Fix education so we don’t have people without jobs, conference told

By Vanessa Lu. The mismatch between training and education in Canada and the jobs that are being created raises calls for a revamp of the education system. Canada must fix its educational system to ensure that a looming demographics shift doesn’t leave result in a “people without jobs and jobs without people” scenario, experts warn.
“The demographic time bomb that’s ticking is getting louder and louder,” said John Manley, president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, which hosted a conference on the issue in Toronto on Monday.
“There’s a mismatch between the training and education that’s being offered, and the jobs that are being created.”
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