Dissemination Venues | Dissemination Format | Target Audiences Reached |
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Canadian Association for Distance Educators (CADE) |
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Distance educators |
Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CACE) |
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Co-op teachers, parents and students |
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters |
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Employers |
Canadian Labour Congress |
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Labour leaders |
National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) |
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Aboriginal leaders and activists |
Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) |
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Employers |
Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCEO) |
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Employers |
There are many other avenues for knowledge-sharing that may result from initial communiqués. Research suggests that communication between educators and employers is needed to make better connections between education and the labour market. WLKC might want to host a forum with education and business leaders to discuss how to facilitate a better understanding between education and the labour market. Part of this forum’s discussion could be to examine what education and training has value in the labour market and ways in which employers and educators could integrate this knowledge and skill development into curriculum at the high school and PSE levels. This forum also could bring in national and international representatives who have been involved with successful school-to-work transitions strategies to comment on key implementation issues.