recommendations, including investing in counsellor professionalization, ensuring ethical and transparent use of AI and data, and establishing EU-level mechanisms to assess the impact of career guidance.
The State of Women’s Well-Being in Nonprofits (YMCA WorkWell & Women’s Nonprofit Network)
Based on survey data from nearly 14,000 nonprofit employees and a community survey of 892 women and female-identifying people across Canada, this report finds that women, who make up most of the nonprofit workforce, report more burnout and less trust, appreciation and well-being support than men. It highlights a paradox in which 82% of surveyed women report healthy value alignment with their organization’s mission, yet only 40% feel their well-being is supported at work, with under-resourcing, unsustainable workloads and inadequate compensation among the top stressors. The report also finds that 62% of respondents show at least one indicator of financial precarity and that 26% are considering leaving the sector within 12 months, and it offers actions for executives, boards, funders and women working in the sector.
2026 Working in Canadian Foundations: Putting People First (Philanthropic Foundations Canada)
This inaugural report offers a first comprehensive look at the people working inside Canadian foundations, drawing on Canada Revenue Agency T3010 filings, a foundation staff survey, salary and benefits records, and the Charity Insights Canada Project. It finds that the workforce has grown considerably, with the number of foundations rising from 1,355 in 2000 to 1,895 in 2023 and reported staff positions from 11,481 to 23,526, but that career progression is a structural constraint, with respondents rating the availability of career pathways below neutral at 2.77 out of 5. The report also examines how people enter and prepare for foundation work, along with progress and gaps in equity, diversity and inclusion, and positions its findings as a baseline for tracking philanthropic workplace cultures.
AI Adoption Outpaces Readiness: Student Experiences With Generative AI in Canadian Post-Secondary Education (Signal49 Research)
Based on Signal49’s national survey of 503 post-secondary students, this data briefing examines how students are using generative AI and whether widespread adoption is translating into AI literacy and workforce readiness. It finds that use is widespread but perceived learning benefits remain limited, that students report low confidence and readiness, and that concern about AI outweighs optimism. Most students use AI in basic ways and largely navigate it on their own, while institutional support is linked to higher AI use.
Canadian postsecondary enrolments and graduates, 2024/2025 (Statistics Canada)
This Statistics Canada release reports 2.3 million enrolments at public colleges and universities in 2024/2025, up just 0.1% from the previous year, as a 6.9% decline in international student enrolments was largely offset by a 2.1% increase in domestic enrolments. It was the first academic year to reflect the effects of the federal cap on new study permits, with international declines concentrated in business and administration and in engineering and engineering technology, while health care was a notable exception with growth in international enrolments. The number of graduates rose 9.2% in 2024 to 724,071, led by international college graduates, and short-cycle tertiary programs, which include college diplomas, outnumbered bachelor’s programs among graduates for the second year in a row.
