Future Skills Centre: Skills Solutions Call for Proposals 2024 (up to $500,000)

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About Future Skills Centre Skills Solutions Program

They are looking to address the most critical challenges for the future of work in Canada by supporting partners with innovative pilot project ideas at different stages of development. Partners are invited to apply to one of two streams:

Stream 1 – Designing Solutions
They are looking for project ideas and concepts that are still under development but that can demonstrate clear ambition and a strong team behind them. Projects funded in this stream will focus on solution design and preparing for potential piloting and will work closely with a designated technical assistance partner to both develop their concept and document learning.

Stream 2 – Strengthening Outcomes
They will support initiatives that are ready for implementation, having already undergone thorough consultation and design. The initiative should demonstrate both promising results to date and capacity to carry the project forward in a short timeframe to achieve tangible outcomes. Funded projects will focus on advancing skills outcomes based on evidence of what has worked. These initiatives will be further tested through implementation and with the required support of a designated evaluation and learning partner.

Proposals should relate to our Focus Areas:

1. Pathways to Jobs Facilitating pathways for individuals entering, transitioning, and advancing in the labour market.
2. SME Adaptability Engaging Canadian employers, especially SMEs, in meaningful skills development and utilization.
3. Tech and Automation Preparing workers and employers for a more digital and connected world of work.
4. Inclusive Economy Driving labour market inclusion for underrepresented groups, including with an emphasis on Black Youth, Newcomers, and Indigenous & Northern Communities.
5. Sustainable Jobs Advancing skills development and transition planning for a decarbonized economy.

• Sponsor Organisation: Future Skills Centre

Benefits of Future Skills Centre Skills Solutions Program

• Stream 1 – Designing Solutions: $75,000 to $95,000 per project
• Stream 2 – Strengthening Outcomes: $350,000 to $500,000 per project

Future Skills Centre Skills Solutions Program Requirements

• Institutions based in Canada, including not-for-profit organizations, publicly funded post-secondary institutions, industry associations, professional associations, Indigenous organizations that are a legal entity, municipalities or district social services administration boards, for-profit organizations (provided the project is undertaken at cost, with no mark-ups or profit incorporated).

Application Date and Process

STEP ONE: DOWNLOAD AND READ THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION MATERIALS

A) Call for proposal guidelines – Skills Solutions
Includes eligibility criteria, funding details, selection criteria, application timelines and process, and more.

B) FSC Focus Areas Brief
Details our five focus areas along with the knowledge gaps and strategic questions we aim to address in each area.

STEP TWO: COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM

• STREAM 1 APPLICATION FORM

Stream 2 – Strengthening Outcomes

STEP ONE: DOWNLOAD AND READ THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION MATERIALS

A) Call for proposal guidelines – Skills Solutions
Includes eligibility criteria, funding details, selection criteria, application timelines and process, and more.

B) FSC Focus Areas Brief
Details our five focus areas along with the knowledge gaps and priority questions we aim to address in each area.

STEP TWO: COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM

• STREAM 2 APPLICATION FORM

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Application Deadline

13 December, 2024

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