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In the ensuing months, she went back to school to upgrade her skills. She started looking for work outside the service sector, which a year into the pandemic still has the longest way back to pre-crisis employment levels. Boyco's path out of the service sector is one that could be replicated through dozens of new skills training programs being unveiled through the federally backed Future Skills Centre to help workers mitigate some of the pandemic's long-term impacts. What COVID-19 has done is push the pedal down on shifts already underway in the economy, particularly as companies find ways to...

Jordan Press Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough responds to a question during a news conference Thursday August 20, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld April 07, 2021 - 1:05 AM OTTAWA - When COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector. The 35-year-old lost sleep as anxiety crept in about how to pay the bills and whether they would ever get back to work. In the ensuing months, she went back to school to upgrade her skills. She started l...

LIGONIER — School leaders are keeping an eye on the Indiana General Assembly as legislators consider two key topics: school choice expansion through education savings accounts, and how this spring’s ILEARN standardized testing will operate. West Noble superintendent Galen Mast said the days carved out for testing would be better spent in instruction and helping students. All students, including those who have been in virtual learning, will be required to take ILEARN in person at school. “We want accountability but we want those days for instruction,” he said. Schools were ...

iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Feb 26, 2021 11:32am (Markus Spiske/Pexels photo) Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where your host can’t quite believe it’s already the end of February. Where did that month go? For the foodies, today is National Pistachio Day. The weekend brings us National Protein Day and National Strawberry Day on Saturday, while Sunday marks National Kahlua Day and National Chocolate Soufflé Day. Here’s today’s agriculture news. The Lead We start with a butter update. Dairy Farmers of Canada is now recommending producers stop using palm oil ...

Racist who made Nazi salute, coked up son and kitten hurling dad spared jail this month These are the 20 criminals who walked free from court this year Left to right: Louis Mann, Lee Stephens, Jacqueline Preston Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more abou...