Podcasts
September 17, 2025
26 minutes
Podcast
Season 5 | Episode 5
Learning from One Another: Skills, Training, and Workforce Development in Northern Communities
In this episode of the Future Skills Podcast, host Jeremy Strachan explores the complex and evolving landscape of skills development and workforce training in Northern...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Amanda Thompson, Kris Mullaly, Xina Cowan
August 13, 2025
30 minutes
Podcast
Season 5 | Episode 4
Pathways to Self-Employment for Neurodivergent Canadians
In this episode of the Future Skills Podcast, host Jeremy Strachan explores how self-employment and entrepreneurship can serve as powerful pathways for neurodivergent Canadians to...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Jennifer Fane, Wanda Deschamps, Brad Loiselle
July 16, 2025
29 minutes
Podcast
Season 5 | Episode 3
AI in the Workplace and the Skills that Matter Most
In this episode of the Future Skills Podcast, host Jeremy Strachan explores the transformative world of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the Canadian workforce....
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Noel Baldwin, Stephanie Enders, Mark Patterson
June 18, 2025
29 minutes
Podcast
Season 5 | Episode 2
Leveraging the Skills of Newcomers
In this episode of the Future Skills Podcast, host Jeremy Strachan dives into the critical topic of leveraging the skills of newcomers to Canada and its...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Tricia Williams, Sharon McLennon, Shamira Madhany
May 21, 2025
25 minutes
Podcast
Season 5 | Episode 1
What Quality of Work Means in a Changing Labour Market
What defines quality of work in today’s economy? In this episode, host Jeremy Strachan speaks with Laura McDonough from the Future Skills Centre and Dr....
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Laura McDonough, Olga Morawczynski
February 12, 2025
13 minutes
Podcast
Season 4 | Episode 7
Labour Market Data & Disruption – Insights from FSC @ Cannexus25
In this special live mini episode of the Future Skills Podcast, recorded at Cannexus25 in Ottawa, host Jeremy Strachan explores how labour market information (LMI)...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Jason Dennison, Tony Bonen, Tricia Williams
February 5, 2025
12 minutes
Podcast
Season 4 | Episode 6
Neurodivergent Student Experiences in Post-secondary Education
In this mini episode of the Future Skills Podcast, Jeremy Strachan speaks with Dr. Jennifer Fane, Lead Research Associate at the Conference Board of Canada,...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Dr. Jennifer Fane
December 4, 2024
28 minutes
Podcast
Season 4 | Episode 5
Insights from Magnet Network Live
In this bonus episode of the Future Skills Podcast, new host Jeremy Strachan dives into highlights from the Magnet Network Live event held in Toronto in...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Noel Baldwin, Michael Burt, Mark Patterson, Emily Madden, Ashok Kasilingam, Erin Rose
September 19, 2024
43 minutes
Podcast
Season 4 | Episode 4
Empowering Futures: Supporting Black Talent in the Canadian Labour Market
The Black population in Canada is expected to exceed 3 million by 2041. Despite growing awareness of the root causes of inequities faced by Black...
Featuring: Heather McIntosh, Kofi Hope, André McDonald, Mohamed Elmi