TABLE 15: SKILLS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT BY ANNUAL SALES
(Percent of Companies Reporting Skills Deficiencies among Employees)
|
CANADA |
LESS THAN $10 MILLION |
$10 MILLION TO $50 MILLION |
$50 MILLION TO $200 MILLION |
OVER $200 MILLION |
| Technical Skills |
28% |
28% |
37% |
24% |
11% |
| Reading/Writing |
18% |
15% |
28% |
21% |
7% |
| Mathematics |
6% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
7% |
| Verbal Communication |
19% |
17% |
28% |
10% |
26% |
| Problem Solving |
34% |
30% |
44% |
44% |
19% |
| Learning/ Flexibility |
15% |
15% |
21% |
15% |
11% |
| Teamwork |
24% |
17% |
34% |
31% |
20% |
| Entrepreneurship |
13% |
14% |
18% |
13% |
7% |
| Computer |
10% |
11% |
7% |
8% |
15% |
| Interpersonal |
11% |
7% |
13% |
18% |
15% |
| Basic Employability |
17% |
18% |
13% |
21% |
11% |