job training
How students turn on-the-job training into college credit
Partnerships between employers like McDonald’s and colleges turn on-the-job training into academic credit
Why Ottawa’s program for funding job retraining needs to change
While Western provinces have been hit hard by lower oil prices, federal money for retraining unemployed workers has failed to keep pace
Shocking idea about the Jobs Grants program: Give the money to trainees
Workers will use it better than either the provinces or employers
Canada’s jobs and skills mismatch: an expert on the federal budget’s training thrust
Among the most-discussed measures in last week’s federal budget was the government’s plan to create a new “Canada Job Grant.” Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Ottawa will contribute up to $5,000 per employee—if the employer and the province both provide matching funding—for short-term skills upgrading in places like community colleges and union training centres.