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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Experiential Learning in Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (ELITE) Program for Black Youth
This initiative aimed to close workforce disparities by equipping Black youth with practical skills in high-demand areas like robotics, automation and advanced manufacturing.
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Upskilling Canadians for In-Demand Tech Careers
NPower Canada’s programs aim to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals from equity-deserving groups with the skills needed to launch meaningful digital careers.
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Reboot Plus Expansion
The Reboot Plus Expansion program, led by Douglas College and PEERs Employment & Education Resources, aims to re-engage youth aged 17–24 who are at risk of not finishing high school or are unsure of their academic and career trajectories.
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What We Know and What We Need to Know about Adapting Experiential Learning to the Digital Economy
This project reviewed the management literature on the digital economy to better understand what knowledge and skills managers need to bring about a more equitable version of the digital economy, and how managers could learn these critical skills.
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Digital Fluency for the Workforce
This project aimed to enhance digital fluency among under-represented groups, including youth, newcomers, racialized individuals and people with essential skills gaps.
In the Media
Lack of workers with ‘green skills’ a challenge for Canada’s low-carbon economy goals
Nicole Edwards, The Globe and Mail, September 20, 2024
Canada’s skilled worker shortage continues to plague the Canadian economy. By 2028, some 700,000 skilled workers will enter retirement, and according to Statistics Canada, 56 per cent of Canadian businesses are already seeing the skills gaps in their work force. This attrition may uniquely impact Canada’s goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, as ‘green skills’ become increasingly important in the effort to keep Canadian industries poised to reach this target.
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Accelerate 2024: A Skills Ecosystem for Tomorrow’s Economy
Presented by Propero Learning Systems Inc., Accelerate 2024 is dedicated to exploring the latest innovations and advancements in skills development, and will provide a platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration as businesses face the critical challenge of ensuring they possess the skilled workforce necessary to navigate tomorrow’s complexities.
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Learning from one another: A comparative analysis of labour market needs and corresponding skills in Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut
Join us for an exclusive look at research led by the Conference Board of Canada on behalf of the Future Skills Centre, which looks at labour market demand and skills training in Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut. Gain insights into the demand for employment in each region as we explain the findings of our economic forecasts for each region. We will also present findings on workforce and skills development challenges and solutions that came from in-depth interviews with over 150 employers and skills training organizations across the three regions. This will be followed by a showcase of innovative skills training programs from each region that address important challenges to training in the north.
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Social and emotional skills in the workplace
Social and emotional skills (SES)—also called soft, human, or people skills—are increasingly important for today’s job market. What SES do employers value? How do they assess these skills? What hurdles do they face in recruiting socially and emotionally skilled talent?