Future Skills Centre • Centre des Compétences futures

Overlapping image of a woman smiling and sad at work.

Project

National Accessibility Resources for Employers (NARE)

April 2021
Work Wellness Institute

This project will create and share resources for employers in disability management on a national basis to improve processes and policies to engage, accommodate, and keep employees with disabilities.

Inclusive Economy

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Project

BOLD: Better Outcomes in Layoffs and Downsizing

August 2019
Canadian Skills Training & Employment Coalition, United Steelworkers of Canada, PTP Learning and Employment Programs, The Canadian Labour Congress

Retraining and skills development project for manufacturing and steel workers

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.