{"id":58010,"date":"2019-05-14T13:44:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=58010"},"modified":"2019-05-14T13:44:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:44:51","slug":"brock-partners-with-niagara-chambers-for-landmark-skills-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/05\/brock-partners-with-niagara-chambers-for-landmark-skills-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock partners with Niagara chambers for landmark skills survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brock University is partnering with the Greater Niagara\u00a0Chamber\u00a0of Commerce (GNCC) and South Niagara\u00a0Chambers of Commerce (SNCC) on a survey to better understand how the talent and skills capacity of the region lines up with the needs of employers.<\/p>\n

The Chamber of Commerce Survey is now open on the Brock University website<\/a> and includes questionnaires for both business owners and employees. The goal is to identify the types of programs and supports needed to serve employers, as well as employees looking to upgrade their skills and advance their careers in Niagara.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood business depends on good data. Without solid information, any organization\u00a0is working in the dark,\u201d says Mishka Balsom, President and CEO of the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce. \u201cIn Niagara, we need to identify the professional development needs of our labour force so that educational programs can be aligned to support the required talent and skills pool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dolores Fabiano, Executive Director of the South Niagara Chambers of Commerce, said business owners who make up the various chambers of commerce across the region are looking forward to what the survey might reveal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith labour shortage being one of the biggest issues facing our businesses in Niagara, we believe the data gathered through this unique partnership will provide us with valuable information that will guide us to action,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The survey takes five to 10 minutes to complete and is confidential. Only aggregate data will be used in reports on the survey\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrock University is pleased to partner with the GNCC and SNCC in launching this important study to better understand the skills and talent capacity and needs of Niagara,\u201d Brock President Gervan Fearon said. \u201cWith the data collected from this survey, together we can help build a more\u00a0prosperous future and support careers and businesses here in Niagara for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to being available online at brocku.ca\/community-engagement\/chamber-survey<\/a> business owners and employees will have the opportunity to complete the survey at various events across the region throughout the spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brock University is partnering with the Greater Niagara\u00a0Chamber\u00a0of Commerce (GNCC) and South Niagara\u00a0Chambers of Commerce (SNCC) on a survey to better understand how the talent and skills capacity of the region lines up with the needs of employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":58011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,3319,4052,1,5],"tags":[7891,1263,5398,651,7890,7889],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58010"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58012,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58010\/revisions\/58012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}