The career competencies employers are looking for
Many employers struggle to find and hire young people, despite actively seeking them out. This challenge can result from a disconnect between employers’ sole focus on skills and the competencies...
Leveraging digital tools for virtual learning and work environments
In March 2020, NPower Canada was forced to close its physical locations due to COVID-19. Nearly three years later, organizations are navigating a post-pandemic workforce, in terms of physical space,...
Meeting Canada’s talent challenge with community-level solutions
Addressing the “talent challenge” facing cities across Canada today extends beyond the capacity of any single level of government, educational institution, industrial sector or employer. Resolving that challenge in a...
Be kind to yourself: Work-life wellness when working from home
Living through this pandemic has been challenging in so many ways. Even though it’s not a fair comparison, it can be easy to feel guilty when our work or personal...
Why the ‘new’ Skills for Success matter
The world of work is changing fast. The demand for skilled employees is not new, but the skills considered “in demand” have changed dramatically over the past few years. Labour...
A career with purpose – apprentices building Canada’s reduced carbon future
In 2021, Canada joined 120+ other countries in committing to achieving net-zero emissions by year 2050 in an effort to “avert the worst impacts of climate change.” In a few...
CDPs have an incredible – and untapped – opportunity to connect business to career development
With Canada’s unemployment rates reaching record lows in summer 2022 and ongoing labour shortages predicted across many sectors, employers will need new and innovative ways to recruit, retain and engage...
Key factors for building a future-ready workforce
The pandemic has transformed how businesses have operated and has shifted the expectations of potential and current employees. The past few years have seen millions of jobs lost, whole industries...
Building a sustainable work-life: Social overload in the ‘new normal’
Fall is flying by, and you can feel the energy as many people are back in the office, either hybrid or full-time. Although it finally feels like we may be...
Increasing access to career services in a post-pandemic world
Post-pandemic. The new normal. In the same way that the word “unprecedented” became ingrained in our speech in March 2020, these words and phrases are increasingly present in our conversations...