In Review: TICTOC WATCH THE CLOCK, CONNECTING THE DOTS THAT MEAN A LOT.
- neweconomics2003
- Apr 29
- 11 min read
Updated: May 6
Connecting The Dots: Hello everyone, the meaning of accumulated research by creating a sequence of events that truly have gone unnoticed for decades. Starting with my most recent finding below uncovering a long (Slow) sequence of "Intentionally Planned Outcomes" based upon my findings.
"Religion" In English Canada and the United States, most “universities” were solidly evangelical Protestant or Catholic until the closing decades of the 19th century when religiously liberal faculty influenced by British and German trends introduced unorthodox and rationalist ideas. According to historians like George Marsden and George Rawlyk, eventually a new generation of secular-minded leaders and professors pushed even liberal religion to the sidelines. In English Canada most formerly Christian institutions gave up their religious identity between the 1920s and ’50s in return for “government funding”. NOTE: now flash forward to todays events?
https://www.faithtoday.ca/Magazines/2021-Mar-Apr/The-secularization-of-universities
In 1960, the Canadian federal government again intervened in vocational education by introducing the Technical and Vocational Training Assistance Act (1960). In “October 1966”, the federal government announced it would withdraw from the field of vocational education to enter that of “Adult Occupational Training Act”, Today's System. Noted: A very long intentional process leading through decades of rhetoric? In 1968 when Pierre Trudeau if my memory serves me right the term stated was that "We Will Get Them From A Broad" meaning skilled trades? Opportunistically they called it? Also my "Personal" perspective reflects the start of the French Encroachment over the English where smart intelligent English speaking Canadian people can't be employed in government unless you speak French so it begins? But yet our recent Political debate was orchestrated with interpreters? "Two-Faced with one sided narratives"?
1999 – PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES WOULD BE A CREDIT For the most part, valuable university funds are being spent on "Unnecessary Programs" and "Irrelevant Research Grants". By letting some students pay high tuition fees for formal education if desired, their would be more money in the total education pool for “Struggling Public Universities”? It is high time for Canadians to “STOP FEARING” the proposed threat of Private Universities. "REDUCING THE INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROLS ON OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND INCREASE “FREEDOM OF CHOICE” IN THE EDUCATION MARKETPLACE".
1996 – Industry Canada Needs A Strong Infrastructure – Manufacturing Success Relies On Cost-Effective And Efficient services. Adopt To meet Changing Needs – Canada has always placed strong emphasis on a well developed infrastructure. Privatization is one avenue worth exploring, but only if costs are lowered and service quality is enhanced. For operations that count on innovation and new market development to achieve greater cost effectiveness.
NEWS & COMMON SENSE, AUG. /97 – SOLVING THE SKILLED TRADES SHORTAGE- TIME TO GIVE VOCATION STUDENTS THE STATUS THEY DESERVE – Outsourcing has been declared by U.S. carmakers as essential to global competitiveness. This includes outsourcing tools and dies overseas. I often remind myself that if you want to remain competitive, you must look beyond the numbers. It may appear that there’s a cost advantage to source your tool construction work to overseas sources. "Nevertheless, if you continue to do this, you’ll eventually destroy your base of skilled workers". Our industry leaders finally acknowledge there’s a shortage of skilled-trades workers and it’s a national problem. I think its’ great people are starting to wake up to the fact that there’s a problem. But to me, "government–run programs nearly always mean throwing money around and endeavoring to be politically correct rather than result-oriented". The usual result: They spend tons of money and the problem still exists”. Indeed, the way the public perceives a journeyman is way out of date. The training of today’s skilled workers is somewhat more sophisticated, and they must be familiar with applying new technology. To enhance the “status” of skilled workers, let’s award a “Bachelor’s Degree of Trades” to reflect this higher level of technical skills. Industry should get together nationwide to establish guidelines for accreditation. Programs and Degrees would only be Accredited if they met these guidelines. Note; Definitely achievable throughout this institutional development?
1998 - The Knowledge Worker - Why do we put people through apprenticeship programs if not to develop their knowledge? Why do we demand Technical Training in CAD design if not to employ someone with that knowledge? The world is competing for knowledge workers everywhere. They are, and everybody needs them faster then the system can produce them. Work is defined based upon the skills required. We are in a time of great social transformation, larger then the industrial revolution, moving up to what some call the knowledge economy. "Or is it the Miss-information/Dis-information economy"? NOTE: A New Educational/Skills & Training Institutional Development Would Be An Asset Today?
Work Earn Learn, are the 3 elements of success.
2000 - Retooling Your Workers - Training - A structured on the job system will mean less time in the classroom and more time on the equipment getting hands-on experience and individual tutoring. It means less time spent on costly trial-and-error learning and more time spent on relevant practice. The thrust here is to approach "Training" as part of a continuous improvement. Training practices do not have to be centralized; they just need to be systematized. A systematic approach to job training will ensure that the right skills get to the right people at the right time. Note; And here we are 25 years later with an institutional development with a direct systematic approach that exists. "WAITING"?
