Universities preparing students to succeed

By Bonnie M. Patterson. Gwyn Morgan, in an April 25 column (Universities doing little to solve Canada’s ‘jobs without skills’ problem), writes that Canada’s universities must do more to address what is being described as a looming skills shortage.
He proposes that universities identify the skills employers need, rip up the current program selections and replace them with those that would produce job-ready men and women with a magical, laserlike precision.
Let’s take a moment to consider some facts about the job market and what universities are indeed doing to prepare students to succeed. Read more...