Internal training undertaken by workers
According to an OfficeTeam study on professional training, Canadian workers prefer workshops delivered internally by a professional (33%). Their choice is then directed to company-paid external training (22%), online courses (18%) and using reference books (16%). Companies seem to be listening to employees’ desires in terms of training. 67% of HR managers who responded to the study believe that they are able to provide face-to-dace internal training. 69% also make online courses available, 64% subsidize external training and 62% provide books and other reference materials.
On the other hand, only 35% of executives indicated they subsidize classes taken by employees outside of work.
(This survey of workers includes responses from 409 adults 18 years of age or older . The manager survey includes interviews with 508 HR managers at U.S. companies with 20 or more employees.)
Employment continues to grow in Canada
While Statistics Canada indicated that Canadian employers had created 250,000 new jobs in the last 12 months, the upward trend is expected to continue in 2013. According to CareerBuilder, 48% of recruitment managers plan to hire new permanent full time employees by the end of the year, marking an increase of 8 points compared to last year. 42% plan to hire fixed-term contract employees, 34% plan to hire part time employees and 25% plan to hire trainees. Among the sectors most likely to hire are personal services (33%), sales (24%) and information technologies (22%).