Vocational education and training - VET

Professional skills are foundational for both safety and success in the workplace, so why are we seeing a gap in their development by STEM graduates? In Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)’s review of university and college engineering and technology programs, we found that there are gaps across the board when it comes to active listening, speaking, self-awareness, social perceptiveness, collaboration, time management and active learning.

As Canada grows its green economy, targeted training is urgently needed for a workforce that lacks the skills vital to our climate transition.