This study is examining the current and future employment picture within the engineering and technology sectors of the Canadian economy. Five issues are the focal point of the study:
- Employer labour requirements
- The available workforce
- Attitudes and practices related to certification and licensing
- The role of diversity groups
- Globalization
You can check out the affiliated website or an interim report.
Here are some points of interest from the interim report.
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Individuals who obtained their engineering degrees outside Canada accounted for approximately20% of all employment in engineering occupations
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In 2006, members of visible minorities accounted for 25.8% of engineering employment and 14.9% of technology employment
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In BC The engineering age profile is older than average and this adds to supply pressures
Those of you who attended our workshop on “soft-skills” will be aware of the following points:
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Asked to rank a range of non-technical skills, by far the majority of employers ranked most of these skills between ‘essential’ and ‘very important’.
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More than 50% of employers identified serious weakness in the
non-technical skills of internationally educated professionals as the greatest obstacle to hiring them into engineering jobs
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