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Key recommendations include:

1. Enhance the capacity of Canada’s innovation intermediaries to boost performance within small- and
   medium-sized companies by investing $331 million over five years in the College and Community
   Innovation Program
2. Renew support for experiential learning by making the Student Work Placement Program permanent
   and expanding eligibility to include post-secondary institutions and international students
3. Strengthen awareness of and navigation to lifelong learning by ensuring Canadians have relevant labour
   market information on skills in demand, flexible financial supports to pursue training and guidance to
   available courses
4. Relaunch a post-secondary infrastructure program that enables investments in green infrastructure,
   new technology and systems designed to develop a future-ready workforce

View the original article: https://researchmoneyinc.com/articles/mid-career-skills-training-will-be-key-to-addressing-canadas-labour-challenges/

Visit the original post: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/02/07/polytechnics-are-strengthening-communities-through-applied-research-and-innovation.html

After nearly two years of business uncertainty and worldwide economic contraction, employers across sectors are talking about skill shortages again. Job vacancies are at an all-time high, only 22 months after millions of Canadians were sidelined by COVID.

View the original article here: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/01/30/post-secondary-institutions-need-to-step-up-to-prepare-graduates-for-new-realities.html

As Canadian businesses recover from the effects of COVID-19, the productivity and skills gap twins have re-entered the conversation.

Read the entire article: https://researchmoneyinc.com/articles/more-integrated-relationship-between-post-secondary-institutions-and-industry-can-boost-canadas-lagging-productivity/

Polytech institutions may have been left in the shadows but with the increasing need of non-degree education, their role is rapidly evolving. Communities are looking to these schools to help get them back into the workforce and fill the talent pipeline. In this interview, Sarah Watts-Rynard discusses how the role of polytech institutions has change, the movement of microcredentials and how polytechs can be valuable to their community and non-degree education space. 

View the original article here: https://evolllution.com/revenue-streams/workforce_development/the-evolving-role-of-polytechnic-institutions-uniting-agility-and-quality/

When I ask business leaders what keeps them up at night, it is not only about supply chains, inflation, or rising commodity prices. The No. 1 concern is about talent.

View the original article: https://www.hilltimes.com/2022/01/05/polytechnics-can-help-fill-canadas-talent-gaps/336525

While COVID-19 has posed – first and foremost – a health emergency, overcoming the broader social impact of the pandemic requires a much broader skillset.

View the original article here: https://www.ottawalife.com/article/resilience-and-innovation-skills-critical-to-pandemic-recovery?set_lang=en