Sentences with phrase «new global skills»

We've increased immigration levels from 200,000 to 300,000 and a new global skills strategy that will help streamline more talent from abroad, high - end and in - demand talent to help companies grow.

All are striving to modernize their education systems to meet the demands of the global knowledge economy and produce a new global skill set.

This reflects the increasing understanding that in rapidly changing knowledge economies, critical thinking and problem solving are important parts of the new global skill set, whereas the labor market demand for routine cognitive competencies — the kinds of skills that are easy to teach and test — has declined rapidly over recent decades.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

While you and I may never face multi-billion global challenges like the leaders of GM (GM) Chrysler or the Fed, we do face our own personal and professional challenges from which we can learn and forge new leadership skills.

In the rampaging, skills - hungry global economy of the 1990s, employee stock options have become the new manna — a widely accepted means of attracting and retaining key workers.

Out of all the books I have read around entrepreneurship, business, and leadership success, this has hands down had the most impact on the growth of myself, our business, and the development my own leadership skills as our team has grown from a startup to a global company with offices in London, Singapore, and New York.»

They are examples of how global outsourcing companies are using temporary visas to bring in foreign workers who do not appear to have exceptional skills — according to interviews with a dozen current or former employees of Toys «R» Us and New York Life — to help ship out jobs, mainly to India.

Measures such as the Global Skills Strategy (GSS), which introduces a new two - week turnaround time for tech - worker permits, and an ambitious new approach to Work - Integrated - Learning placements, show the Government is listening to the concerns of Canadian CEOs facing talent shortages.

By granting greater access to highly - skilled talent, the Federal Government is providing high - growth companies with the jet fuel they need to reach new global heights.

Richard J. Barnet and Ronald Muller, Global Reach: The Power of the Multinational Corporations (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974), p. 184, give specific content to Dom Helder Camara's words: «Global companies have used their great levers of power — finance capital, technology, organizational skills, and mass communications — to create a Global Shopping Center in which the hungry of the world are invited to buy expensive snacks and a Global Factory in which there are fewer and fewer jobs.

Market uncertainty, rising competition, and the retention and recruitment of skilled staff have been highlighted as major business concerns for the global packaging industry over the next six months, although respondents are willing to increase their focus towards expansion in current markets and the development of new products.

These include key science and technology developments as well as critical business changes such as a greater focus on global markets, investing in new skills and improved culture and collaboration models.

«Locating our corporate office in Glenview will give us the ability to access the new skills and talent we need to operate as a publicly traded company and enhance our effectiveness as a global growth company,» said Stephen Golsby, Mead Johnson's chief executive.

This work will be done by our highly skilled and compensated workforce and will enable all of New York State to better compete in the global economy.»

At a time when the nation is trying to produce workers with the skills to master new technologies and adapt to the complexities of a global economy, large cuts in funding for basic education undermine a crucial building block for future prosperity.

The focus of the Draft Legislative Programme (due to be launched today) «New Industry, New Jobs» - on improving skills, supporting low - carbon services and industries, the continued openness of the global trading system and ensuring Government action across departmental boundaries - has been welcomed by the Chamber of Shipping.

The investments will modernize classrooms across New York state and equip students with the skills they need to thrive in the global economy, Cuomo said.

To be on the frontier of discovery and in the vanguard of innovation requires new capabilities and skills that are qualitatively different from production - line education that turns students into commodities in the global marketplace at the cheapest price.?

Instead we will de ne new metrics, ones that are better aligned with the skills needed to succeed in the shifting global marketplace.

The first task before him was building the skilled team necessary to complete a new, far more detailed and nuanced version of the «Global Burden of Disease» study.

Global: The Future of Genetics — Career Opportunities for Young Scientists Southern - European Editor Elisabeth Pain peeks into the new career avenues the sequencing of the human genome has opened, in academia and industry, and finds out what skills are needed to work in this field.

This optimism is based on the fact that the resources that are required to launch a global war on poverty and underdevelopment, including capital, technology, and human skills, exist in abundance in Africa and are within reach through a new global partnership based on shared responsibility and mutual interest.

Taking into consideration broad, economic, technological, and demographic changes, the contributors — all leading social scientists in their fields — suggest that these global transformations will require youth to develop new skills, sensibilities, and habits of mind that are far ahead of what most educational systems can now deliver.

