There are still questions being raised as to whether the skills gap really exists, but this Conference Board report says it's real and costing the economy of one province, British Columbia, billions of dollars. "There is a disconnect between the education and skills that employers need, and those that employees and graduates have... Skills gaps and mismatches in B.C. cost the provincial economy up to $6 billion in foregone GDP, and $785 million in provincial tax revenues, annually."
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