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Opinion | Young workers aren’t going to take it anymoreexternal link icon

Myer Siemiatycki, Andrea Noack, Asmita Bhutani, Sophia Ricciardone, Mackenzie Agard Contributors , Toronto Star | August 20, 2024 An alarming new study by the Toronto Foundation highlights deepening adversities faced by young people in Toronto aged 18 to 29. These include deteriorating mental health and widespread financial insecurity. This is a generation whose trajectory has been most negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent economic shock waves.
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CASTL launches national biomanufacturing skills and training study in partnership with Future Skills Centreexternal link icon

CASTL has launched a national biomanufacturing skills and training study to gather critical labour market information and future training priorities specific to Canadian biomanufacturing.
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BCIT receives $230k from Future Skills Centre to enhance Virtualized Experiential Learning Platformexternal link icon

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is pleased to announce that researcher Dr. Moein Manbachi of the Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) has been awarded $230,000 in funding from Future Skills Centre. This funding will support the expansion of the Virtualized Experiential Learning Platform (VELP), developed to meet the growing demand for skilled professionals in the green energy sector.
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$5.5 Million in Funding Awarded for Skilled Trades Workforce Development as CBTU, SkillPlan, Future Skills Centre, Magnet, SRDC gather in Kelownaexternal link icon

Kelowna, BC – Today, the Hon. Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages of Canada joined leaders from Canada’s Building Trades Unions, Provincial Building Trades Councils, and workforce development partners SkillPlan, Future Skills Centre, Magnet, and SRDC to announce $5.5 million in investments supporting apprenticeships, and national-scale recruitment, assessment, and training to help underrepresented workers find well-paid careers in the skilled trades.
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RADIUS & Future Skills Centre combine their energy to support newcomer-led innovationexternal link icon

We have worked with the Future Skills Centre (FSC) for a little while now. There is something about their appreciation of what it takes for innovation to flourish that has been truly supportive of our approach.
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The lasting impacts of work-from-homeexternal link icon

One legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is the ongoing shift in work arrangements and location. Work-from-home (WFH), once considered a temporary emergency solution to the initial lockdowns in 2020, has taken root, reshaping how individuals work in many sectors.
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Alberta attempts to poach skilled trades workersexternal link icon

New concerns that skilled trades workers are being lured away from Ontario amid a major shortage. As Tina Yazdani reports, the Alberta government is attempting to poach them, but industry experts say it's a bad idea.
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Future of Work: How quality of work is changingexternal link icon

Tricia Williams with the Future Skills Centre joins Global News Morning Calgary for the latest in our Future of Work series to discuss the centre’s latest Quality of Work report, and how emerging trends could shape what Canadians value in the workforce.
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University of Sask. awarded $1.75M to promote sustainability for municipalitiesexternal link icon

Chandra Philip, CTV News Saskatoon | March 2, 2024