Work-integrated Learning
Project
Career pathways for mid-career workers through work-based learning
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 ReportMcDonough, L....
Research
Participation in skills training: A report from the Survey on Employment and Skills
The latest wave of the Survey on Employment and Skills, conducted in March 2023, revisits the issue of access to skills training. Three years after the onset of the pandemic, it finds that more workers are participating in work-related training to improve their skills, while training is becoming less focused on the management of the pandemic. It also shows that the most common type of training is that which focuses on workplace health and safety. The survey finds that working from home does not appear to have posed a barrier to skills training to date, as those who have switched to working from home are more likely than those who continue to work in their regular workplace to access training to improve their skills.
State of Skills
Effective Employer Engagement in Skills Development: From Rhetoric to Solutions
The persistence of skill shortages and mismatches has raised questions as to why Canadian employers invest less in training per employee compared to their OECD counterparts. Research and evidence from FSC’s portfolio point to a number of critical factors underpinning Canada’s comparably low training investments.
Research
Navigating the transition: Identifying pathways to careers in the insurance industry
Canada’s insurance industry is poised for significant growth in the coming years,even with the abundance of job vacancies already existing.
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.
Blog
Employer-sponsored skills training vital in Canada’s changing workforce landscape
In Canada, employer-sponsored training is crucial to ensuring that employees have the necessary skills and knowledge to meet the demands of a constantly-evolving job market....
Research
Experiential learning in the social sector
This report explores experiential learning, also known as work integrated learning, in the social service sector from the perspective of both employers and students in social sciences, humanities and arts
Project
Calgary Regional WIL Secretariate and Portal
Work-integrated learning (WIL) gives people the chance to apply the skills they have learned in the classroom while gaining on-the-job experience and pathways to meaningful...
Research
Jobs and skills in the transition to a net-zero economy: A foresight exercise
This report presents a foresight exercise that models the jobs and skills that would be required in a net-zero economy across a set of distinct futures.