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.
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
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.
In the Media
Disposez-vous des compétences nécessaires au marché de l’emploi de demain?
Catherine Charron, les affaires | Decembre 11, 2024
RHÉVEIL-MATIN. Au cours de la deuxième moitié de la décennie 2030, on devrait compter au Canada près d’un million de postes vacants au pays chaque année. L’un des principaux facteurs? L’inadéquation entre les compétences des travailleurs et les besoins des employeurs. Tout n’est pas perdu, si la société joue bien ses cartes, estime deux économistes du Conference Board of Canada, l’organisme qui tire la sonnette d’alarme.
Blog
What is PIAAC and Why Does It Matter?
Skills provide an essential foundation for employment, health, individual and community well-being, economic growth, and active and informed citizenship.