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In a knowledge-based economy, many industries are growing and the demand for educated, skilled workers is on the rise. Even yet in a recession, companies are struggling to get candidates with the right skills and work experience. These types of jobs may not require university degrees, but do require some post-secondary education and work experience.

Businesses are usually trying to find ways to offer back with their communities while dealing with skills shortages. They can benefit greatly from introducing or expanding how many work experience terms they provide to students, especially to at-risk youth or students from low income families. Some companies have a Tuition SMEs Policy that students could qualify for. I understand several people who have used these programs to acquire valuable work experience while getting paid, whilst having some of the courses taken care of as well. The majority of these employees tended to keep up with their employers after graduation.

With the rate of change in the world, post-secondary institutions have a difficult task in trying to prepare students for careers that currently don't exist. This really is especially true for careers in science and technology. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter were all created less than 12 years back and are actually billion dollar companies. 

Students who are luckily enough to get work experience in advanced companies can at the least get yourself a general sense of industry trends and where in fact the jobs are, and can plan accordingly.

I understand you can find people that might claim that the target of universities and post-secondary institutions aren't to train students for "corporation" jobs where the sole goal is to maximize profits. I agree totally that students should receive a broad-based education, but would also like to include that numerous skills are Young people to other sectors of the economy, and can be utilized for more than simply government and business. Non-profits employ a large number of people in Canada and need highly skilled and experienced individuals to become listed on their organizations as the child boomers begin to retire in vast quantities over the next few years. From what I have read, many them don't have formal succession plans, so lots of knowledge and skills go out the entranceway when someone decides to retire.

Non-profits depend on donations from several sources to keep operations. In a hardcore economy there's increasing pressure on non-profits from donors and other stakeholders to be effective and efficient. United Means of the Lower Mainland states on the website that it is "an organization committed to making a measurable difference within our community." It also states that it has one of the lowest net fundraising costs in the country. This tells me that non-profits like the United Way need skilled people to do more with less resources in a rapidly changing external environment. Advanced computer training, familiarity with employment law, marketing, recruiting, fundraising, and experience dealing with budgets are some of skills needed in order to manage in a non-profit.

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