Dr. Michal Perlman

Professor, University of Toronto and Director, Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre, University of Toronto

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416-978-0596

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

University of Toronto

252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work

Journal article

Alix J. Jansen, Linda A. White, Elizabeth Dhuey, Daniel Foster, Michal Perlman
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 45, University of Toronto Press Inc. ({UTPress}), 2019 Dec, pp. 460--482

DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2019-024

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Jansen, A. J., White, L. A., Dhuey, E., Foster, D., & Perlman, M. (2019). Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work. Canadian Public Policy, 45, 460–482. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2019-024

Chicago/Turabian Click to copy
Jansen, Alix J., Linda A. White, Elizabeth Dhuey, Daniel Foster, and Michal Perlman. “Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work.” Canadian Public Policy 45 (December 2019): 460–482.

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Jansen, Alix J., et al. “Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work.” Canadian Public Policy, vol. 45, University of Toronto Press Inc. ({UTPress}), Dec. 2019, pp. 460–82, doi:10.3138/cpp.2019-024.

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@article{jansen2019a,
  title = {Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work},
  year = {2019},
  month = dec,
  journal = {Canadian Public Policy},
  pages = {460--482},
  publisher = {University of Toronto Press Inc. ({UTPress})},
  volume = {45},
  doi = {10.3138/cpp.2019-024},
  author = {Jansen, Alix J. and White, Linda A. and Dhuey, Elizabeth and Foster, Daniel and Perlman, Michal},
  month_numeric = {12}
}

Abstract

This article offers a critical assessment of empirical knowledge regarding labour market training and skills development in an era of technological disruption. Although exactly which skills and jobs will become obsolete is not known, technological change may cause unemployment to spike and increase the need for retraining. To move toward understanding what policy interventions will be needed in response, in this article we assess the current state of knowledge about Canada’s active labour market policies. We argue that before creating new programs, policy-makers need to learn from existing policy attempts to address labour market disruptions. By analyzing the most recent Employment and Social Development Canada evaluations, we find that quality data and analyses regarding the effectiveness of these programs are lacking. We conclude that research in this area is needed before policy-makers will be able to develop responses to technological disruption.

Keywords: skills, training, disruptive technologies, active labour market policies, Canada