2001 - Adult Training Program would be expensive and may prompt federal-provincial struggle - Faced with a looming national crisis that threatens to strangle the country's growth and living standards within a few decades. Giving incentives to private industry to make employee training a top priority. While government has ruled out creating its own training programs, it is seeking ways to give incentives to private industry to do more. Sector councils that bring together employers, unions, and community colleges to identify skills shortages and develop curricula and training programs cover only 25 industry groups so far. If we don't get all the stakeholders in the same place and begin to acknowledge that this is a national priority, across jurisdictions and across sectors we are not going to make any headway. Note: They brought them together and still "NO" further ahead are we? Alternatives Matter?
PLANT INDUSTRIAL MAGAZINE JULY 14/03 – PREPARING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE- There is a premium today for skilled people who can adapt to different tasks, enjoy working in groups and have well developed communications skills. In other words, people who crave for change. There are approximately 35,000 manufacturing establishments in Canada, many of them looking for workers able to demonstrate that they are motivated, capable of handling change and taking on new opportunities. But they are in short supply. Business tells us – and Canadian Manufactures and Exporter’s (CME’S) own surveys show. They are having difficulty attracting engineers, manufacturing managers, design and marketing personnel. In the skills area there’s a shortage of machinists, tool and die workers, welders and other mechanical skills. We still produce an unacceptable number of students who are unable to solve simple problems or communicate effective. "Are We There Yet"?
Could someone tell me how you spend $12 Billion 22 years ago & accomplish nothing?
CANADIAN MACHINERY AND METAL FORMING MAGAZINE JAN/FEB/O3- $12 BILLION BOOST FOR APPRENTICESHIPS – The money will be split between skills/competences Canada (SKC) a national non-profit group that promotes skilled trades and technical careers as a career option, for Canadian youth, and the Canadian apprenticeship forum.
GLOBE & MAIL APR.21/03 UNIVERSITIES/ENGINEERS – Mr. Armstrong – An apprenticeship can teach the practical over the theoretical and give them a lasting employee’s eye view of the organizations. “Organizations have to become their own “Universities”, he said. They “Can’t Rely” on “Academic Institutions” to “Deliver in Graduates all Business-Related Skills They Need”. Work term projects are not enough. Mr. Armstrong attributes the Reluctance of Engineering to embrace change to their training. Engineers saw posing challenges to change. By Mr. Stephen Armstrong AMGI Management Inc. a licensed Professional Engineer.
And What Do We Have Here? Don't Be Accountable or Even Try To Be, When The Money Falls From The SKY?
https://www.governing.com/finance/the-billions-being-wasted-in-the-economic-development-subsidy-wars
Globe & Mail, June 23/04, The Ontario government is spending $21 million on a group of programs designed to foster the growth of apprenticeship training. The money will go to three existing funds established to expand apprenticeship opportunities, Training, Colleges, Universities. Flexibility, is relevant and meets industries highest standards. The government is calling for proposals from community colleges and other training institutions. That's right Competitor Innovative solutions are to be ignored?
Stephen Deloitte, a Toronto-based partner at Deloitte Consulting LLP. (Globe & Mail, Mar.23/05, "War for talent requires new strategies') Quote: Few organizations are developing the next generation to take over from aging boomers. But when the crunch comes, these companies will find they cannot just poach the talent they need from the competition. “By Develop”, we mean providing the “Real-Life Learning” employees needed to master a job. “By Deploy” we mean working with key individuals to identify their "Deep-Rooted Skills", interests and knowledge to find their best fit in the organization. Sounds like a "Work Earn Learn Strategy" process?
The speaking notes, “Skills; the Key to Canada’s Competitiveness” of the Honorable Perrin Beatty President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, on October 24/2007 at Telfer School of Management, at the University of Ottawa.
Note; Where we strongly achieved in addressing these points of interest as he stated; Surprisingly lower cost to students, enhanced coordination of business needs, a unique training regime, direct opportunities in skilled trades, completely encouraging labour mobility, creating specialized training, captured a unique approach in obtain older workers and their knowledge and skills. "AWE" How the Alternatives That Matter Don't Seem To Matter?
There seems to be a direct disconnect between "Education, Industry, and Government" in “Employ-Ability Skills” for our country, and has continued for so many years full of rhetoric and not achieving success throughout their continued efforts for Canadians. (Perhaps it is time to "Cut the Shoe Laces that Bind them together to create a Solution not an Illusion")? Employers have come to view universities and colleges as the gatekeepers of workforce talent, yet those same institutions aren’t prioritizing job skills and career readiness as industry expects? This not only hurts employers, but also sets the average worker up for failure before they’ve even begun their career. To create change as in industry, we must create the changes that actually applies to the development and opportunities required to succeed. Offering greater Credibility, Experience and an Alternative to enhance choices in achieving ones educational & skills training paths that allow students to gainfully employ themselves.
FINANCIAL POST AUG. 21/2010 Research is the Root of all Evils, authors say. Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money And Failing Our Kids And What We Can Do About It?
