Ontario
Project
Youth Jobs and Employment Career Pathing
Many youth, especially those from equity-deserving groups, are not aware of what career options they have and do not know what skills they need to achieve them. To address these gaps, the Diversity Institute designed and tested the Future Skills & Careers platform with the Peel District School Board (PDSB).
Project
Digital Transformation Strategy
There is growing demand for workers with advanced digital skills. To address this demand, Georgian College aimed to modernize itself. Guided by a Digital Transformation Strategy, this project involved integrating campus-wide extended reality (XR) technologies to enhance teaching and learning, remote collaboration and tools for daily work.
Project
Services to Social Impact
The COVID-19 pandemic and its series of lockdowns disproportionately impacted the service industry and many young women who work in this sector. This project provided online workshops and coaching to help young women in the service industry develop transferable social-emotional skills in leadership and confidence, communications, business literacy, job interviewing and networking to support their capacity to undertake career changes.
Podcast
Season 5 | Episode 5
Learning from One Another: Skills, Training, and Workforce Development in Northern Communities
In this episode of the Future Skills Podcast, host Jeremy Strachan explores the complex and evolving landscape of skills development and workforce training in Northern...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Amanda Thompson, Kris Mullaly, Xina Cowan
Project
Scale Learning Lab
The Scale Learning Lab was developed to address the hospitality sector’s ongoing talent shortages through an innovative, industry-led training model. By combining digital learning and hands-on training, the Learning Lab provides hospitality professionals with the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving sector.
Research
Learning from One Another: A Comparative Analysis of Labour Market Needs and Corresponding Skills in Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut
Labour markets in Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut are changing, but the pace and scale of that change are not well understood. This multi-year project provided a roadmap for governments, communities, and education and training providers to improve regional workforce readiness for existing and emerging opportunities.
Project
Leadership Development for Indigenous Communities
To address the economic gaps that persist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada, Workforce Warriors Inc. launched the Leadership Development for Indigenous Communities project.
Project
eCampusOntario Microcredentials: Getting People into Programs and into Jobs
Launched in 2021, eCampusOntario’s Micro-credentials Portal addresses skills mismatches in the labour market by offering short, industry-relevant learning programs.
Project
Bridging Psychometrics and Competencies in a Technology Supported Youth Employment Pathway - Project Integrate
The project sought to gain insights into how digital tools could support the career decisions of young people in Canada and facilitate the work of employment service providers.