Mid-Career Workers
In the Media
Future Skills Centre tackles ongoing skills shortage
Adam Freill, On-Site Magazine — May 16, 2022
News
Alberta town banks on future payoff with program paying tuition for some residents
Madeleine Cummings, CBC News — May 13, 2022
In the Media
Alberta town banks on future payoff with program paying tuition for some residents
Drayton Valley offers up to $5,000 to town residents enrolled in select programs
Research
Career guidance for adults in Canada
This study, published by the OECD in collaboration with the Future Skills Centre and the Labour Market Information Council (LMIC), assesses the career guidance services that are available for adults in Canada, and puts them into an international perspective.
Research
Green occupations pathways: from vulnerable jobs to rapid-growth careers
The nature of work in Canada is changing. So is our climate. Can we alleviate both needs? Designing and implementing viable responses to automation requires a thorough understanding of the opportunities available to HRLM workers. Helping to transition these workers into high growth sectors of the economy is ideal (e.g., technology, cannabis, services). But policy responses that integrate with other public priorities will be the most effective and efficient.
Research
Saskatchewan’s Forest Sector: Future Skills for an Indigenous-Led Revitalization
The forest sector in northern Saskatchewan must contend with labour shortages, skills gaps, and the desire by Indigenous communities to expand the sector toward renewable and alternative forest products.
Blog
Two ways we can connect more adults to career services in Canada
In Canada, only 19% of adults report using career services – lower than in other OECD countries. Recently LMIC launched its latest insight report in...
Blog
Adults and career services: Three key findings
When I moved to Canada, I was completely clueless about the education system, the labour market and career pathways. So much so, that I struggled...
Research
Mind and body: Impact of the pandemic on physical and mental health
The second wave of the Survey on Employment and Skills was conducted in late 2020, as the pandemic’s second wave gathered momentum in Canada and the number of new COVID-19 cases steadily increased.