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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.

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Micro-credentialing for the Canadian Aviation and Aerospace Industry

The Canadian aviation and aerospace industry currently faces challenges recruiting, training and retaining a qualified workforce. To address this issue, the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) developed and tested a digital learning resource and a stackable micro-credential framework.
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Beyond hours: Piloting an alternative to tracking and understanding apprentice competency in Canada

The persistence of labour and skill shortages within the trades is exacerbated by challenges with on-the-job training and skills recognition. The prevailing methods to document and formally recognize the skills that apprentices acquire through workplace learning are outdated.
Research

Diabetic foot care and lower limb preservation: Evolving a value-based health care initiative in Ontario

This issue briefing examines the contextual specifics of the diabetes foot care and limb preservation (DFCLP) pathway components, providers, and care settings involved, and the patient populations they serve.
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The skills to work together: Strengthening interprofessional collaboration in diabetic foot care

Which skills do healthcare professionals in Canada need to bring to interprofessional foot care teams? What are the three types of necessary skill sets for interprofessional collaboration described in this briefing?
two farm workers with tablet
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The next frontier in Canada’s agri-food sector: Technology-driven labour and skills transitions

This report provides an overview of the technological trends and occupational employment changes in Canada’s agri-food sector.
Nurse sitting on bed and giving instructions to senior patient when to take his pills in nursing home
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Future-Proofing the Personal Support Worker Workforce: Toward Confidence, Competence and Resilience

The University Health Network (UHN) team collaborated with new and existing partners to develop and launch education and advocacy resources to increase PSW competence, confidence and resilience in providing safe and effective care. 
Nurse consoling her elderly patient by holding her hands
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The burden  of care: Addressing challenges in employment in the nonprofit sector

This report examines the perceptions of workers in the nonprofit sector and how these differ from workers in other sectors. Workers in the nonprofit sector have lower job satisfaction than workers in either the public or private sectors.
Female instructor holding hardhat and explaining occupational safety rules to workers sitting at table
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Creating a Microlearning Model for the Canadian Mining Industry

Using an existing competency framework from the Mining Industry Human Resources Council, and extensive input from front-line workers and supervisors, this project developed 10 microlearning modules and accompanying coaching supports on behaviour-based safety and communication.
Young woman woodworking by drill-machine
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Skills Matching and Opportunities in Wood Manufacturing

The Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC), with support from the Conference Board of Canada (CBoC), launched the Skills Matching and Opportunities in Wood Manufacturing project to address the gap between job seekers’ desires for viable and desirable career transitions and the recruitment challenges faced by the wood manufacturing sector.