On the Road to Net Zero: Global Lessons from Place-based Skills Development

On December 9, 2025, the FSC Community of Practice hosted a webinar on “On the Road to Net Zero: Global Lessons from Place-based Skills Development” with panelists from the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). The webinar explores what global examples can teach us about building local green skills and resilience, supporting workers, and ensuring […]

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Building Economic Resilience: Skills Development in Indigenous and Northern Communities

On November 18, 2025, the FSC Community of Practice, in collaboration with Research Impact Canada and EntrepreNorth, hosted a peer learning group on “Building Economic Resilience: Skills Development in Indigenous and Northern Communities.” In this session, we discussed how to meaningfully engage Indigenous and Northern communities in the workforce development and how to embed equity in skills […]

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Advancing Inclusion: Learning with Black Communities in Canada

On June 10, 2025, the FSC Community of Practice, in collaboration with Research Impact Canada and Diversity Institute, hosted a peer learning group on “Advancing Inclusion: Learning with Black Communities in Canada.” In this session, we discussed how to make the skills and workforce development sector more inclusive for Black Canadians. The goal of the peer […]

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ChatGPT for Skills and Workforce Development Professionals (Webinar)

On November 16th, 2023, Research Impact Canada invited Danny Mirza, Lead Career Consultant at Coventry University, UK, to host a webinar in which he guided participants through the basics of using ChatGPT to automate tasks and improve client engagement and career readiness. This interactive webinar provided an opportunity to learn about how to apply generative […]

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A.I. and the Future of Work(force Development) (Webinar)

On October 18, 2023, from 1-2:30 pm ET, the FSC Community of Practice, in collaboration with Research Impact Canada and the Information Communications and Technology Council of Canada (ICTC), hosted AI and the Future of Work(force Development). This peer learning group event created for professionals to discuss the evolving role of career development practitioners in […]

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Data to Decisions: A Practical Guide for Finding and Using Labour Market Information (Webinar)

On August 9, 2023, in partnership with Regional Analytics Laboratory (RAnLab) from Memorial University, Research Impact Canada hosted a webinar to guide participants through the basics of finding and applying regional labour market information to support efforts in workforce development. This interactive webinar was an opportunity to learn how data models and analyses can be […]

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