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Event

ePIC 2025: 23rd International Conference on Open Education, Open Recognition Technologies and Practices

 Under the high patronage of the Minister Delegate for Education and Vocational Training, and co-hosted by Reconnaître and #Leplusimportant, the National Committee of Digital Badge Stakeholders (CNABN) is gathering to review initiatives related to digital badges. The goal: to share successes, identify challenges, and propose concrete ways to scale up these tools in order to support a knowledge economy and a true culture of recognition.
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Project

A pay-for-performance model for skills training

This project was designed to address two key issues related to training programs that address skills gaps in manufacturing—employer underinvestment and low participation. The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC), in partnership with Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), piloted an outcomes-based “pay-for-performance” model, which reimbursed employers if they successfully supported the delivery of EMC’s Manufacturing Essentials Certification soft skills training program and met key performance targets.
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Project

Scale Learning Lab

The Scale Learning Lab was developed to address the hospitality sector’s ongoing talent shortages through an innovative, industry-led training model. By combining digital learning and hands-on training, the Learning Lab provides hospitality professionals with the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving sector.
Project

Leadership Development for Indigenous Communities

To address the economic gaps that persist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada, Workforce Warriors Inc. launched the Leadership Development for Indigenous Communities project.
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Project

Upskill and Certify Indigenous Child and Youth Practitioners

The Upskill and Certify Indigenous Child and Youth Practitioners project aimed to address the barriers that Indigenous child and youth workers face in accessing postsecondary opportunities to build skills and advance their careers.
Blog

Impact Story: Testing pay-for-performance incentives for employer-led training

Low rates of training investment are most frequent among small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), which comprise the vast majority of private sector employers in this country. To address this challenge, the Future Skills Centre partnered with EMC and the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation to test a pay-for-performance model of skills training and find out whether employers could be persuaded to support delivery of training if they were partially reimbursed.
Blog

Impact Story: Labour and Government Working Together to Upskill Government IT Specialists

Canada’s public service does not have a centralized training and skills development strategy at a time when the economy is in great flux and many workers need retraining and upskilling to keep up with new technologies.
a header image with a smiling group of Black youth in STEM
Blog

Impact Story: Empowering the Future by Advancing Opportunities for Black Youth in STEM

As we look toward building a more inclusive and innovative future, it's essential to reflect on how we support Black youth pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).