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
Skills Match — The Energy Fit
The Skills Match—The Energy Fit project had the broad goal of addressing the skills gap in Canada’s energy industry by using innovative tools, namely virtual reality (VR) technology and an interactive website, to facilitate career transitions.
Project
Micro but Mighty: Sector-Specific Microcredentials for a Recovering Hospitality and Food Service Industry
The Hospitality Workers Training Centre (HWTC) developed and launched sector-specific microcredentials as a promising solution to the sector’s increased demand for short and cost-effective training solutions.
Research
Learning From One Another: Building a Stronger Skills Development Landscape in Nunavut, Northern Ontario, and Yukon
Skilled trades are a priority and among the top occupations in demand in Nunavut, Northern Ontario, and Yukon between 2024 and 2045; meeting this demand remains a persistent concern. Which type of organizations play a key role in sustaining Northern trades? What are the factors that impede Indigenous and Northern students from working in the trades even after they’ve participated in training programs? What plans are in the works that will allow for sustaining training, collaboration, and reduction in duplication in skills development services? Read the impact paper for a look at three programs that are making a difference, and an analysis of more services and approaches that could meet the demand for skilled trades in Canada’s North.
Project
Health and Social Services Professionals’ Skills in Interprofessional Collaborative Practices in the Telehealth Context
This project focused on the challenges and necessary competencies for effective interprofessional collaboration in virtual care settings, which were highlighted by the rapid shift to virtual health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project
Be EPIC: Dementia Training for Mid-Career Workers
Personal support workers (PSWs), who provide direct formal care to persons living with dementia (PLWD), are often under-trained on how to respond to the complex communication impairments and responsive behaviours of PLWD.
Research
Indigenous Youth in Finance: Navigating a Complex Path
With Indigenous youth a rapidly growing force in the Canadian labour market, the education, financial, and non-profit sectors can explore pathways to help choose careers in finance and management.
Event
FSC at A Path to System Transformation symposium
This year’s Symposium will feature the overarching theme “A Path to System Transformation”, inviting attendees to rethink the development and assessment of learning outcomes in the context of large-scale forces for system change including anti-racism, reconciliation, technological advances and lifelong learning
Event
Canadian Council of College Futures - In-person meeting
The event will focus on technology and innovation in the college and polytechnic sector. With Conference Board of Canada, they are planning a panel on skills, AI, and the role of post-secondary institutions in supporting the evolving talent needs of the workforce.
Project
Building Local Capacity for Community-based Micrometeorological Monitoring
Northwestern Canada is experiencing double the rate of climate warming compared to the global average, impacting water resources and regional climate. To track these changes, a network of ten eddy covariance (EC) towers—which allow for the tracking of greenhouse gases—were installed across the Northwest Territories. However, the lack of local expertise jeopardizes their upkeep and subsequently the data they track.