Mid-Career Workers

The Tourism & Hospitality Emergency Recovery (THER) initiative, funded by the Future Skills Centre and led by the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC), aimed to support Canada’s tourism and hospitality sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Michener Institute of Education at UHN in Toronto, Canada, conducted a comprehensive evaluation of its “Upskilling Program for Jobs in Digital Health and Data Analytics”, aimed at bridging the skills gap in healthcare professionals' proficiency with advanced digital and data-driven technologies.

This project incorporated employers' insights into diabetes foot care qualifications, tailored educational pathways to meet clinician needs, and offered culturally sensitive training for Indigenous populations.

This project aimed to develop and test a new skills training model that bridged the academic and not-for-profit sectors. The experiential learning course called “Innovation for Social Impact” was developed and launched to achieve this goal.

The Scale Learning Lab was developed to address the hospitality sector’s ongoing talent shortages through an innovative, industry-led training model. By combining digital learning and hands-on training, the Learning Lab provides hospitality professionals with the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving sector.

This project sought to address the challenges employers in the province were facing in connecting with the right talent and having to navigate multiple recruitment platforms with no guarantee that postings would reach qualified candidates.

The Energy to Digital Growth Education and Upskilling Project (EDGE UP 2.0) is a sector-based training program designed to help displaced mid-career oil and gas professionals transition into IT roles in Calgary.