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Embracing Evaluation and Learning for a Resilient Future

What if the key to preparing Canada’s workforce wasn’t just about training people but learning from the training itself?
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Project

Indigenous ICT Development Centre

This project investigated the potential benefits of establishing an Indigenous ICT Development Centre to offer ICT services and training within local communities.
Young business people working at office on a new project.
Project

Advanced Digital and Professional Training (AdaPT)

The Advanced Digital and Professional Training (ADaPT) program is a sector-based training initiative designed to address the disconnect between the skills of postsecondary graduates and the needs of the IT sector.
Event

FSC at A Post-International Student Paradigm: Revenue and Growth Strategies for the Canadian College Sector

We’re pleased to share that Noel Baldwin, Executive Director at the Future Skills Centre, will be participating in the Canadian Council of College Futures Spring Event on May 8, 2025.
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Project

Lighting Up the North

The Lighting Up the North project from Yukonstruct aimed to strengthen the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem by supporting initiatives that build skills, tools and resources. The project funded seven unique initiatives with community partners to support the needs of entrepreneurs and innovators in the region.
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Research

Rapid Reskilling to Support Nature-Based Solutions and Green Infrastructure Projects in Canada

The project aimed to retrain workers from the oil, gas, forestry and mining industries, enabling them to transition into roles that support environmental restoration and sustainability through nature-based solutions (NBS).
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Project

Addressing Regional Labour Shortages

Despite the labour shortage in forestry management in Canada’s North, there is a lack of innovative and engaging training methods and capacity to deliver reforestation skills to remote Indigenous communities. To help meet the need for this training, and to make it accessible and more engaging in digital form, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) created two courses that featured immersive, 360° photos and videos, and a tool kit for instructors who do not have in-depth technical knowledge on how to develop immersive curriculum content.