Workforce Central Canada

Workforce Central Canada Podcast
Workforce Central Canada
Workforce Central Canada (WCC) is a program created by the Hub for Industry Education Collaboration, MDB Insight and NAWB to cover workforce development issues in Canada. WCC will cover what is happening in Canada’s industry sectors, the pressures on those industries with regard to talent, what kind of skills and in demand today and what skills may be in demand in the future. WCC is underwritten by Equus Workforce Solutions.

Most recent episode:
Episode 11: Brock Dickinson on the Effect Automation and AI have on Industry Professions
In this podcast, Brock Dickinson, an Adjunct Professor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence with the University of Waterloo, asks the question “how we do prepare students and workers for this new reality where big data and artificial intelligence (AI) have reshaped the world of economic development?” A major distinction between capitalism and socialism has always been over the notion of who owns the means of production. Brock dives into how AI and automation transformed not just the manufacturing sector, but professional occupations and industries.

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