Information Gathering and Analysis of Employer Engagement and Needs in Career Development Activities (2010)

Client: Forum of Labour Market Ministers, Career Development Services Working Group (FLMM-CDSWG)

The FLMM-CDSWG consists of federal, provincial, and territorial ministers with the shared goal of promoting discussion and cooperation among jurisdictions in regards to LMI-related concerns. Life Strategies has been involved in three FLMM-CDSWG projects.

Life Strategies Ltd. was contracted by the Working Group to review relevant current initiatives, particularly those linked in a tangible way to government policies and/or funding.  The objectives of this project were to:

• gather, document, and analyze information about government-funded workplace-based career development initiatives, in Canada and internationally
• increase understanding of workplace-based career development practices
• identify common approaches, programs and services, and employer needs
• showcase exemplars, and
• make recommendations for further work related to this priority.