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A year of learning in the future of work
22 April 2021 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
The final part of our series following a Laurier employee during her partial secondment to Communitech in the longest year ever Read more
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Working from home times two
01 September 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
Part 3 of a series following Lindsay Tayler, a Wilfrid Laurier University employee on a one year partial secondment with the Talent team at Communitech this time taking a look at her unique perspective… Read more
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Food. Shelter. WiFi. Slack.
31 March 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: COVID19, Future of Work, Opinion
Waterloo Region's Future of Work and Learning Coalition came together in 2019. They looked at what employers, employees, education, and government can do to future-proof the workplace. Read more
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Food. Shelter. WiFi. Slack.
31 March 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
The Future of Work has come sooner than expected, a few companies share their experiences and tips on how they were able to transition from their office culture to working from home. Read more
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Taking a risk for the Future of Work & Learning
03 March 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
This is the second instalment of "the secondment diaries." Communitech News followed up with Lindsay Tayler to see how she is finding splitting her time in this Future of Work and Learning Coalition experiment. Read more
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The Secondment Diaries
20 January 2020 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
There is growing interest to try other professions, but not enough options to do so. Communitech partnered with Wilfrid Laurier University to see if secondment could be a stepping stone to the gig economy.… Read more
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What future of work means for Canadian communities
13 December 2019 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
What is the future of work for Canadian communities? Members of the Canadian Digital Media Network express their thoughts and opinions on the future of work and learning. Read more
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Province injects $20 million into Skills Catalyst Fund
06 December 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Future of Work, News
In July of 2019 Communitech unveiled its academy program with the help of a $500,000 grant as part of a $9 million initiative from the provincial government. Now over a year later it has been announced… Read more
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Building an amazing employee experience for the Future of Work and Learning
22 October 2019 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work
Communitech has been working hard to adapt to the Future of Work, from trying to better understand the current employee experience to bringing in Communitech staff together for a series of workshops with… Read more
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Getting Waterloo Region ready for the Future of Work and Learning
20 September 2019 | By Alex Kinsella in: Future of Work, Opinion
Technological change has created a need for lifelong learning. Communitech, Manulife, the University of Waterloo and Deloitte began a conversation on what all four groups – employers, employees, education… Read more