| FORUM OBJECTIVES
The overall objective
of the Forum is to discuss the various facets of LMI that make it a powerful resource for individuals and organizations to use when planning or making decisions about issues such as jobs, careers, education, skills development, moving (within Canada, or to/from other countries), recruitment and retention.
To help achieve its objective, the conference will emphasise the following 5 key streams, each with a specific focus:
Building evidence by examining data/trends; conducting research; constructing methods of analysis that help identify current and emerging labour market issues such as skills imbalances; attrition; inter-occupational mobility; sectoral adjustments, etc, exemplifying how career and labour market data and information is being used for decision making.
Sharing evidence and experiencesby probing approaches that better identify the information needs of different population groups and that address these needs in timely career and labour market information products and services including using this evidence to identify gaps and to develop responsive policies and programs.
Improving understanding, access and usage by studying the factors influencing the "take-up" and use of career and labour market information and the determinants of, and motivators and barriers to, using this information or information services by respective audiences (individuals, employers and businesses, policy and program developers, education and training institutions; and economic development organizations).
Measuring outcomes by examining frameworks that strengthen the methods used to track, measure and report on the outcomes of career and labour market information services and capture feedback from users and service providers.
Learning from what works by showcasing innovative career and labour market information services that get results such as widening access, or improving the monitoring and measurement of outcomes.
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