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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.

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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.
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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.
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In the Media

Canadians need better skills training and recognition to tackle 21st century challengesexternal link icon

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 Skillsexternal link icon

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 transitionexternal link icon

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.