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In partnership with the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC), the project brings the Government of Canada’s Skills for Success model to life through customized training aligned with the Tourism and Hospitality sector’s skills development priorities: OTEC’s Accelerated Leadership Series.
Newcomer GPS: Exploring an Integrated Digital Pathway to Settlement was an OTEC-led research project that tested the integrated technology solution CareerAtlas within Service Provider Organizations (SPO) pre-arrival and hybrid settlement services in Canada.
Funded by the Government of Canada’s Future Skills Centre, the THER project leveraged OTEC’s workforce development collaboration and capacity-building approach to support workforce recovery planning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Career pathways have become less predictable and today’s youth face significant challenges making sense of the ever-changing world of work. For those just entering the workforce, understanding and navigating the labour market in more personalized, responsive and targeted ways is essential.
This report is a Tourism SkillsNet Ontario alliance initiative led by OTEC in partnership with TIAO. It includes TSNO members’ insights, workforce challenges, needs, and opportunities related to labour and provincial forecast on the tourism & hospitality state of the industry in 2024.
This report is a Tourism SkillsNet Ontario Alliance Initiative led by OTEC in partnership with TIAO. It brings TSNO members’ insights, workforce challenges, needs and opportunities related to labour and provincial forecast on the tourism & hospitality state of the industry in 2023.
This report is a Tourism SkillsNet Ontario Alliance Initiative led by OTEC in partnership with TIAO. It brings TSNO members’ insights, workforce challenges, needs and opportunities related to labour and provincial forecast on the tourism & hospitality state of the industry in 2023.
This evaluation report is a snapshot of the IRCC SDI project, Newcomer GPS, outlining a framework for the technology solution, CareerAtlas, and the insights aligning the results, including the first and second phase of the project.
This Learning Report consolidates insights from the early stages of the project’s implementation and provides a snapshot of the Canadian newcomer settlement landscape.
This Background Report shares the findings and lessons learned alongside industry stakeholders and policymakers through the Tourism & Hospitality Emergency Recovery (THER) initiative.
This Summary Report provides an at-a-glance overview of the ideas, insights, tools and solutions that can support tourism recovery and help shock-proof the industry against future disruption.
This Report provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment in Canada’s tourism sector, alongside measures to address the short-term and long-term systemic and structural issues impacting the recovery and growth of the tourism workforce.
This Whitepaper highlights best practices of employment-related platforms and recommendations on how technology-enabled employment pathways can enhance youths’ job outcomes and improve their career navigation experience.
This Report provides a summary of consultations, and a scan of digital tools and platforms utilized by youth and the youth employment services sector. Based on this discovery, it presents a Youth Path to Employment framework.
This Executive Summary Report provides an overview of Project Integrate and provides a blueprint for a technology-enabled employment pathway for youth.
This Whitepaper identifies principles for digital adoption and design considerations in developing a blueprint for digital employment services to support Canadian youth in their return to work after the initial shock of COVID-19.
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