• Labour Force Survey April 2012

    May 14, 2012 1:37 pm - Articles, Featured

    Employment in Ontario was little changed in April, but with more people searching for work, the unemployment rate increased 0.4 percentage points to 7.8%. While employment was up compared with 12 months earlier, it was entirely the result of notable gains in March. Following a [...]

  • Skilled Trades Program Suspended

    Skilled Trades Program Suspended

    May 4, 2012 10:22 am - Articles, Featured

    St. Clair College has suspended their skilled trades program in Wallaceburg.  Read More  

  • Few Jobs in Future Factories

    Few Jobs in Future Factories

    April 23, 2012 11:29 am - Articles, Featured

    Not only are the unskilled factory jobs of the past just about obsolete, there will be fewer of them in future than even the worst cynics among us believe, according to some experts.  Read More

  • Unemployment Rate Continues to Rise

    Unemployment Rate Continues to Rise

    April 23, 2012 9:38 am - Articles, Featured

    Chatham-Kent’s unemployment rate for February 2012 rose to 12.3% from 11% in January.  The unemployment rate for Ontario for March is 7.4%.

  • Print Help Wanteds: Going, Going, Almost Gone

    Print Help Wanteds: Going, Going, Almost Gone

    March 20, 2012 10:10 am - Articles, Featured

    Last year, according to the Newspaper Association of America, employment advertising revenue was $743.4 million, far below the $1.1 billion in North American revenue of industry leaders CareerBuilder and Monster.  Read More    

  • Government of Canada Invests in Jobs…

    Government of Canada Invests in Jobs…

    March 16, 2012 11:21 am - Articles, Featured

    The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), today announced a contribution of up to $4,999,575 for the Research Innovation Commercialization Centre that will provide graduates in the fields of science, [...]

 
 

Welcome

Welcome to the Chatham-Kent Workforce Planning Board.  The board’s main role is to function as a broker of local research, disseminator of information, and facilitator of collaborative partnership development. Our intent is to identify needs and facilitate solutions to attract, train and retain a sustainable workforce through community partnerships.