Between 25 and 45 per cent of workers in Europe are either over – or under-qualified for their job, leading to a substantial mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market, a new ILO study says.
Covering 24 European countries, the study shows that mismatches between workers’ competences and what is required by their job are widespread – with marked differences between countries. More...

Educate Online recently launched their new Competency-based Education (CBE) Program Management Partnership for higher education institutions at the New England Board of Higher Education’s (NEBHE) conference “The Case for Competency-based Education: A New Age for Teaching and Learning.” More...

By Jessica Barrett. The most vexing problem in Canada's economy has been reduced to a pithy tagline: Jobs without people and people without jobs.
Variations of the phrase punctuate government pamphlets, industry white papers and economic reports, all aiming to get to the bottom of a stubborn paradox: a relatively high national unemployment rate -- particularly among youth -- that persists as employers complain they just can't find the labour they need. More...