03 mai 2015

Are too many of our kids going to university?

By Ken Coates. Are there too many Canadian young people at university? I think the question is a fair one, but you would not think so from the reaction to the issue being raised. A report I prepared for the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Career Ready, attracted way more attention for the suggestion that we could do with 30% fewer university students than at present, than for all of the other ideas and suggestions combined. More...

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Here’s how universities can make money

Brampton DailiesBy Luisa D'Amato.  Universities have a serious problem. But the solution is staring them in the face. 
I realized this when I spent a Saturday morning on campus recently at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. (I have taught there part time for many years, though my relationship with Laurier is now ending.) 
That morning, after my meetings with students, I walked through the building and saw many empty classrooms. Classrooms that the university is already paying to heat and maintain. Classrooms that, with a little innovative marketing, could earn badly needed cash. Read more...

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New agreement lets students transfer college credits to Saint-Paul University

https://s1.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/metronewsca/templates/css/i/metro-226x90.pngBy Joe Lofaro. A journalism graduate is applauding a new agreement between Saint-Paul University, College La Cité, and College Boréal which lets students switching between the schools transfer relevant credits to continue their education. More...

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Harper is not funding science, he’s subsidizing business

Go to the Globe and Mail homepageBy André Picard. Last December, the federal government unveiled its $1.5-billion science and technology strategy. In the foreword to the document, with the flowery title “Seizing Canada’s Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said this:
“The success of our economy, the prosperity of our communities and the well-being of our families depend on advancing cutting-edge science, technology and innovation in Canada.” Read more...

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McMaster University to increase female faculty’s pay after review

Go to the Globe and Mail homepageBy Liam Casey. Female faculty at McMaster University will be getting a raise after a two-year study showed differences in salary between the sexes at the Hamilton school. Read more...

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Canadian research advocates criticize ‘big science’ budget

Go to the Globe and Mail homepageBy Ivan Semeniuk. An election year budget that focuses on investments in research infrastructure and partnerships with industry but flatlines funding for basic science is being lamented as a lost opportunity by Canadian research advocates. Read more...

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Business, government, education need to go back to school on STEM skills: report

Go to the Globe and Mail homepageBy Simona Chiose. Canadian employers have been complaining about a skills shortage of science, technology, engineering and math grads but as Simona Chiose reports, many STEM grads have just as much trouble finding jobs in their field as those in other disciplines. Read more...

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CPF : accéder aux listes de formations éligibles sur le site Mon Compte Formation

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Plafonnement – imputation frais de collecte et de gestion – OCTA

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Publication de l’arrêté du 27 mars 2015 complétant l'arrêté du 20 juillet 2012 relatif au plafonnement et à l'imputation des frais de collecte et de gestion mentionnés à l'article R. 6242-15 du code du travail des organismes collecteurs de la taxe d'apprentissage habilités au titre des articles L. 6242-1 et L. 6242-2 du code du travail

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Contrôle de l'application de la loi relative à la formation professionnelle, à l'emploi et à la démocratie sociale

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« …Ce contrôle consiste à recenser très régulièrement les lois votées mais qui ne peuvent être mises en application faute de textes d'application effectivement pris par le Gouvernement
•Mesures réglementaires prises
•Mesures réglementaires prévues non encore prises
•Mesures non réglementaires… »

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