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Dr. Philip Hunter, a director in PwC's People and Change practice, believes that Gen Xers are perhaps being "squeezed" by older workers delaying retirement, and younger, more aggressive Gen Ys intent on rising through the ranks quickly.

There's no question that some job-search approaches are more productive than others. Richard Bolles devotes several pages of his book What Colour Is Your Parachute? to exploring the most and least effective angles.

Yukon Education Minister Scott Kent and Skills Canada-Yukon President Julien Plourde offer their congratulations to Stephanie Churchill on her election as official WorldSkills delegate for Canada. WorldSkills is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in skilled trades and technologies, share best practices and promote public policy to support advancement of trades and technology.

The Saskatchewan Literacy Awards of Merit provide a unique opportunity for you to honour those who have been a beacon for literacy in your community. If you know of a worthy recipient, please take a moment to nominate them under one of several categories.

“Change is everywhere in today’s workplace,” says Bill Stirling, CEO of the National Adult Literacy Database. “New technologies, global competitors, new markets and changing standards or certifications mean that workers today are constantly dealing with change. They have to be continuous learners and problem solvers.”

More than 150 schools throughout Newfoundland and Labrador have received grants of up to $3,500 to take part in activities to promote the development of mathematics skills and highlight the practical application of mathematics in everyday life.

The participants in the Yorkton Friendship Centre’s project will attend life and employability workshops that focus on topics such as resumé writing, communication and leadership. They will then apply their new skills and gain hands-on experience through work placements with local employers.

There are three components to the problem of labour shortages. The first two – an aging and shrinking work force, and a knowledge-skills shortage – have been well documented. But the third is a shortage of the essential skills required in any job.

Students at Eastern Shore District High School in Nova Scotia will now have more learning opportunities through skilled trades education to help prepare them for good jobs. Eastern Shore MLA Sid Prest, on behalf of Education Minister Ramona Jennex, has officially opened the school's skilled trades centre as part of the Kids and Learning First education plan.

In rural and remote areas of Canada, women make up approximately 45 per cent of the labour force, but significant gaps still exist between women and men in labour force participation rates, employment rates and income. This year's theme for International Women's Day and International Women's Week celebrates women's roles in the economic prosperity of rural, remote and Northern regions.

The PEI Literacy Alliance has released the results of an environmental scan of literacy and essential skills programs on PEI. “Affordable and accessible adult programs are needed to address the training needs of Islanders," says Catherine O’Bryan, executive director. “This scan shows us there are some positive practices taking place and what else can be done.”

Randstad Canada President Jan Hein Bax says finding ways to bridge the gaps within this new multi-generational workforce takes great skill - and it all starts with gaining an understanding of how each generation thinks, and what's important to them.

From the stockroom to the executive suite everyone is impacted by the need to constantly improve his or her digital technology skills. But sadly it’s the workers at the lowest levels, the ones who can least afford it, who suffer most and are the hardest hit by these changes.

At the first of the Work and Learning Network’s 2011/2012 symposiums, John Servage drew on his 35 years of financial, IT, Internal Audit and Risk Management experience to present a rich case study, which described how a troubled group of workers used employee-driven learning to turn their department around. John described how he and his staff broke the department into inquiry teams, and empowered them to change the way they worked together.

A report by the Toronto Region Research Alliance finds that many students in Canadian universities go into their post-secondary education with hopes of a career in medicine or business. But in the Toronto region, there are only limited spots available for those jobs — and way too many graduates coming out every year, looking for work.