GATINEAU, QC, March 7, 2014 /CNW/ - The Honorable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, today leaves for Germany and the United Kingdom, where he begins a six-day tour to study their respective skills training systems. Minister Kenney will be accompanied by provincial government representatives as well as business, labour and educational and training leaders. NOTE: Here we have the addition to the extended leash "WHY" when we had our own system but completely ignored "Technical and Vocational Training Assistance Act (1960)". But Now A Cut & Paste From Another Culture Creating A More Profitable Leash Upon Canadians? I guess there's no money in alternatives that benefit the people over politicians?
2015; Contacted the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Director of Skills Policy Sarah Anson-Cartwright, in her response was that she had not heard from any of their members advocating for any new college(s). And had suggested as a "Test of Interest" would be to contact the construction associations that represent that industry and the employers of the employees. "Did That And No Answer Back"?
2018 - Media Planet; Unionized labour; new generation of skilled trades workers in demand in Ontario? And to top all this off Canada's biggest investors have a Stunning $1 Trillion Dollars sitting on the sidelines, waiting to be put to work?
Globe & Mail June 12, 2022 Quote; Rocc Rossi, Pressident and Chief executive officer of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce stating that the "Current Labour Shortage in Ontario just a hint of problems to come? Mr. Rossi sees a host of structural problems that threaten Ontario's economy in the near future, and that the re-elected Progressive Conservatives will need to move to address. The Labour Shortage is the most apparent. The nearly 400,000 vacant positions represent lost productivity and tax revenue? Note; Advocating with the "Peoples Voice" for this New Private Vocational Technical College (University) Institution creating new Credibly by Inspiring Direct Pathways for Canadians built by, and for Canadians.
Note: “We have all achieved our degrees in following the science over the past 4 years, and if ambition is a science where the costs are addressed and the return on investment is the vaccine of your own achievable ambitions. Then the virus becomes the excuse of your own demise”?
Note: In my last blog article posting where I attached a recent video, during that video I was asked about "Tariffs" my answer was that it mostly reflected upon Politics. However, in a very short time after, I had done a little research only to find. Tariffs increase import costs, prompting businesses to "Seek Ways" to reduce expenses and maintain profitability. This can include measures like negotiating better deals with suppliers, optimizing inventory, stream lining operations or investing in new technology to improve efficiency. Or perhaps (Something More Direct & New).
Note: That being said, Yes, cost reduction measures can be a valuable strategy to mitigate the negative impact of Tariffs?
Therefore, Mitigating Increased Costs, Maintaining Profitability, Strategic Flexibility, all of which can be achieved withing these two uniquely designed entities working together creating advantages for industry, opportunities for students, loosening the load of parents, and helping our economies in having an alternative asset. PH. Industrial Incorporated & Phate Vocational Technical College University Development will "Truly" stimulate incentives throughout our 5 Ps, Progressive, Process, of Product, People, & Profession.
However, I do have to laugh at all the hype about tariffs, considering we've been promoting ways to reduce expenses for students & industry for years and so much more? All programs for students are 5 weeks, 7 days per week, with one week off between semesters.
This New Private Industry-Based, Cost Saving, Skills Training, Educational, Non-Traditional Alternative, Vocational Technical College University Development has a sustainable fit for many. Secondly as stated, whether it is Trump implementing Tariffs, or Canadian companies trying to find ways to sustain the changes in play? We have always been the alternative (ignored) and would become a great asset creating Joint Ventures with industry and Strategic Partnerships moving forward, and of course achieving our Strong Board of Directors First. Leveling the playing field with greater opportunities for the people, parents, students, industry, throughout our delivery of education, skills and training, experiencing everything real? Where industry can be accommodated with cost reduction measures, and students having "NO COSTS" but earned through ambitious effort. Recruitment will have another source other than traditional ways, industry can sponsor a student if they choose, all reflect addressing the need and requirements for our two countries, and our economies nothing short of paramount.
And you wonder "WHY"?
The never ending story?
Interesting, I always thought that if you create a bill (Student Loans) you have to pay them back? If not then education would be free. "But it's Not"?
“AWE” Doug, you seem to be more liberal than the Liberals?
After their ex-stream profits from all their international student gouging. Benching Canadians “WOW”.
Interesting?
I’m sure they will stand out again. However, the standing out in a crowd always inspired me especially when what is offered is an Alternative approach that truly benefits the people first.
LOL, was it working?
I always like saying this “NOT AT THIS NEW COLLEGE UNIVERSITY” We pay you?
Original intelligence created “AI” so I we will stick to what has always worked “People”.
I know how to help getting it back?
From one ex-stream to another or justifiable considering? My thoughts.
How Manufacturing of you Doug? WOW, your going all out creating jobs?
LMFAO? If there were manufacturing jobs available people would work in them?
That's understandable considering the storm of intentionally orchestrated events. Funny Thunder Bay has great potential? However?
Perhaps, and other means that can encourage and stimulate opportunities for the people along the way?
But they do? We just need then for them to go work in? To create the factories we need to develop the skills and people, the education that they require to attract the industries from around the world to invest Here & There?
WOW, Two year process, and to think if Loyalist were a French Institution you would have been allowed to go Bankrupt CCAA, but then again the Liberals tied off that for everyone else once the "FRENCH" Laurentian University came out of Bankruptcy Protection?
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