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fawneferguson

Ukraine Drafts Higher Education Reform on US Standards / Sputnik International - 0 views

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  • fawneferguson on 24 Nov 14
     
    This article looks at how the Ukraine is looking to improve their higher educational system to match that of the U.S. It shows how the rest of the world's educational system is pushing out higher quality graduates to compete with American innovation
fawneferguson

Canada to open the door wider to 'higher calibre' immigrants - 0 views

www.theglobeandmail.com/...article21417126

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  • fawneferguson on 09 Nov 14
     
    I chose this article because Friedman discusses in these chapters how the glob population is exploding and countries such as China and India have populations who are catching up to the Western World in terms of their skills. This article shows how this is already happening as Canada is actively seeking skilled professionals to enter the country to live and work here
jscharrer

Thinkopolis V: Education Nation - Workopolis - 1 views

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  • 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
Melinda Mah

What Makes a Healthy Work Environment? - Healthy Environments - 0 views

www.health.gov.bc.ca/...healthyworkplace.html

week 6 healthy work environment ministry of health BC

shared by Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Physically inactive employees cost employers $488 more per year in more in sick time, benefits and lost productivity
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      It's to the employer's and owner's advantage to encourage good health in the medium- and long-term.
  • Employees who smoke cost companies $3,396 more each year
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      Yet another reason not to smoke - it makes sense considering all the ill effects of smoking that we now know about.
  • Mental and nervous disorders have replaced musculoskeletal conditions as the top conditions causing long-term disability.
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      Now that it's become the more common thing, perhaps some of the stigma will go away, especially when it comes to fear of being fired or not promoted in a workplace.
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  • encourage workers to take responsibility for their own health, safety and wellness and contribute to creating a healthy work environment
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      No one understands a person's health like that person.
  • create environments that make the healthy choice the easy choice
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      This is important to do in many aspects of life. If fast food wasn't junk food, people would probably still choose it because it's easy.
  • promote work-life balance and make work a healthy life experience
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      This shows employers care about their workers. It also means that there will be higher retention. For companies who are afraid that young people will leave after a year or two at their company and who refuse to train young people, it seems like this would be one of a bunch of ways to encourage employees to stay with that company. Treating employees well and caring about them makes tham more likely to stay.
  • jobs are challenging
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      This is a good point that success only comes when jobs are challenging. Many people in low-paying jobs are unhappy because they do the same thing day-in, day-out, and it doesn't require much thought.
  • employees have adequate resources to do their job
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      This reminds of jobs where employees have to bring in their own stuff to make their workplace happy, or even functional. Specifically, this reminds me of the elementary school teachers who are given a tiny budget that isn't even adequate for providing everyone with pencils for a year, let alone all the books, paper, markers, chalk and other teaching supplies.
  • Lower absenteeism
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      Definitely true. If I had absolute independence in middle school, I would have skipped a lot of my classes and gone to do something else more interesting - like go to the library and read a bunch of books. As well, many people will show up but not actually do work. Because many people are paid either a) an hourly wage or b) to show up during certain hours, it encourages workers to be less effective with their time.
  • lexibility – allowing employees to have some capacity to adapt their workday to respond to family issues such as a child becoming ill or one who has special needs, school visits and parent-teacher interviews or special needs of elders. It typically includes family responsibility leave for employees. Supportive supervisors/managers whose management style values staff and is characterized by a desire to help employees achieve better balance between work and the rest of their lives. A culture that is family friendly - overall attitudes, beliefs, values and taken-for-granted ways of doing things that support work-family issues as legitimate workplace concerns, and as an opportunity to develop ‘new ways of working’.  Options include maternity, paternity, family and personal leave provisions. Alternative work arrangements – options are available to employees including daily or scheduled flex time arrangements, job-sharing, reduced hours, compressed work week, family leave options, part-time work, gradual retirement, telecommuting, other leaves and sabbatical options. Such alternative work arrangements are seen as ways of working, and employees using them are not sidelined, marginalized or belittled. Recognition of child and elder care issues including support for child care, providing access to a service regarding child or elder care, establishing on-site child care or, developing a consortium with other employers in order to provide emergency child care. This includes accommodating the needs of employees who are breastfeeding their children.
    • Melinda Mah
      Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
       
      In this list of reasons, all except one are family-oriented. I'm guessing only parents and children count as making a "family" for many people. Personally, I don't plan to have kids, and one of my parents passed away shortly after I finished high school. I hope this flexibility extends to family needs for couples who won't/can't have kids. Also, I wonder if this flexibility will extend to pet emergencies? What counts as a valid pet who is member of the family? For example, I can see a workplace sympathetic to a dog or cat, but maybe not to hermit crab.
  • Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
     
    A page of the BC Ministry of Health website that outlines what makes a healthy work environment. It's most important for the business itself to promote health because it makes it easier for all employees to be healthy and productive. Annotated Link: https://diigo.com/05nyj6
  • Melinda Mah on 13 Oct 14
     
    A page of the BC Ministry of Health website that outlines what makes a healthy work environment. It's most important for the business itself to promote health because it makes it easier for all employees to be healthy and productive. Annotated Link: https://diigo.com/05nyj6
christinawright

America Falling Behind in Education and Economy - 0 views

www.innovationexcellence.com/...ehind-in-education-and-economy

globalization capitalism education talent pool

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  • christinawright on 24 Nov 14
     
    This is not a test! Looking ahead to 2020, the U.S. proportion of the global talent pool will shrink even further as China and India, with their enormous populations, rapidly expand their secondary and higher education systems.
christinawright

Ontario private sector to play pivotal role in youth unemployment - 0 views

www.thestar.com/...ole_in_youth_unemployment.html

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  • christinawright on 08 Dec 14
     
    I am particularly interested in working with at risk youth. It has been identified that youth unemployment and underemployment is in fact rising and is, amazingly, higher than during the recession! This article talks about medium and large companies getting on board to help young people gain skills during high school and/or post-secondary in order to add practical experience to their resume, along with their debt-inducing education. It will be interesting to see what happens over the coming years.
michellewain

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

burning-glass.com/...Moving_the_Goalposts.pdf

higher education degree demand reshaping

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  • 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.
meganrowe

Why Don't Young Americans Buy Cars? - 1 views

This article is a small affirmation of Gratton's "shift" in society. The millenials of today are beginning to see the benefits of making their own choices to not follow the traditions of past gener...

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