How To Solve The Skills Gap In Canada

Skills Gap Trainer Podcast

1.1 Introduction

The Skills Gap is a term commonly used to outline the gap between the skills which employers require for a position and the skills which employees offer. In Canada, the Skills Gap exists at varying levels of severity for the different sectors, but it is especially pronounced in the industrial and technological sectors. Looking back a few years, as part of social guidance, parental guidance, career education and counselling process available to secondary and post-secondary students, many students were advised to pursue the education which they envisioned would be their passion and which would fulfill their dreams. Students were advised, that pursuing one’s own passion, and realizing that in terms of a completion of a post-secondary credential in their area of interest, would be a sufficient and adequate condition for employment further on in life. This desire to live a dream, was a dream. Consequent to these recommendations, many youths decided to pursue educational programs that were not in sync with the needs of the industrial and technological economy. If out of about 2 million yearly post-secondary enrolments, approximately 1 million is humanities/social/public administration, that comes at a cost. That’s 1 million projects managers, business analysts, chartered insurance professionals, information systems professionals, miners, medical doctors, carpenters other professionals that society doesn’t get. It is a common narrative that Universities don’t create the right kind of graduate, but the responsibility to solve the skills gap goes beyond University. For example, workers are also said to be at fault for not keeping up with technological advances via self-study after University/College. When it comes to enterprise and business, the organizations are claimed to not be investing into their workers, and thus, are not bearing sufficient costs associated with the development of the labour force. As for government, what are the claims made about it? ...

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