Ontario

The Reboot Plus Expansion program, led by Douglas College and PEERs Employment & Education Resources, aims to re-engage youth aged 17–24 who are at risk of not finishing high school or are unsure of their academic and career trajectories.

The Leveraging Technology to Develop Modern Mining Skills project, led by NORCAT with support from the Future Skills Centre, explored the potential for augmented reality and virtual reality to address labour and safety challenges in mining and construction. By incorporating simulations into core training programs, the project aimed to provide safer, more accessible practice environments for new workers while testing whether immersive tools could improve learning outcomes.

Material Handling 4.0 (MH4.0) is a sector-based skills training program designed to prepare unemployed and underemployed individuals for roles in Canada’s goods movement industry. 

The Innovation for Better Integration Project, which was conducted in Kingston, Ontario, aimed to address the challenges faced by newcomers in accessing services. The goal of the project was to collaboratively develop a new service provision model that would address the unique challenges of implementing traditional service approaches.

This project aimed to develop and test a new skills training model that bridged the academic and not-for-profit sectors. The experiential learning course called “Innovation for Social Impact” was developed and launched to achieve this goal.