scholarly journals Access to professions : the experience of Japanese immigrants in Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukari Hayakawa
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Canadian Education ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Japanese Immigrants ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Immigrant Professionals ◽  
Employment Experience

This paper investigates employment experiences faced by 8 Japanese immigrant professionals in the Greater Toronto Area, including 3 Japanese-educated professionals, 3 both Japanese and Canadian-educated professionals, and 2 exclusively Canadian-educated professionals. This study attempts to examine whether Japanese credentials are recognized in licensing and hiring processes, and whether Canadian education improves the employment experience among Japanese immigrant professionals. In the case of the Japanese immigrant professionals in this study, barriers to licensing they experienced differ from profession to profession. Despite licenses, participants also experienced barriers to employment in their professions even if they were Canadian-educated, Japanese professionals. Except in one case, it appears that obtaining Canadian degrees in their professions facilitated practicing their professions in the mainstream labour market. Most of the participants were also benefited by some form of Canadian education in addition to their professional knowledge.

scholarly journals Access to professions : the experience of Japanese immigrants in Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukari Hayakawa
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Canadian Education ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Japanese Immigrants ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Immigrant Professionals ◽  
Employment Experience

This paper investigates employment experiences faced by 8 Japanese immigrant professionals in the Greater Toronto Area, including 3 Japanese-educated professionals, 3 both Japanese and Canadian-educated professionals, and 2 exclusively Canadian-educated professionals. This study attempts to examine whether Japanese credentials are recognized in licensing and hiring processes, and whether Canadian education improves the employment experience among Japanese immigrant professionals. In the case of the Japanese immigrant professionals in this study, barriers to licensing they experienced differ from profession to profession. Despite licenses, participants also experienced barriers to employment in their professions even if they were Canadian-educated, Japanese professionals. Except in one case, it appears that obtaining Canadian degrees in their professions facilitated practicing their professions in the mainstream labour market. Most of the participants were also benefited by some form of Canadian education in addition to their professional knowledge.

scholarly journals One year later: the employment experiences of Syrian refugees in the greater Toronto area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Khabra
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Employment Support ◽  
The Government ◽  
One Year

This qualitative study explores the employment experiences of Syrian refugees one year after their arrival in Canada through a segmented labour market and different forms of capital framework. Ten Syrian refugees and 3 key informants were interviewed to explore Syrian refugees’ barriers to employment, support channels, employment outcomes, and future career goals in Canada. The findings of this study show that insufficient English skills, lack of Canadian work experience, poor mental health, and a limited understanding of the Canadian labour market are the greatest challenges these Syrian refugees encountered accessing the labour market. Privately sponsored refugees were more likely to be employed than government-assisted refugees. Overall, Syrian refugees are in need of greater support from the government to help promote successful economic integration. Keywords: Syrian refugees, employment outcomes, privately sponsored refugees, government assisted refugees, segmented labour market, forms of capital

scholarly journals One year later: the employment experiences of Syrian refugees in the greater Toronto area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Khabra
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Employment Support ◽  
The Government ◽  
One Year

This qualitative study explores the employment experiences of Syrian refugees one year after their arrival in Canada through a segmented labour market and different forms of capital framework. Ten Syrian refugees and 3 key informants were interviewed to explore Syrian refugees’ barriers to employment, support channels, employment outcomes, and future career goals in Canada. The findings of this study show that insufficient English skills, lack of Canadian work experience, poor mental health, and a limited understanding of the Canadian labour market are the greatest challenges these Syrian refugees encountered accessing the labour market. Privately sponsored refugees were more likely to be employed than government-assisted refugees. Overall, Syrian refugees are in need of greater support from the government to help promote successful economic integration. Keywords: Syrian refugees, employment outcomes, privately sponsored refugees, government assisted refugees, segmented labour market, forms of capital

Community of practice: converting IT graduate students into specialists via professional knowledge sharing

Kybernetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liana Stanca ◽  
Dan-Cristian Dabija ◽  
Elena Păcurar
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Framework

Purpose The paper aims to highlight how an applied learning framework or “community of practice” (CoP) combined with a traditional theoretical course of study enables the identification of teaching-learning processes which facilitate knowledge transfer from practitioners to graduate information technology (IT) students for quicker integration in the labour market. Design/methodology/approach CoPs are identified based on cluster analysis according to Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (1984), with data obtained through a survey. Empirical research is applied to the CoP developed within a non-formal learning framework, principal new actors being IT specialists linked to graduate IT students and teachers on a traditional university course. Graduate IT students can gain knowledge of the ideal employee and the social and emotional skills needed to integrate with the IT labour market. Findings The K-Means algorithm helps to identify clusters of graduate IT students displaying necessary knowledge acceptance behaviour to convert them into specialists. The results of the cluster analysis show different learning styles of the labour force, providing an overview of candidate selection methods and the knowledge, skills and attitudes expected by users. Research limitations/implications Although the research adds value to the existing literature on learning styles and the knowledge and core skills needed by IT specialists, it was limited to an emerging market. Originality/value The study provides a preliminary overview of graduate IT students’ attitudes from an emerging market to the re-engineering of academic learning contexts to facilitate professional knowledge transfer, converting them into IT practitioners and integrating them in the labour market of an emerging economy.

scholarly journals Occupational mobility of Brazilian immigrants in segmented labour markets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Vendramin
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Occupational Mobility ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Mobility Barriers ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Educational Credentials ◽  
Personal Attitudes ◽  
Brazilian Immigrants

