Future Skills
Future skills – basic literacy, numeracy and socio-emotional skills – are important across all economic sectors and occupations. Figuring out who and how to address skills gaps is key to building an inclusive workforce with upward mobility.
Project
Bridging the Gap: Developing a Flexible Learning Platform for Reskilling and Upskilling
The project aimed to partner with other colleges and employers to identify in-demand jobs and their associated competencies requirements, and to develop and deliver micro-credentials that meet the specific needs of individual job seekers.
Research
Bridging the Gender Gap: Skills for the Advancement of Women
Despite having in-demand skills and high education levels, research shows that women’s careers continue to stall before senior leadership, leading to a significant lack of diverse representation on boards and at executive levels.
Event
Productivity and People: Artificial intelligence in Canadian workplaces
Join the Dais and Future Skills Centre on February 4 to learn about the latest research findings from two new reports on skills, productivity and AI in Canada’s labour market.
Research
A Neurodivergent Student’s Guide
This guide includes key information on how to prepare for higher education as a neurodivergent learner. These tips and tricks are meant to help set you up for success and make your transition easier.
In the Media
Canadians need better skills training and recognition to tackle 21st century challenges
Content from: Policy Options
By: Noel Baldwin | January 21, 2025
While Canada gets decent grades in numeracy, literacy and problem-solving, the country is not a superstar performer.
In the Media
Getting Canadians Ready for the Future of Skills
FSC Executive Director Noel Baldwin chats with Stefano Scarpetta and Lynette Plett about the recent OECD PIAAC survey.
Event
Future Skills Centre at Beacon’s Employment Forum
We are excited to announce that Laura McDonough, Senior Manager of Policy and Research at the Future Skills Centre, will be speaking at the upcoming Beacon Community Services Forum.
Research
AI-PowerED: Will AI Change Postsecondary Teaching and Learning?
What are the perceived impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on postsecondary teaching and learning? In this research, we discuss the findings of our interviews with 42 individuals who are leading or supporting AI integration in postsecondary institutions (PSIs).
In the Media
Must love heights and live wires: How Canada is building a workforce for the energy transition
Content from: National Observer, Cloe Logan | December 12, 2024
Shane Mullins cranks his neck backwards to see the top of the wind turbine he’s about to climb – a tower specifically for training. While it’s not as tall as the structures that run beside roads and stand parallel in fields, it’s inarguably high. It hits the same altitude as a 10-storey building, about half the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.