Skills Training
Project
Upskilling/Reskilling Canada's Healthcare Workers
This project incorporated employers' insights into diabetes foot care qualifications, tailored educational pathways to meet clinician needs, and offered culturally sensitive training for Indigenous populations.
Project
Digital Transformation of Work: Racialized Immigrant Women and Skills Retraining
The digital transformation coming to Canadian workplaces accelerated significantly after the country-wide COVID-19 lockdowns, which increased demand for remote work. The digital transformation has and will hit some workers harder than others.
Event
FSC at the 2025 Decent Work Forum: Advancing Labour Standards in the Agrifood Sector
We’re pleased to share that Noel Baldwin, Executive Director at the FSC, will be speaking on a panel at the 2025 Decent Work Forum, hosted by UFCW Canada on November 5, 2025, at the Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport.
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FSC at Workforce Development and Skilled Trades Conference & Expo 2025
We’re excited to share that Tricia Williams, Director of Research, Evaluation & Knowledge Mobilization at the FSC, will be speaking at Workforce Recharged: Conference + Expo on November 3–4, 2025, at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, ON.
Project
North Forge Global Entrepreneurship Initiative
The North Forge Global Entrepreneurship Initiative aimed to address several key questions to enhance support for newcomers, particularly those involved in the Start-up Visa Program and highly qualified newcomers facing licensing barriers.
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Material Handling 4.0
Material Handling 4.0 (MH4.0) is a sector-based skills training program designed to prepare unemployed and underemployed individuals for roles in Canada’s goods movement industry.
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AspireAtlantic
The AspireAtlantic program tested out the WorkAdvance model— a proven US workforce development strategy that uses a sector-based approach that combines job training, placement and advancement support for low-income individuals.
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.
Research
Perceptions of Trades Training Gaining Traction over University
Canada faces a shortage of workers in the skilled trades, resulting in part from persistent labour-market demand driven by activity in construction, manufacturing, transportation and...