Reading Time: 3 minutes The traditional student no longer exists. That means we need to find ways to encourage and fund lifelong learning
Author: Daniel Komesch
As Director of Policy, Daniel is responsible for all Polytechnics Canada policy files, with expertise related to skills and employment, apprenticeship and labour market information. He supports the work of Vice Presidents, Academic, including an ongoing initiative to consider how members can collaborate to offer micro-credentials. Daniel holds a Master's in International Public Policy from the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) and a Bachelor in Political Science, also from WLU. He is a prolific writer on the subject of polytechnic education.
Canada needs new data for a new economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to focus on assessing skills in workforce development as we prepare for the inevitable job shift
The need to nurture a skills economy
Reading Time: 4 minutes We can’t talk about the future of work without also talking about the future of education
Preparing for the coming workplace automation revolution
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manitoba’s Red River College’s Smart Factory offers a solution by bringing students and industry together
Robots in the workforce: resistance is futile, so we must adapt
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nearly half of the Canadian labour force is at high risk of automation within the next two decades, so how should we prepare?