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Question 33: What are some models of employers and post-secondary institutions collaboration in addressing workforce development needs, and what are the criteria for success?

Overview

This Question Scan looks at models being used to form employer and post-secondary institution partnerships in addressing the development needs of the workforce.

A search was conducted in three databases from 1990 to 2006, and seventeen websites were scanned for relevant literature. Of the sixty-one articles retrieved, twenty-eight articles discussed partnership programs, while the others ranged from on-site workplace training to sector-based programs in health, construction, film, etc. Ten (10%) percent of the articles had a Canadian focus.

The literature on PSE institutions and employer collaboration is diverse. Few studies meet the criteria of models and examples of collaboration, especially in the Canadian context.

Based on these observations, a further review of evidence on this question is not suggested.

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