Workforce development is the missing piece in the transition to net-zero

CEO of Blueprint Karen Myers and Senior Researcher Simon Harding, discussed how an innovative, place-based Just Transitions policy can support displaced workers in navigating an increasingly complex labour market.

Karen Myers in MQIISP Policy Series: The Labour Market: What’s going on? What role for public policy?

Watch this panel discussion moderated by our CEO Karen Myers, and explore significant trends altering the labour market and what we can learn from recent policy response.

(Re)Shaping Trauma-Informed and Equity-Driven Evaluation in Virtual Environments

Drawing on two projects that work with community organizations, we highlight what our evaluation team has learned about navigating complex power dynamics, building trust, and creating meaningful and accessible virtual spaces for partnership and engagement. This poster was selected to present at the 2022 American Evaluation Association Conference.

Evaluating Future Skills Solutions

Skills development solutions need to be informed and validated by rigorous evaluation. To find out what works and why, Blueprint has been leading evidence generation efforts on several skills development projects funded by the Future Skills Centre.

Sharing our key insights - Evidence Summary 2021

We drive innovation, support scaling decisions, and help build a culture of evidence-based decision making. In 2021, Blueprint led important work “beyond the pilot”, working with policy makers and program practitioners to improve program delivery.

Program helping newcomers achieve job success shows strong results and promise for scale

A career platform funded through Canada’s Future Skills Centre (FSC) is delivering strong outcomes, prompting its expansion across the country to help newcomers find in-demand jobs, faster.

Karen Myers and Kelly Pasolli in Ontario 360: The Workforce Ontario Needs Now: How to Strengthen Skills Development

The nature of work in Ontario is changing rapidly and to help build the resilience of individuals and businesses, as they prepare for the future of work, the next provincial government needs to strengthen the design and delivery of skills development in Ontario.

No Vacancy: How Blueprint is Using Evidence to Spur Recovery Efforts in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry

Blueprint is generating evidence and developing insights that will inform rapid-response interventions for tourism and hospitality workers whose jobs have been affected by the pandemic.

The Role of Data and Evidence in Canada’s Economic Recovery

Evidence and rapid learning can and should play an important role in informing the measures we take to support recovery.

Evidence Generation for the Future of Work

The world of work is changing fast. Our evidence generation approaches need to keep pace.

Skills-Training Reform in Ontario: Creating a Demand-Driven Training Ecosystem

Significant changes are needed to make Ontario’s employment and training system more flexible, responsive and evidence-informed.