New Technology and Training: Lessons from Abroad

Leon Muszynski and David A. Wolfe

Canadian Public Policy, 1989, vol. 15, issue 3, 245-264

Abstract: This paper examines the implications of new programmable technology for the future skill requirements of the labor force and the adequacy of existing training policies in Canada. Following the Economic Council of Canada's finding that there is little evidence of major skills development on the part of Canadian industry, this paper examines other alternatives. The training systems of Japan, West Germany and Sweden are surveyed and the major lessons from each synthesized. It is unlikely that the approach of any one country could be implemented wholesale in Canada, yet elements of each might be profitably adopted. Overall, employers in Canada would do well to realize that the benfits of programmable technology appear to be greater where there is a heavy emphasis placed on the planning and implementation of high quality training.

Date: 1989
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