Call for proposals launched to help Canadians enter the labour market, make a career change or learn new skills

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February 2022

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, launched a call for proposals to provide funding to organizations to develop projects that will increase training opportunities for Canadians now and in the future. The projects funded through Skills for Success will also build the capacity of organizations and employers, and support the work of provinces and territories as the economy recovers.

Through this call for proposals, the Government will invest more than $237 million to fund projects under two streams. Eligible activities under the first stream could include developing new training approaches, creating self-assessment tools and providing training resources. Activities under the second stream could include analysis to better understand skills challenges faced by under-represented groups, identifying best practices in how to teach certain skills, or developing case studies of successful training approaches that lead to employment.

Priority will be given to project proposals that respond to the needs of at least one of the following under-represented groups in the labour market: women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, members of official language minority communities, newcomers, and racialized Canadians.

Launched in May 2021, the Skills for Success program focuses on nine main skills that Canadians need to participate, adapt and thrive in learning, work and life. They include foundational skills, like writing, reading and numeracy, and socio-emotional skills, which are the human skills required for effective social interaction, such as collaboration, communication, problem solving, adaptability, and creativity and innovation.

The deadline for applications is March 9, 2022.

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