CAMBRIDGE, ON - A local manufacturer has received a national award from the Canadian Council on Learning recognizing innovative efforts to bring learning opportunities into the workplace.

Over the past year, MW Canada has been working with the Textiles Human Resources Council as part of an industry-wide initiative to develop onsite learning facilities within the textile sector. By developing individual learning plans and providing paid training time each month, MW Canada intends to ensure its employees are ready to take on a changing global market....More

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• Step #1 – Awareness
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This paper reviews some of the key issues relating to Canada’s economic performance and explores critical linkages between weak national productivity growth, business performance and underinvestment in training and skills development....PDF Format

With globalization, competition has mercilessly driven companies to maintain survival through continuous quality improvement, on-going cost cutting and unrelenting demands from customers. We now must compete on a daily basis or face business failure....PDF Format

As the textiles industry becomes increasingly international, one common factor uniting the more developed and developing markets is the need for a more skilled workforce.....More