Sectors
Labour market trends such as technology, shifting demographics and climate change are leading to rapid change in key sectors of our economy. Workers and employers will require support from the skills ecosystem to successfully manage these transitions.
Project
The Indigenous Employment Hub
The Indigenous Employment Hub can help meet labour needs for future (infrastructure) projects in B.C. and become a model for creating meaningful employment opportunities for Indigenous people.
Project
Material Handling 4.0: Building pathways to employment for disadvantaged groups
Help new and current material handlers in Hamilton to transition to new job opportunities within the supply chain sector.
Project
AspireAtlantic
Creating a program to bridge the gap between employer demand and workforce attachment in Nova Scotia and PEI.
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.
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Facing the challenge of digital transformation in the insurance sector: women at work
Action research project on the future of female workers facing the automation of tasks in their job duties in the insurance sector.
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.
Research
Indigenous Financial Management: Finally Finding Balance - A Primer
This paper outlines research on the career paths of Indigenous finance and management professionals, with an aim toward attracting more Indigenous people to careers in those fields.
Research
Bracing for Automation: What Are Canada’s Most Vulnerable Jobs?
This issue briefing looks at which occupations have a higher risk of automation and offer few options for workers to transition into lower-risk occupations.
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.