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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).
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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.
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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. 
September 17, 2025 26 minutes
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

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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.
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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.
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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.