Alberta
Project
Experiential Learning in Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (ELITE) Program for Black Youth
The Experiential Learning in Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (ELITE) Program aims to support Black youth by building the hands-on skills, knowledge, and resilience needed to chart pathways to careers in STEM.
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Upskilling Canadians for In-Demand Tech Careers
NPower Canada’s programs aim to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals from equity-deserving groups with the skills needed to launch meaningful digital careers.
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Virtual, Immersive Learning and Career Labs: The New Normal for Food and Beverage Manufacturers
Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) launched the iFood360° pilot project to explore how SMEs with limited resources could use VIL technology to foster growth and enhance workforce skills.
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Examining the Outcomes of Zero-Fee Education in Building a Resilient, Inclusive Economy in Rural Alberta
This project aimed to provide free training to underserved populations and build resilience among workers in the community through skills acquisition in the midst of ongoing economic transformation and uncertainty.
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Skills Match — The Energy Fit
The Skills Match—The Energy Fit project had the broad goal of addressing the skills gap in Canada’s energy industry by using innovative tools, namely virtual reality (VR) technology and an interactive website, to facilitate career transitions.
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Capacity building for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises: Skills Bridge
This project sought to understand SME skills and training needs and barriers faced in accessing skills training and talent.
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Assessing and Developing Workplace Employability Skills with ESAT
This multi-phase research project examined how the Employability Skills Assessment Tool (ESAT), digital tool developed by Futureworx to assess and strengthen adults’ social and emotional skills (SES), is implemented, how it supports participant and staff outcomes, and what evidence is required to evaluate its causal impact.
In the Media
Alberta attempts to poach skilled trades workers
New concerns that skilled trades workers are being lured away from Ontario amid a major shortage. As Tina Yazdani reports, the Alberta government is attempting to poach them, but industry experts say it's a bad idea.
In the Media
Future of Work: How quality of work is changing
Tricia Williams with the Future Skills Centre joins Global News Morning Calgary for the latest in our Future of Work series to discuss the centre’s latest Quality of Work report, and how emerging trends could shape what Canadians value in the workforce.