Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work

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ID11968294
AutoresAlix J Jansen (University of Toronto), Alix Jansen (University of Toronto, autor correspondente), Linda A White (0000-0001-9155-4321, University of Toronto), Elizabeth Dhuey (0000-0002-2833-4323, University of Toronto), Daniel Foster (0000-0002-9655-6630, Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario), Michal Perlman (0000-0002-6728-8067, Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario)
Ano2019
Volume45
Fascículo4
Páginas460-482
Data de publicação2019-11-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCanadian Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917
EditoraUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/cpp.2019-024
OpenAlexW2902078312
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas59

This article offers a critical assessment of empirical knowledge regarding labour market training and skills development in an era of technological disruption. Although exactly which skills and jobs will become obsolete is not known, technological change may cause unemployment to spike and increase the need for retraining. To move toward understanding what policy interventions will be needed in response, in this article we assess the current state of knowledge about Canada’s active labour market policies. We argue that before creating new programs, policy-makers need to learn from existing policy attempts to address labour market disruptions. By analyzing the most recent Employment and Social Development Canada evaluations, we find that quality data and analyses regarding the effectiveness of these programs are lacking. We conclude that research in this area is needed before policy-makers will be able to develop responses to technological disruption

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Order (exchange · Psychological intervention · Quality (philosophy · Retraining · Technological change · Training (meteorology · Unemployment · Work (physics · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology · Finance