What does it take make your business future-proof? Norah McRae, Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education at the University of Waterloo shares her thoughts with the David Johnston R+T Park on what businesses need to do today to survive and thrive in the future.

Communitech Academy: Management B2B

People managers are called upon to lead their teams through thick and thin. Well, let's face it, we're in the thick of it right now and our toolkit may be running thin.

Over the course of three sessions, Communitech Academy’s Management B2B (Back to Basics) Series supports people managers in leading their teams and tackling day-to-day challenges. Watch this short video to learn more about the program and how you can register.

Share your Future of Work and Learning story

As always, we’re looking for stories and examples of initiatives underway within the community to help workers and workplaces get ahead of Future of Work and Learning trends. Send us a summary of your story and we will select a few to be profiled in future newsletters and on social to bring to life the great things already happening in the community. 

Exploring the impacts of working from home on employees' health and well-being

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance hosted at Conestoga College’s School of Business is conducting a national survey exploring the impacts of working from home on employees' health and well-being, including both mental and physical health. The results of this study will inform the development of organizational strategies to support employers in creating an effective, resilient, and inclusive WFH workplace. They are hoping to reach as many Canadian workers as possible, from all sectors of the economy. Responses from the survey are anonymous and will not be linked to a specific employer. If you have any questions about the study, please feel free to contact Dr. Amin Yazdani.

Conestoga College hosts four Future of Work & Learning events for students

Conestoga College is hosting four Future of Work & Learning in November open to students at all post-secondary institutions. On November 16, learn about optimizing your emotional intelligence and developing strategies to build resilience, joy, efficacy and optimism at Emotional Resilience for the Future of Work. Learn how to build a successful freelance career at the Gig Circus on November 17. Hear from a panel of Canada’s top employers for young people about how you can prepare to make the shift from student to new hire on November 18 at Transition Successfully from School to Work. Finally, on November 19, learn more about trends in the workplace and examine the role of lifelong learning and micro-credentialing with Lifelong Learning in the Skills Economy.

6 skills employees will need in the post-pandemic workplace

As organizations find their way through the pandemic, the workplace is changing. Here are the skills that will help employees thrive in the future.

The Future of Jobs Report 2020

The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report maps the jobs and skills of the future, tracking the pace of change. It aims to shed light on the pandemic-related disruptions in 2020, contextualized within a longer history of economic cycles and the expected outlook for technology adoption, jobs and skills in the next five years.

Working from home may be painful, but it’s making the future of work better

What does work look like when companies optimize for a hybrid model of working in an office and working remote? Jen Dennard from Range details what they've heard about where companies are investing and how the fabric of work is changing for the better.