Canada West Foundation and Basic Skills

computer skills: The study by the Canada West Foundation says 40 per cent of employees could perform better if they improved on basic skills like math, reading and writing, according to CBC. The skills being discussed are not advanced — they're not necessarily highly technical in nature, nor are there individually rare in many people. A new report says missing job skills in industries from retail to engineering are hurting Canada productivity. But collectively, many workers are held back by their lack of things like basic computer skills, numeracy, language skills and the ability to work with others. The report also says immigrants have skills shortages of between 10 to 16 per cent higher than the non-immigrant population. It says roughly half of people who didn't finish high school are missing such essential skills, while 30 per cent of university graduates are also lacking skills needed for their jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.