In CFE v. New York, Judge Leland DeGrasse ruled that an adequate education included the «foundational skills that students need to become productive citizens capable of civic engagement and sustaining competitive employment,» the «intellectual tools to evaluate complex issues, such as campaign finance reform, tax policy, and global warming,» the ability to «determine questions of fact concerning DNA evidence, statistical analyses, and convoluted financial fraud.»

Global citizenship education should provide a new set of core values to develop enhanced knowledge, skills and, most importantly, attitudes to encourage respect for human rights, social justice, diversity, gender equality, and environmental sustainability among other values that promote mutual understanding and constructive relations.

The new framework and emphasis on global competencies is part of a larger effort to incorporate the assessment of social skills and abilities into PISA tests.

One of them is sponsored by Global Kids, a New York - based nonprofit organization that teaches leadership, citizenship, and learning skills to urban youth.

«If you're looking for something for teens who have less sophisticated technical skills, you may want to bring them into Whyville,» advises Barry Joseph of Global Kids, a New York City nonprofit organization that's exploring the educational uses of virtual worlds.

They see the new global demands for skills; they want their kids to be ready; and they may well be happy to see Washington seize responsibility for that readiness.

A coalition of education, business, and technology organizations is calling for new measures of the skills needed to succeed in a fast - paced global economy.

The Delany Connective is delivering a new model of schooling designed to meet the needs of today's learners and equip them with the skills and knowledge to thrive in a connected, global world.

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The acquisition of knowledge, skills, competences that lifelong learning should enable is not limited, in its conceptual understanding, to that of foundational skills, but also encompasses a larger panel of skills, bearing in mind the emergence of new skills deemed critical for individuals (as learning to learn, skills for global citizenship, entrepreneurial skills, and other core skills).

In this spirit, educational leaders in many independent schools and some public schools have introduced new themes, such as 21st century skills, digital technologies, interdisciplinary learning, world citizenship, global perspectives and global problems.

In the early 2000s, IBM created its own Assimilation Process, through which each new employee spends his or her first two years on the job developing new skills, exploring his or her interests within the company, receiving coaching, and integrating into IBM's workplace culture.24 Every new hire at IBM has access to both the company's global employee network and a Project Management Center of Excellence, which offers courses related to each employee's chosen skill set.

Through the provision of global best practice in leadership development, both NESLI and NEELI target the immediate need to equip Australian and New Zealand educators — across all divides — with the skills, knowledge and confidence to overcome the complex leadership challenges in today's learning environments.

The NAIS vision foresees a future where independent school graduates will make good choices for themselves, their communities, and the world, capitalizing upon those values and skills that won't change and acquiring those new skills and values a 21st Century marketplace and global commons will demand.

Creativity, entrepreneurship, and global competence are the new basic skills that will bring the «coming prosperity» to the world (Auerswald, 2012).

The themes of this article are discussed more fully in his book The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need — and What We Can Do About It (Basic Books, 2008).

As the 20th century edged closer to completion, the business community began to publicly voice concerns over skills gaps among its new hires — skills such as collaboration, creativity, and problem solving that an increasingly global, interconnected, and innovative workforce needed.

During the Florida Education Technology Conference earlier this year, November said he was talking with a senior executive at a global investment bank recently, and he asked the executive: What is the most important skill for today's students to learn so they are prepared to succeed in the new global economy?

In this digital age, coding is among those most critical skills needed to compete in the new global workforce.

«The Global Tire Expo is about doing business — whether it's improving an existing business skill or discovering a new profit center,» said Littlefield.

«Buzz's exceptional record of leadership, his qualifications in the education sector, substantial international credentials, significant experience in new technologies and strong operating skills make him an excellent choice to lead McGraw - Hill Education in the new era of global digital learning.

Stopping by Global TV to talk about his new book Inside the Test Kitchen, he brought along his BlackBerry Passport to show off some of his culinary skills using some photos but got a little sidetracked when the hosts asked specifically about his smartphone of choice.

Stopping by Global TV to talk about his new book Inside the Test Kitchen, he brought along his BlackBerry Passport to show off some of his culinary skills using some photos but got a little sidetracked when...

Senior Vice President Peruvemba Satish, a portfolio manager on one of the new ETFs and director of global analytics for American Century, says the firm leveraged its cross-discipline investment capabilities and analytical skills to create the new funds.

TORONTO — Students in more than two dozen Ontario high schools are taking part in a pilot project aimed at teaching them financial skills necessary to succeed in the new global economy.

«Bindu is perfect for her new role: with her proven entrepreneurial skills, commercial savvy, and deep understanding of the global travel market, she will hit the ground running.»