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News

Practitioner Data Initiative (PDI)

August 25, 2021
Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario

The Practitioner Data Initiative (PDI) is a pan-Canadian project of the Future Skills Centre (FSC) and Blueprint, focusing on helping community service organizations across Canada to better use their own data, in order to improve their decision making and enhance service delivery to their communities.

Project

Minimizing gaps in Indigenous early learning

April 2021
North Shore MicMac District Council

This project aims to find solutions to the shortage of trained Indigenous early learning and child care workers for Micmac communities.

Young student video conferencing his teacher through a computer

Project

Early Childhood Education Lab

November 2020
NouLAB

We are looking to understand what it means for educators to thrive in their career; what supports do they need to learn and apply best practices?

Pathways to Jobs

Project

Building the Skills of the Trucking Industry

August 2019
Trucking Human Resource Sector Council Atlantic, PEI Trucking Sector Council, Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, Immigrant Settlement Agency of NS, Native Council of Nova Scotia, St. Francis Xavier University’s Centre for Employment Innovation

The project will leverage virtual reality technology to deliver training in a way that complements varied learning styles. The virtual reality simulator is the first of its kind specifically designed for the trucking industry with AI technology and the ability to track the user’s eyes and enhance their driving skills in the unlimited replays.