Hello everyone, the title is one of intrigue, let me elaborate. Hypothetically speaking, I'm standing at one of two Podiums, and AI to be present at the other, the audience waits, and waits, AI never showed up so I presented to the audience a LEASH which I place upon the AI podium. Explaining the fact that real knowledge is within the "Human Being" meaning You & I. It took another human being to develop AI to insert another one that connects with the many other Technological LEASHES society had already connected to you. WHY? to control and manipulate you in their best interest. Hearing about Algorithms and having it somewhat explained is remarkable how through all the social networks they have compounded your thoughts, personalities, emotions, attitude, wants, and needs, etc... for psychological efforts to artificially control you automatically faster instead of them. Amazing how many have lost their "Gods Gift Of Intuition". "Where Basically We Now All Become Their Pet" just like your own pet. Sit Pretty, Roll Over And Play Dead? My Thoughts Thinking Out Loud.
NOW BACK TO THE WORLD OF SKILLS, TRAINING, EDUCATION & MANUFACTURING, OUR "STEM" PROGRAM
The Laughter Of Rhetoric/ And The Shame Of Incompetence, Ignorance, and Arrogance.
Globe & Mail Special Report Aug. 2, 2012. This piece is one of a series of high-profile Canadians commenting on the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Top 10 reasons Canadian competitiveness is dropping.
Note; this link makes me chuckle following up to today, it's like seeing the plan in motion.
Complacency is the enemy. That's the message from interim federal Liberal leader Bob Rae when it comes to fixing this country’s skills gap. For Canada to compete globally in terms of growth and innovation, he says, we first must address misguided immigration policies, a young – yet vastly underused – native work force, a non-existent national childcare strategy that forces talented women to stay home, and an education system in which a quarter of our students drop out of high school.
A major drop in the price of oil could lower the standard of living in Canada, so the federal and provincial governments should increase productivity to make economic growth less dependent on commodity prices, says Peter Jarrett, head of Canadian economic analysis at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. In the following slides, he offers three areas where productivity could be boosted. Associated Press
Canada Competes
Mr. Rae talked with The Globe and Mail about the issues around one of the factors the Canadian Chamber of Commerce identified as a blockage to Canada’s competitiveness.
What are we talking about exactly when we talk about the skills gap in this country?
The problem has been brewing for quite a while. Part of it is a generational issue – people are getting into their 60s and 70s. It’s no longer possible to talk about the age of retirement, because people are staying longer in the work force. But we’re simply not replacing the ones who are leaving in a number of skilled trades, and that’s leaving us with a significant gap.
The other issue is harder to put your finger on. Somebody told me an interesting fact: The average age of an apprentice in Ontario is in their 20s, and the average age of an apprentice in western Europe is in their teens. It’s really an issue of looking at our educational system well before college and university. We’re simply not providing the emphasis we need to in primary school and middle school and high school for kids who will benefit from having a clear path to a skilled trade. And it’s taking too long for young people to get there. And we still have a significant dropout rate. Partly, we need to look at the curriculum. It’s almost like we’re rediscovering our past. The argument used to be that if we provided occupational and commercial programs in high school, people would get streamed out of the academic stream. So in Ontario, there was a complete reversal starting under Premier Bill Davis, who said that we’ve got to make sure there’s a single curriculum for every student. To put a fine point on it, if you take a Grade 9 class today, a quarter of the kids won’t finish high school, a quarter will finish high school and then leave school, another quarter will at some point go to college, and another quarter will go on to university. We have to engage the school system and parents more broadly about what the options are and how to build more strongly on the skills side.
That requires an entire overhaul of the education system province to province, though, right?
It does, but if you look at what corporations or other institutions have to do when faced with a challenge, they have to reinvent themselves. And we shouldn’t underestimate that challenge.
The other factor we need to take into account, particularly in western and northern Canada, is that half of the aboriginal population is under the age of 25. And the rate of unemployment and underemployment among aboriginal youth is very, very high, so the whole issue of getting skills and getting work has to be addressed on an urgent basis.
Plus, governments are waking up to the fact that the immigration system was skewed very much to telling potential immigrants that the more degrees you had, the better your chance of getting into Canada. And the problem with that – and the labour market is telling us this – is that we have an awful lot of people working in skilled trades, in construction and elsewhere, who do not have papers, and they’re here because the market needs their skills. And if they’re found, they get sent back home – even if they’re settled here and their kids have been in school here for five years. They’re rounded up and put on a plane. Which is, frankly, a waste. The fact of the matter is that we need to shift the immigration point system to meet the skills shortages that are there.
Note; Looking around, we see. #1. below expresses the compromise, and the underlined above expresses it even clearer. So for years now the government was immigrating skilled labour, but know papers? Being Sarcastic Our Government has know papers either on how to run a country but they know how to compromise one. Remember all the Fast Track Pilot Programs each province had, or still have?
