Key issues shaping the future of work and skills in Canada are highlighted in the latest Skills Next Project Reports
Through Skills Next, the and Ryerson University鈥檚 Diversity Institute 鈥攊n its role as a research lead for the 鈥� are publishing a series of six reports and two podcasts that explore a number of the most important issues currently impacting the skills ecosystem in Canada. Released today is which explores the barriers to employment for Indigenous peoples and provides recommendations on addressing the continual structural issues.
Over 3 million Canadians are now unemployed and looking for work. This is a time of immense change for the 19 million Canadians in the workforce. Better understanding of the pre-COVID precarious skills training system is important as the country innovates how it works, educates and trains its current and future workforce.
鈥淭he Skills Next series outlines the facts about the present and future of work, grappling with problems on both the supply and demand side, said Wendy Cukier, Founder and Academic Director, Diversity Institute and professor, entrepreneurship and strategy, Ted Rogers School of Management. 鈥淭here is no question: job seekers and workers need the right skills to thrive, but employers also need to diversify and actively recruit skilled workers from chronically underemployed, equity-seeking groups.鈥�
The previous Skills Next was released in January and February 2020.
Skills Next, is a series that explores what is working in workplaces, universities, and the labour market 鈥� and where workers are falling through the gaps in our skills training system. The series is authored by an expansive and diverse network of researchers and subject experts. Each report focuses on one issue, reviews the existing state of knowledge on this topic, and identifies areas in need of additional research.
MAJOR THEMES EXPLORED IN SKILLS NEXT INCLUDE:
路 Digital skills and training
路 Barriers to employment for specific groups and demographics
路 Alternative approaches to skills & training
路 Offering readers a primer on what we know, what we don鈥檛 know, and how we can dig deeper on skills training & the future of work;
SKILLS NEXT SUMMER REPORTS AND PODCASTS:
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路 Technology-Enabled Innovations in the Skills and Employment Ecosystem (opens in new window)
路 Competency Frameworks and Canada鈥檚 Essential Skills (opens in new window)
路 Economic Equality in a Changing World: Removing Gender Barriers to Employment (opens in new window)
路 Small and Medium-sized Employers (SMEs): Skills Gaps and Future Skills
路 , a podcast by Public Policy Forum and hosted by Edward Greenspon presents a two-part episode with Wendy Cukier, Julie Cafley and Pedro Barata. They discuss Skills Next Project and the state of skills and competency training in Canada.
Learn more about our Skills Next project and explore all 14 papers