skills assessment
Project
Best foot forward: Reskilling human resources for high-risk foot care
This project will examine the health human resources and health care needs to improve the management and treatment of foot care for persons with diabetes, as well as to enhance the efficiency of the health care system.
News Release
The Conference Board of Canada and FSC launch OpportuNext, a new online tool to simplify job transitions for Canadians
OpportuNext is a free online tool developed by the Conference Board of Canada and the Future Skills Centre, designed to help job placement professionals, jobseekers and employers quickly and easily explore viable career transition pathways.
Project
Assessing and developing workplace employability skills with ESAT
Development of the Employability Skills Assessment Tool (ESAT), a cloud-based tool to measure an individual’s social & emotional/employability skills.
Project
Bridging the Gap: A Learning Platform and Marketplace for Job-seekers and Employers
A scalable system that assesses competencies (using AI based work-related tasks) and issues micro-credentials to job-seekers.
Project
Virtual recruitment & assessment for the unionized construction industry
Project to create a virtual recruitment and assessment centre in four regions across Canada to recruit underrepresented populations into the unionized construction industry.
Project
Best Practice Models for Industry Engagement
First Canadian test of online VALID-8 tool allowing trades apprentices to be objectively assessed by a certified journeyperson and also demonstrate what they are capable of to prospective employers.
Project
Tourism Hospitality Emergency Recovery (THER)
Rapid-response project to design and test industry-specific, skills-focused recovery options for the hard-hit tourism and hospitality sector.
Research
Assessing Canada’s Skills Requirements in the 21st Century
This project will develop a comprehensive skills framework to describe the Canadian workforce, assess the types of skills currently required by employers and offered by employees, and propose strategies for policymakers to mitigate the growing skills shortage.
Project
BOLD: Better Outcomes in Layoffs and Downsizing
Retraining and skills development project for manufacturing and steel workers