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Reasonably coherent article about the skills shortage in Canada. Here's the first major data point: "There are increasing calls by employers for educators to do more job-ready training. But these calls have been increasing at the same time employers' spending on training has been dropping." Why would this be? "A sort of workplace prisoner's dilemma: Why spend thousands improving an employee's skills only to have him or her poached by a hungry competitor?" That's why our focus is on personal learning, while looking for industry support. By creating a learning network we avoid the prisoner's dilemma, thereby creating a means whereby employers can invest in training, not simply as an on-the-job tool, but also as a recruiting tool.

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