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jscharrer

Thinkopolis V: Education Nation - Workopolis - 1 views

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education

shared by jscharrer on 14 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • we are spending 13 per cent longer in school in 2014 than we were in 2000.
  • 6 per cent more of us now have a bachelor's degree as our top level of education on our resumes. Post graduate studies are increasing as well, with 43 per cent more Canadians having master's degrees on their resumes,
  • 3 per cent of people told us their degrees are not relevant to their jobs. (39 per cent not at all related, and 34 per cent not directly related.)
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  • 56 per cent also say they are over-educated for the requirements of their jobs
  • Employers look at 16,000 resumes a day in the Workopolis resume database to find candidates. The vast majority of their searches are keyword based. However, only 1 per cent of keyword searches are related to degree type or specific education
  • ive degrees (bachelor, masters and PhD) most likely to land you a job in your field: Human Resources (88 per cent) Engineering (90 per cent) Computer Science (91 per cent) Pharmacy (94 per cent) Nursing (97 per cent
  • Salary-wise, Economics grads come out on top, with the average wages for their first jobs being $57,000 a year. The average pay for the first jobs of the other liberal arts graduates is just over $43,000*.
  • From a financial point-of-view, the most lucrative fields of study for first jobs right now are Computer Science, Engineering, Law, Math, and Healthcare.
  • While Canadians are obtaining higher levels of education in 2014 than they were at the turn of the century, the vast majority of employers show more interest in a candidate's skills and experience and where they've worked previously than in their education
  • you are choosing your education based on job market demand, the best return-on-investments currently are in Computer Science and Engineering along with certain healthcare fields such as Pharmacy and Nursing.
  • university educated Canadians are 68 per cent more likely to land leadership roles within five years of graduation
michellewain

How Demand for a Bachelor's Degree is Reshaping the Workforce - 0 views

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higher education degree demand reshaping

shared by michellewain on 13 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • michellewain on 13 Sep 14
     
    This interesting article looks at how the demand for a bachelor's degree is reshaping the workforce. It ties in to what Lynda Gratton mentions in "The Shift", that there is a need for 'mastery' skills, self-marketing, and creating credentials as so many people are now pursuing postsecondary education.
janellekoivula

What has shaped the career goals of Generation Y graduates? - 0 views

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week 3 generation Y socially conscious

shared by janellekoivula on 29 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • janellekoivula on 29 Sep 14
     
    A recent survey on millenials - another name given to Generation Y - conducted by the Pew Research Center, explains how major events such as wars, social movements, economic downturns, and medical, scientific or technological breakthroughs affect all age groups simultaneously, but the degree of impact differs according to where people are located in their life cycle.
shawnaderksen

Global warming at work: how climate change affects the economy and labour | Toronto Star - 0 views

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shared by shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Alberta’s oilsands crop up — the much-disparaged oilsands that also provide employment to tens of thousands of people.
  • f workers can be assured that by slowing the pace of development, technology can be improved to limit the effect on the environment, he says, “they will recognize that change needs to happen.” But, he adds, they are not prepared to see the industry shut down.
  • which said the planet was on course to becoming two degrees Celsius warmer. It also predicted heat waves will occur more frequently and will last longer; wet areas will get more rainfall, dry regions will get less; and sea levels could rise by almost one metre by 2100.
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  • A warmer planet directly affects postal workers, landscape workers, construction and sanitation workers, “and that means they need different kind of protection,” says Lipsig-Mummé. “These jobs will have to be done radically differently.”
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      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change will dramatically affect the work habits of outdoor labourers. The rising temperatures will make less tolerable work days. 
  • All of that will affect work in different sectors, in more ways than we can imagine
  • In Bangladesh, considered ground zero for climate change, millions of farmers on the coast have left their villages and moved to the capital city of Dhaka because rising sea levels have devoured farmland and monsoon rains, on which farmers depend, are unpredictable.
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      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change has green jobs to offer however people are refusing to leave their current positions to take a new one in a field that has the potential to help. 
  • At the other end, global warming can wipe out jobs completely, she says
  • Some jobs, on the other hand, will become more important as the earth grows warmer.
  • mergency workers such as firefighters, police officers and paramedics face genuine dangers in a warming climate.
  • “As I see it, there is potential to create thousands and thousands of well-paying green jobs … there is transportation, retrofitting of homes, energy efficiency,” he says.
    • shawnaderksen
      shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
       
      Climate change has green jobs to offer however people are refusing to leave their current positions to take a new one in a field that has the potential to help. 
  • shawnaderksen on 07 Sep 14
     
    This article relates to the TED Talks video by James Hansen that we watched this week. The article describes the way in which environmentally unfriendly jobs such as work in the Alberta Oil Sands needs to be slowed down however so many people are employed there, they are unwilling to give it up. The article also states that climate change will dramatically affect outdoor employment such as construction jobs, postal jobs and landscaping. These workers will be forced to adapt to hotter working conditions which can in turn affect one's health. It is also important to note in the article that they give alternatives to work with the changing climates. Green jobs are readily available for people who are willing to make the career change. This is an interesting article and definitely worth the read!
colinsarkany

High-Stakes Testing: Policies in the U.S., Finland, & S. Korea | Globalization101 - 0 views

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globalization testing policies

shared by colinsarkany on 26 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • The recent decision by the College Board to completely revamp the SAT by 2016 has sparked a national debate on the merits of the SATs, ACTs and standardized testing in general. Some believe the current SAT hurts poor students since many are not able to afford the expensive test preparation courses
  • The new exam will try to help those who cannot access expensive preparation courses by better aligning the test to skills gained in high school courses, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, data analysis, evidence-based reading and writing and analysis of primary documents.
  • The new SAT seems to align with the Common Core, which focuses on building the same skillset
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  • Changing the test does not address other inequities in the U.S. education system, which result in real difference in college performance
  • Nor does Finland use standardized tests to compare and contrast primary and secondary school students and their schools. Assessment is carried out at the local level. Teachers determine the design and timing of the exams, which are used to monitor student progress
  • Furthermore, teachers are selected from the top ten percent of college students and teacher education students get funding to receive a free master’s degree from a Finnish university.
  • South Korea uses high stakes testing to determine high school and college admission. Social status, marriage eligibility and work prospects are all determined by the test outcomes. So, preparation for this test often begins at preschool. (Dalporto, South Korea’s School Success, n.d.). The testing culture is so intense that suicidal thoughts are high amongst low scorers on the exams (Wang, 2013).
  • Some believe that middle class South Koreans are emigrating to the U.S. to avoid this high stakes testing culture. Others believe the low birth rate in South Korea is also tied to the high stakes testing culture as well (Choi, 2009).
  • The steps that the College Board is taking to improve the SAT to align more with the common core seem to be a step in the right direction. At the end of the day, there needs to be emphasis placed on school equality and teacher quality as well because an improved test will not fix a broken school system.
  • colinsarkany on 26 Oct 14
     
    The website Globalization101 is a vast resource covering many topics regarding the globalization phenomenon. The article High-Stakes Testing in particular looks at different educational systems, and how US admissions are undergoing reform, while being compared to other educational system styles. The major link between this article and the first chapter of the World is Flat is the focus on skills, not job titles or location. The new standardized admissions tests will focus on skill development opposed to grades which may level the playing field for people to find internationally connected jobs. 
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