Policy Paper

There is a considerable amount of research to suggest that technological development has the potential to benefit the economy, the workforce, and the quality of life of an individual.5 As the workforce and social sphere becomes increasingly more digital, the next generation of innovators must be educated to obtain digital literacy at the post-secondary level and earlier. [...] This is because of the council’s commitment to evaluating the PSE sector, and in turn publishing the evaluation to be publicly available and utilized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities. [...] The report prepared by the Provincial Government’s Highly Skilled Workforce Expert Panel; Building the Workforce of Tomorrow: A Shared Responsibility published in June of 2016 states that in order to succeed in the fast-paced global economy, Ontario’s workforce must be equipped with the skills necessary to meet the needs of the modern job market.10 The panel was tasked with creating a strategic pl [...] The Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities should collaborate with the Ministry of Education in order to ensure concepts of digital literacy are woven in to the K-12 curriculum. [...] In partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities should encourage the development of a strong digital foundation for all students in Ontario, and use an understanding of the curriculum to build a strategy for post-secondary education that continues that education.