Canadian Government Executive Radio

Tune in to co-hosts, J. Richard Jones and Lori Turnbull, Deputy Editor, Canadian Government Executive and Director, School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University as they discuss the skills gap in Canada with three amazing guests: Karen Booth, Associate Dean, Pilon School of Business, Sheridan College Matthew McKean, Chief R&D Officer, BHER Dana Stephenson, Co-founder & CEO, Riipen Industry is moving so fast these days and skills training needs to be up to date in order to sustain the growth of Canada’s workforce. How can a sustainable ecosystem for academia and industry be built that will provide opportunities for learners to become the leaders of tomorrow? Also in this episode: What is causing the current skills gap in Canada? What can industry, academia and government do to bridge the gap? What is the work-integrated learning (WIL) program? How does WIL work and what have been the results? And much, much more!