The need for skilled labourers has been growing rapidly for years, but COVID-19 government relief, health concerns and family responsibilities have worsened the situation....
My dad was a pipefitter. (A fitter-welder if we’re getting technical). While I didn’t know exactly what that meant when I was a kid, he did tell me stories from...
Young people who graduate from upper-secondary VET experience smoother school-to-work transitions than those who leave school with general degrees at the same education level....
Why does the Canadian apprenticeship system have relatively low participation and completion rates, despite a chronic labour shortage in skilled trades? Closing this apprenticeship training gap by developing a more...
Canada and Ontario are facing a dire shortage of workers in the skilled trades. More women joining these professions could help. Of the 140 or so skilled trades registered in the...
More than 100,000 Ontario skilled trades jobs will open up in the next 10 years, but information about these opportunities hasn't been readily available to students....
While research still consistently shows that earning a college degree leads to higher lifetime earnings and lower rates of unemployment, prominent figures in business have begun vocally proposing an alternative...