1. Immigration
$20-billion: That’s how much underemployment among immigrants to Canada is costing our economy each year in lost earnings, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In 2013, Canada will welcome between 240,000 and 265,000 newcomers, Citizenship and Immigration Canada says. But, on average, their pay cheques will be just 60 per cent of those handed to workers born here (down from 80 per cent for immigrants who came to this country in the 1970s), the OECD says. According to a 2012 report from CIBC World Markets, immigration accounts for one-fifth of the productivity gap between Canada and the U.S. over the past 10 years. Note; this has been exploited intentionally by government over the past 9 years which accelerated rapidly in the past 4 years. My thoughts
2. Skilled Trades
430,452: That’s how many apprentices are were registered in 2010 in the major trades across Canada – just over 2 1/2 times the number in 1995, according to Statistics Canada’s latest numbers. In December, the federal government launched the new Skilled Trades Stream immigration to help alleviate shortages, but will accept a meagre 3,000 applications this year. Meanwhile, the construction sector alone will need roughly 320,000 new workers by 2020 – and that’s just to replace those who are retiring, according to the Canadian Construction Association. Michael Atkinson, president of the association, estimates that just half of those will be trained here in Canada. Note; "With all governments and their exploited rhetoric in this area we Should Be In Abundance Of Skilled People But We Are Not"? My Thoughts.
3. Native population
$400.5-billion: That’s the “cumulative benefit” Canada would reap by 2026 if we were to close the education and labour market gaps between native and non-native Canadians, according to the Centre for the Study of Living Standards. With the median age just 27, compared with 40 for the non-Aboriginal population, and the total native population set to increase to 1.4 million by 2017 (from 1.1 million in 2006), according to Statscan, that’s a work force that no industry can afford to ignore. But a 2012 Conference Board of Canada report found that 57 per cent of businesses listed lack of qualifications, formal documentation or certification as a barrier to hiring Aboriginal workers. The result: The unemployment rate among Canada’s Aboriginal population is just under 13 per cent, compared with about 7.3 per cent for the rest of the population, according to Statscan. Note; This is the "Never Ending Story", but instead government compromised all Canadians, and Indigenous people through their "BS" Immigration, and Skilled Trades. Just more Rhetoric, Rhetoric, Rhetoric.
4. Education
280,000: The number of net new jobs Canada created in two recessionary years leading up to September, 2010, that needed a university degree, according to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Meanwhile, the country shed 260,000 jobs that didn’t need one. Yet, fewer than one-quarter of working-age Canadians have a university degree (compared with 30-plus per cent in Norway and the U.S.), according to the Conference Board. The figure is about the same for college, though, as the Conference Board points out, that’s mostly thanks to Quebec’s CEGEP system; take out Quebec and just 10 per cent of Canadians have a college diploma. Plus, we rank at the back of the pack among 16 of our peer countries when it comes to producing PhD graduates (Sweden churns out 3.5 times more PhDs). Note; This certainly addresses my last Blog Article called, "Innovative Skilled Trades, Revolutionizing Professional Training & Education, Time To Change Direction". Never seems to be a shortage of unjustifiable R&D Funding for these institutions. Which I find quite interesting when addressing this New College/University Development that seems to fit the narrative of concern. "For The People".
Remember This One - 700,000 Trades People Expected To Retire By 2028, Infrastructure Boom With Critical Shortages. Hello everyone, without being prejudiced or discriminating against any one government when in fact it is blatantly clear over the past 25+ years or even further if you like from1964 where, there never was no “All Hands On Deck” as Doug Ford has stated many times. It is our Historical Past where we learn to address our Present Day and Future needs for Canadians.
Note; Here in this link CEO of Polytechnics Canada Sarah Watts-Rynard expressing her views upon how important the role of Polytechnics Institution will play in “Recovery” and the challenges that will follow. "AWE" the narrative of Rhetoric and Recovery.
So just what is meant by “ALL HANDS ON DECK DOUG”? Where Are We Now? https://youtu.be/jJtI_GmyzlI & https://lnkd.in/ddC_m5yf "Could it, Will it", possibly lead to this New Private Non-Traditional Industry Based Vocational Technical College University Development full of New Alternatives, Choices, and Opportunities putting Canadians first?
"AWE" The Dark Matter? "REALLY" "Canada It Is Time To Turn Our Microscopes Inward To Actually See The Real "DARK MATTER" Within Our Institutions". Our Future Depends Upon It?
"TELL ME IT IS'T TRUE". I Guess It Is Time For A "NEW STEM PROGRAM" To Bare Fruit. STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. OR STEM - Skills, Training, Education, & Manufacturing.
"Now Barred From Declaring Insolvency", "AWE" the "Loophole" in federal legislation that allowed for Laurentian University’s 2021-2022 insolvency restructuring "Has Now Been Closed"? "BUT WHY"? "O" YA It Was A One Time French University? Canada are you waking up to the DARK MATTER of the R&D Funding whenever it's required without question?
Interesting Read Canada.
Funny, Perhaps with our new STEM - Program may inspire a more direct approach? Does the Indigenous Peoples of Canada actually have a voice, seems that there is know shortage of voices from everyone else but them? My Thoughts.
"WOW" "SHOW ME THE MONEY" Jerry McGuire Says? Must be the new focus point on R&D Funding to keep the lights on perhaps? Considering the conveniently closed to door for any other institution to possible achieve Insolvency like Laurentian University, but then again Waterloo University isn't French but they do have R&D Funding. However, Canada the Dark Matter slithers to the evil side of things as pointed out in one of my other articles called - "Innovative Skilled Trades, Revolutionizing Professional Training & Education, Time To Change Direction".
Interesting Read Canada? Times are Changing. https://thelibertydaily.com/discriminatory-diversity-programs-are-taking-beating-amid-legal/
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