Across Canada
Event
Future Skills Centre at QUARIERA 2025
We are excited to announce that Steve Richter, Senior Bilingual Policy Analyst at the Future Skills Centre, will be participating in a panel at the upcoming QUARIERA.
Event
Innovating for Impact: Evaluation and Learning in Canada's Skills Ecosystem
As Canada’s workforce continues to evolve, evidence-based decision-making is critical to creating a resilient and inclusive skills development ecosystem. FSC invites you to an insightful bilingual webinar exploring key learnings from our evaluation journey, highlighting how innovative approaches can strengthen Canada’s skills and training initiatives.
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Future Skills Centre at Beacon’s Employment Forum
We are excited to announce that Laura McDonough, Senior Manager of Policy and Research at the Future Skills Centre, will be speaking at the upcoming Beacon Community Services Forum.
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Future Skills Centre at the Cannexus 2025
The Future Skills Centre (FSC) is excited to host a panel at Cannexus 2025, Canada’s largest career development conference!
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Future Skills Centre at unGALA 2025
The Pembina Institute’s unGALA will once again be held in January 2025. We’ll all be ready to get together, put on our cowboy hats and celebrate the power of a clean energy future that drives a prosperous, connected Canadian economy. For more than a decade now, the annual Pembina Institute unGALA gathers leaders in government, industry, academia and non-governmental organizations, all committed to developing evidence-based, practical solutions to Canada’s greatest energy challenges. It’s called the unGALA because it’s an unconventional party, beloved for the casual atmosphere and western attire.
Research
Waiting for Takeoff: Implications of AI on Skills and Productivity in Canada
This study highlights the need for nuanced policy approaches to support effective AI implementation in the economy.
Research
AI-PowerED: Will AI Change Postsecondary Teaching and Learning?
What are the perceived impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on postsecondary teaching and learning? In this research, we discuss the findings of our interviews with 42 individuals who are leading or supporting AI integration in postsecondary institutions (PSIs).
Project
Digital Transformation of Schools and Training Centres
The study underscored the importance of fostering a supportive learning culture for successful digital transformation. It highlighted the need for school leaders to mediate effectively between governmental policies and practical applications within schools.
In the Media
Must love heights and live wires: How Canada is building a workforce for the energy transition
Content from: National Observer, Cloe Logan | December 12, 2024
Shane Mullins cranks his neck backwards to see the top of the wind turbine he’s about to climb – a tower specifically for training. While it’s not as tall as the structures that run beside roads and stand parallel in fields, it’s inarguably high. It hits the same altitude as a 10-storey building, about half the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.