Skills Training
Research
State of skills: Effective employer engagement in skills development - From rhetoric to solutions
Supporting employers in overcoming structural barriers to training investment is key to addressing labour and skill shortages.
Research
Ready for green jobs: How ready are Canadian regions to attract and support the skilled workforce needed to reach climate targets and drive clean growth?
Clean growth and climate action in Canada could create thousands of jobs in the next seven years. With a potential 300,000 jobs created, communities across the country have the opportunity to thrive while moving Canada towards meeting its climate targets.
Project
Two-Eyed Seeing Network
Ongoing and persistent labour and skill shortages coupled with underemployment among key segments of the population, notably Indigenous youth have left the connections between industry and Indigenous populations to remain underdeveloped.
Project
Training our career development professionals
Have questions about our work? Do you need access to a report in English or French? Please contact communications@fsc-ccf.ca. How to Cite This ReportTobin, S....
State of Skills
Leveraging the Skills of Newcomers
Navigating career and training decisions is especially complex for newcomers given the challenges they face learning new systems and unfamiliar workplace cultures. Career development support for newcomers should come early and often.
State of Skills
Digital Tools in the Skills Ecosystem
There is considerable promise in the role digital tools and virtual career services can play in improving access to training and career development, particularly for those with geographic barriers or constraints such as family care or other work responsibilities.
Blog
Skills Training for Youth
With employers reporting skills gaps in their workforce, the need for structured training and upskilling programs that equip youth for employment success has never been...
Research
Building a digitally skilled workforce
In this research, we examine the responses of 21 key informant interviews and a survey of 526 skills leaders across different industries and regions in...
Blog
Canada needs a bolder approach to skills training
With labour unrest back in the headlines, it is reassuring to know there is at least one thing on which workers and bosses can agree:...