Recent occupational demand forecasts for Calgary confirm what mothers have been telling their children for years: study hard and learn as much as you can.

Between today and 2017, an additional 244,000 new jobs could be created in Calgary and a full 60 per cent of those jobs will require college, apprenticeship or university education. Without that level of advanced training and education, we cannot achieve sustainable growth into the future. More >

Working towards addressing these challenges, CED’s workforce initiative program, CalgaryWorks, hosted Here or There, Embracing Telework, the last forum in the Building Calgary’s Talent series.

Attendants heard from three keynote speakers - Professors Alain Verbeke and Bob Schulz, from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, and Ian Gover – open work consultant. Presentations and panel discussion were led by Mark Lang – Human Resources Senior Business Partner, Telus; Suzy Moutinho – Strategic Initiatives program manager, Canadian Pacific Railways; and Nicole Springer – General Counsel and HR director, Axia NetMedia.

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• Employers across Canada must adapt to a generational shift that is transforming the labour market, warns a leading workplace researcher.
• Employers advised to bring in new changes to the workplace, build credibility, focus on the positive, maintain a sense of humour, build on their employees' strengths, adapt to their needs, and "run with the wind, not against it. If you don't change the workplace environment, someone else will." Full article >

Top 5 Workplace Issues in 2008
Derek Sankey, For the Calgary Herald
Published: Saturday - January 05, 2008
•Too much of a good thing overwhelmed many Alberta businesses last year, so it's no surprise heading into 2008 that many of the same growth pressures will continue to play a pivotal role in the recruitment strategies of business leaders, according to an informal survey of some of the city's top human resource professionals. Full article >


Planned Recruiting Activities
• On June 28 & 29, CalgaryWorks, along with the City of Calgary and a number of Calgary-based companies, will promote the opportunities the local job market has to offer to potential workers from the United Kingdom at the Opportunities Canada Expo in London, England. Considering recruiting abroad? Join our mission. Contact Us>