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Ontario’s auto sector is experiencing huge disruption with the advent of new technologies and automation, displacing large numbers of mid-career workers.
At the same time, parts of the industry are experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. Mold-making and injection-molding companies in the Kitchener-Waterloo and Greater Toronto Areas report a severe shortage of experienced, skilled workers to fill mold-making job vacancies.
The Work-Based Learning Consortium (WBLC) is partnering with Canadian Association of Mold Makers to explore how to upskill displaced workers, providing them with the training required to fill vacancies in the mold-making and injection-molding trades in the Greater Toronto Area (including Oshawa) and the Kitchener-Waterloo areas.
The Future Skills Centre is investing $873,300 in this 20-month project. The program will transition 24 mid-career workers who will either gain or be assured continuation of full-time permanent employment as skilled workers.
A worked-based learning competency-based model circumvents traditional CV and qualification-based recruitment approaches and has proven successful in other population groups. The project will take place in two stages:
This project will be evaluated using tools and approaches aligned with its goals, context, and stage of development. The evaluation will focus on generating the right evidence at the right moment to move the intervention forward. Read more about our evaluation strategy.
