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Future Skills Centre and Technology Partner Magnet Launch New Online Platform to Spur Collaboration and Knowledge-Sharing
The Future Skills Community of Practice connects organizations and researchers to help inspire new ideas and solve common challenges and in skills development.
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The Future Skills Centre welcomes Desirée Lopes as the Director of Programs and Rajanthi Manivannan as the Director of Strategy and Operations
An engineer who started her career in the private sector, Desirée Lopes has an eye for new opportunities and experience in launching innovative initiatives, which...
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Future Skills Centre announces $37 million investment for innovative and responsive solutions to Canada’s evolving labour market
30 projects to fill employers' skills gaps and help workers gain in-demand skills in this post-pandemic period.
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One in five Canadian employees are in occupations at high risk of automation
A new report released by The Conference Board of Canada indicates that nearly one in five Canadian employees are in occupations at high risk of automation with few or on no options to transition into lower-risk occupations without significant retraining.
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Shock-proofing the future of work: Future Skills Centre investing $15 million in innovative projects to support workers in hard-hit sectors
Funding for innovation in skills development part of rapid response to aid those most affected by COVID-19 crisis
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COVID-19 dents Canadians’ outlook on employment, but not confidence in their ability to bounce back
COVID-19 dents Canadians’ outlook on employment, but not confidence in their ability to bounce back
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Future Skills Centre and OTEC announce rapid response project for hard-hit tourism and hospitality workers
The project includes an online platform where workers will find immediate services to support resilience during the crisis. Through the platform, displaced workers will access information about COVID-related government benefits, training, certifications, tourism and hospitality job opportunities, and options to work in jobs in related industries.
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A Skills Agenda for the Future, Now
While yielding to this essential first wave, we at Future Skills Centre (FSC) have focused our energy on building a strategy to support Canada’s shift into the "reset" phase of economic recovery. Helping prepare Canadians to get back to work, with the right skills to succeed now and into the future, will remain crucial in a continuously changing economy.
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Celebrating Year One of the Future Skills Centre
In our first year, we’ve collaborated with many partners to lay a strong foundation for our mission to help Canadians gain the skills they need — today and into the future — to thrive in a changing workforce. See what we’ve accomplished so far!