How does Canada encourage and train workers in high-risk, low-mobility jobs to transition into rapid-growth jobs in the clean economy? Here are some questions for educators and career counsellors to consider.
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Technological innovations are threatening jobs in many sectors. But with the right amount of training, transition paths exist from high-risk, low-mobility (HRLM) jobs into rapid-growth jobs in the clean economy—those that align more closely with the future direction of the Canadian economy. Encouraging and preparing workers to follow those paths will be key near-term challenges for educational institutions, career counsellors, and funding agencies alike.
In From Low-Mobility to Rapid-Growth Jobs, we see that with only one year of training, almost 58 per cent of possible transition paths are both feasible and desirable. Opening the next 42 per cent of paths, however, is more difficult, as even assuming three years of training the proportion of feasible and desirable paths comes in at 79.5 per cent. Potential transition paths and the cost of training and foregone wages also vary significantly across the country. Workers will need support and guidance to make the jump.
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