Closing the skills gap : Mapping a path for small business

Summary

This report presents recommendations to help close the skills gap for small businesses in Canada. The guiding objectives were developed as a result of previous consultations where gaps were identified. Those objectives are as follows: 1. Propose actions to encourage increased training or upgrading of employee skills in small and medium-sized enterprises; 2. Make policy recommendations to support the goal of encouraging SMEs to focus on training; 3. Highlight best practices in alleviating skills pressures, especially by means of training.

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innovation government education politics economy school entrepreneurship educational technology science and technology best practices small enterprises canada business economic growth employees employers employment manpower policy human resources labour small business unemployment best practice further education employee competition (companies) incentive finley diane finley