Skills Training
Project
An Educational Pathway to Employment for Internationally Trained Nurses in Alberta
Internationally educated nurses (IENs) represent a significant and underutilized part of the solution, yet systemic barriers consistently prevent them from securing nursing employment in Canada. To bridge this gap, Bow Valley College developed and piloted six employer-informed microcredential courses across two educational pathways, specifically designed to help IENs navigate the clinical and contextual demands of the Canadian healthcare workplace.
State of Skills
Skills and Training Innovation in Healthcare and Bio-Health
The purpose of the healthcare sector is, ultimately, to improve the health of the population, which also includes its workforce. The impact of projected shortages of skilled health workers means Canadians will be challenged to get the timely healthcare that they need, as the burden of age-related, complex illnesses continues to grow.
Project
Health English Language Pro: Leveraging A Physician-Driven Response to Medical Communication Skills Development for Newcomer Physicians
The HELP program (Health English Language Pro) was developed to address some of these barriers through a peer-to-peer partnership model between volunteer and newcomer physicians. The program focused on improving English medical communication, understanding of the Canadian healthcare system, professional confidence, and social capital.
Research
Advancing Career Services: Supporting Post-Secondary Career Professionals in a Changing Job Market
To understand how CDPs are navigating this evolving landscape, we conducted interviews with 40 practitioners working in colleges, universities, and polytechnics across Canada.
Research
Building Tomorrow: Strengthening the Skilled Trades Workforce in Construction
To better understand labour challenges in the construction industry, we interviewed
industry representatives and post secondary education leaders who are directly involved in training and hiring skilled trades workers.
Research
Fuelling Our Future: Talent and Technology in Canada’s Mining and Oil & Gas Industries
Our research will provide essential insights to help industries, post‐secondary institutions, and policy-makers strengthen workforce resilience, close skills gaps, and position Canada’s mining and oil & gas sectors for long-term success in the face of uncertainty.
Research
Mining Skills Innovation Research
Regional assessments in the Cariboo and Northcoast/Nechako regions have identified logistical barriers to training, including housing shortages, childcare gaps, and geographic isolation. To address these issues, the research proposes a Workforce Development Accelerator Framework.
Research
The Skills Map: Canada's Skills Development Ecosystem
The Skills Map brings together data on thousands of organizations to create a comprehensive view of skills training and employment services across the country.
Project
Inclusive Work Integrated Learning - What works for whom?
The IntegratED program was designed to address the skills gap and labour market challenges in Manitoba’s food and beverage manufacturing industry by providing skills training and work experience to support international students and recent newcomer graduates in STEM fields.