Navigating a changing workforce

This project aims to provide career intelligence and access to targeted training for professionals in the public service. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) leads this initiative to help its members navigate the changing workforce and meet their career goals in order to thrive in the workforce of the future.

Evaluation Report:
PIPSC Evaluation Report

The world of work is changing. Artificial intelligence, automation and technology are increasingly used in professional occupations. But no matter how massive the disruptions, human capital will always be in demand. This project’s goal is to support PIPSC’s members, who are ambitious and responsible professionals eager to stay ahead of changes caused by social, economic and technological forces. 

Future Skills Centre is investing $2.5 million in this three-year project. This initiative is responding to the needs of the PIPSC members, since seven out of 10 want tangible, proactive steps on career advancement.  It will forecast upcoming changes, inform PIPSC members, offer them access to relevant training to stay ahead of changes, and support them in their professional development goals.

Through this project, members will access evidence-based research and insight on how their careers are changing. PIPSC will recommend relevant and accessible training opportunities to keep them ahead of the changes in their jobs. The union will also support members in seeking employer funding and opportunities to advance their career aspirations.

The PIPSC board has approved the project and partnership with FSC to create this new service. The project launched in June 2021 and the first prototype of the service will be tested among members within 12 to 18 months.

Evaluation Strategy

This project will be evaluated using tools and approaches aligned with its goals, context, and stage of development. The evaluation will focus on generating the right evidence at the right moment to move the intervention forward. Read more about our evaluation strategy.

Featured Projects

Research

Thinking Twice About Technology and the Future of Work

• January 2020
• Public Policy Forum, Diversity Institute

Technology is being used to change power balances in workplaces and to perpetuate long-standing precarious employment relationships, Jim Stanford argues. But the exploitative practices of the gig economy reflect deliberate choices, rather than the inevitable onward march of technology, and creating better jobs also lies within our power.

• Tech and Automation

1 Related Reports

• Full research reportPDF
  Thinking Twice About Technology and the Future of Work

Project

ABC Skills Hub

• May 2024
• ABC Life Literacy Canada

Nearly half of Canadian adults have inadequate literacy skills, meaning they have poor reading, writing and numeracy skills that limit their ability to participate in the economy and daily life. ABC Life Literacy, an expert in adult learning, has been successfully offering adult literacy courses in person, and sought to migrate this content online to be more widely accessible to individual learners and other literacy organizations across the country.

• Pathways to Jobs

2 Related Reports

• Evaluation ReportPDF
  Evaluation of ABC Skills Hub’s Adult Literacy Program
• Insights ReportPDF
  Download Insights Report

Project

Teaching Vulnerable SMEs the Innovation Skills to Develop Sustainable, Long-Term Remote Work Strategies

• March 2024
• pointA

Small and medium-sized businesses owned by women and persons with disabilities were disproportionately affected by COVID-19, with a higher percentage reporting that they were unable to operate during the pandemic. To address this issue, pointA developed a virtual, 4-week course to help small business owners develop remote work strategies.

• SME Adaptability

1 Related Reports

• Insights ReportPDF
  Download Insights Report

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