Ontario

The Canadian aviation and aerospace industry currently faces challenges recruiting, training and retaining a qualified workforce. To address this issue, the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) developed and tested a digital learning resource and a stackable micro-credential framework.

The Re-skilling Displaced Retail Workers project sought to support the design of a re-skilling program for displaced Ontario retail workers, with a focus on racialized or Indigenous youth.

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.

The University Health Network (UHN) team collaborated with new and existing partners to develop and launch education and advocacy resources to increase PSW competence, confidence and resilience in providing safe and effective care. 

This project explored the employment challenges and recovery prospects of newcomer women in northwestern Ontario post-COVID-19.

This project explored the viability of developing a national framework for the leadership competencies required to address climate change. The project also focused on how such a framework could guide the development of climate-related micro-credentials across the skills and training ecosystem.

Weston Frontlines Centre created the Frontlines of Crisis Training Program, a 15-week hybrid training program to prepare young people with skills relevant for food production and distribution in the non-profit sector. 

The Building Small Business Resilience Digital Marketing Training Prototype was specifically designed by Sheridan College to help address small business owners’ skill gaps in digital marketing, build resilience, and prepare them to face any future economic shock or disruption.