Finance committee  The second thing is that we want to ensure that this training will also include upgrading in essential skills because often, unfortunately, people are not productive in the workplace because they don't have the eight essential basic skills.

Finance committee  I'm not sure I understand the specific question, but I can certainly tell you—

Finance committee  Yes, we do.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  What is happening in Canada that is very interesting—and Minister Rickford often refers to it.... Whenever he gives a speech in public he always says that it's great in Canada that we have college students who aspire to go to university and we have university students who aspire

Finance committee  Many don't; that's the problem.

Finance committee  What I will say is that very recently the government increased the funding for K to 12. This is very good, but what has not increased is the funding for the post-secondary level. Now there are more students than before, but the funding has not increased. So I would answer that i

Finance committee  I'm so glad you're talking about this, because there is a definite stigma out there. The stigma is from parents. If you ask most parents what their dream is for their children, they will say that it's for their children to go to university. They never think about colleges. Why?

Finance committee  In fact, this is already happening. There are a number of articulations or pathways between college and universities, and linking universities to colleges. The issue is that people often don't know about them, and parents don't know. In all the surveys asking how students make ch

Finance committee  Yes. They found that 40% to 60% of them tested below level 3 literacy. That's why essential skills are so important. Last is an increase in entrepreneurship education and support. We recommend the creation of a pilot project to enhance the development and delivery of innovativ

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. Given that the youth unemployment rate is twice as high as the national average and that there has been little improvement since the economic recovery, the Government of Canada must play a leadership role in maximizing youth emplo

Human Resources committee  In your booklet there is another one from Nicola Valley that you can see. It's on page 40. The truck or trailer has different types of trades. The students try different types of trades for a period of about 12 weeks. From that they are able to see which one they seem to be more

Human Resources committee  It will be a kind of certification to make sure all of the bases have been covered. We evaluate people and assess their specific needs. We use strategies to better meet their needs and ensure that the skills they'll develop will be useful to their communities.

Human Resources committee  Without a doubt. A lot of people live on reserves. I used to work for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. Unfortunately, many first nations people who live on reserves do not complete high school. Some do not even complete elementary school. That number is much higher.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. Recent funding announcements are a step in the right direction because they will address that problem. However, as I mentioned, providing it for K to 12 is not enough because funding allocated to the post-secondary sector has not gone up in several years even though