Government of Canada launches Future Skills Centre call for proposals and Future Skills Council call for applications
Employment and Social Development Canada, Cision, 2018/05/24
There's a lot of detail, but here's the gist: "$225 million over four years, and $75 million per year thereafter, in Future Skills. The Future Skills Centre and Future Skills Council will be tasked with exploring new and innovative approaches to skills development, identifying the skills employers will need now and in the future and sharing information to inform future investments and programming." Here's the backgrounder. More...

Skills Strategy Implementation Guidance for Portugal
OECD, 2018/05/17
Portugal is a compelling case study for educational development. It's inside Europe and benefits from EU membership. But it faces employment challenges and comparatively low levels of education. This report builds on previous 'diagnostic' studies (pictured) and focuses on what the OECD believes Portugal should do. More...

When students are cognizant of the relevance between their education and their desired career, 63% are more likely to agree that their education was worth the cost and 50% are more likely to agree that they received a high-quality education. More...