Canada needs immigration in order to maintain economic success, thus Canada accepts approximately 250,000 immigrants from countries around the world. Some of these immigrants find themselves gaining employment in the secondary labour market in the service and construction sectors. This paper aims to identify and analyze the experiences and issues Brazilian immigrants face in segmented labour markets. The study incorporates the knowledge and information gained from interviewing fifteen Brazilians who have recently immigrated to Canada and are employed in either the construction or service sector. After an in depth study, the following research will explore the issues revolving around occupational mobility, barriers to employment, educational credentials, and personal attitudes that Brazilian immigrants face in the labour market.

scholarly journals Tracking immigrant professionals' experience in Manitoba's labour market

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Stobbe ◽  
Judith Harris
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Market Definition ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Immigrant Professionals ◽  
Immigration And Settlement ◽  
Definition Of Success ◽  
Definition Of

Our project aims to improve immigrant integration programs by exploring the immigration and settlement process from the perspective of professionals and trades people who are clients of Winnipeg’s Success Skills Centre, an agency that offers employment assistance services to immigrant professionals and skilled workers. We make three observations on the integration experience of immigrant professionals and trades people in the Manitoba labour market. First, recent immigrants to Manitoba through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) have been educated and skilled, yet their labour market participation has often been restricted to general labour and entry-level employment. Second, immigration policy sets a minimum amount of money that an adult immigrant has to bring with him or her, resulting in a demand/supply mismatch in the labour market. Finally, employment has not been a fair or effective stepping-stone to integration in the case of visible minority immigrants. Our research indicates that a strict labour market definition of success fails to capture the expectations and real life goals of new immigrants. Key Words: immigration, professional immigrants, workforce, integration, Manitoba

scholarly journals Tracking immigrant professionals' experience in Manitoba's labour market

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Stobbe ◽  
Judith Harris
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Market Definition ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Immigrant Professionals ◽  
Immigration And Settlement ◽  
Definition Of Success ◽  
Definition Of

Our project aims to improve immigrant integration programs by exploring the immigration and settlement process from the perspective of professionals and trades people who are clients of Winnipeg’s Success Skills Centre, an agency that offers employment assistance services to immigrant professionals and skilled workers. We make three observations on the integration experience of immigrant professionals and trades people in the Manitoba labour market. First, recent immigrants to Manitoba through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) have been educated and skilled, yet their labour market participation has often been restricted to general labour and entry-level employment. Second, immigration policy sets a minimum amount of money that an adult immigrant has to bring with him or her, resulting in a demand/supply mismatch in the labour market. Finally, employment has not been a fair or effective stepping-stone to integration in the case of visible minority immigrants. Our research indicates that a strict labour market definition of success fails to capture the expectations and real life goals of new immigrants. Key Words: immigration, professional immigrants, workforce, integration, Manitoba

Gender, Age and Attitudes to Retirement in Mid-Life

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Ginn ◽  
Sara Arber
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Pension Policy ◽  
Early Exit ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Social ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
British Research

ABSTRACTBritish research on exit from the labour market has been mainly concerned with men, but US research shows retirement for women is equally salient. Gender differences in attitudes to employment and reasons for early exit are relevant to employment and pension policy.In this paper, we use data from the Social Change and Economic Life Initiative survey to examine gender differences in attitudes to employment among over 2,500 British women and men aged 40 to 59. A key concern was to discover whether the decline in mid-life women's employment through their fifties could be explained by a change in attitudes with age, or was more likely to be due to age-related barriers in the labour market.Analysis shows that among mid-life people who were not employed, financial considerations were the predominant influence on men's job-seeking whereas for women psychosocial aspects of having a job were also important. Mid-life women showed no decline in their motivation towards employment with age, indicating that women's early exit cannot be explained by reduced desire for employment with age. However, there was evidence of perceived age barriers to employment or promotion which were likely to have affected behaviour and attitudes.

scholarly journals Special working arrangements to allow for care responsibilities in Australia: availability, usage and barriers

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeromey Temple ◽  
Briony Dow ◽  
Marian Baird
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Background Population ◽  
Barriers To Employment ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Market Pressures ◽  
Special Working

Background  Population ageing is projected to reduce labour force growth and aggregate labour force participation, whilst increasing demand for informal carers. Increasing the labour force participation of Australians who face barriers to employment (including carers) is part of the solution to labour market pressures occurring due to demographic change and may improve the financial wellbeing of carers. Aims  To examine the availability, usage and barriers to accessing Special Working Arrangements (SWA) to provide care while employed in Australia. Data and methods  The 2015 ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers was used to measure the prevalence of the availability, usage and barriers to SWA to care stratified by carer status and gender. Results  About 94% of workers reported access to at least one type of SWA (n=25,094). Of this group, about 22% have used SWA to care in the last 6 months. The proportions using SWA to care were highest among primary carers (64%) followed by other carers (43%) and non-carers (19%). Of those who have used SWA, about 15% wanted to use additional SWA to care in the previous 6 months, but faced barriers in doing so, with higher proportions of primary carers (24.6%) and other carers (21.8%) reporting barriers. The main barriers faced by employed carers included insufficient paid leave and/or work commitments. Conclusions  A range of paid and unpaid arrangements are necessary for carers to combine paid work with their caregiving responsibilities. Labour market legislation and workplace policies should be strengthened to reduce barriers to take up of SWA.

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