New partnership is geared toward helping Canadian firms become more competitive, officials say.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Workforce Partners: Canadian companies aren’t investing enough money to hone
workers’ skills, a major reason why experts say the country’s economic
performance trails that of its major trading partners, including the United
States. According to a 2007 report by the Canadian Council on Learning
the rate of Canada’s productivity growth is 25 percent that of the U.S., owing
to the relative skill levels of the two countries’ workforces. To help, the
Denver-based Center for Talent Retention is partnership with Get Keep Grow Inc.,
a Canadian training organization. The partnership will work this way: Get Keep
Grow will market the center’s products to its member companies in various
markets in Canada. Those offerings include workshops for managers to learn how
to engage employees and increase retention.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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