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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
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Retooling our notions of work as tech reshapes the future
25 June 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, Future of Work, News, True North
At True North 2019, Manulife hosted Future of Work and Learning – Taking Community Action. This workshop focused on crowd-sourced their experience and aspirations to help shape a Communitech-inspired initiative… Read more
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Equipping employees for the jobs of tomorrow
15 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Future of Work, News
Ontario Minister of Labour Laurie Scott told Communitech News that governments, and particularly her government, must quickly respond to the shifts now underway, and doing so is in part why she was in… Read more
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'Adaptive resilience' key to managing workplace change
26 February 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Future of Work, News
Students and graduates are graduating into a very unpredictable world because of the coming revolution of workplace change brought on by technology. Panelists share their thoughts on the future of work… Read more
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A master's every 10 years: How workers will adapt to change
29 January 2019 | By Kelly Pedro in: Featured, Future of Work, News
How technology is changing the way businesses think about their future and the talent needed to achieve it. Read more
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Chamath Palihapitiya wins crowd at Hack the North
15 September 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News
Chamath Palihapitiya is one of the University of Waterloo's most successful graduates and this week he sat down to speak at Hack the North, Canada's largest hackathon which is hosted annually at the University… Read more
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The time is now for women, in tech and beyond: panel
09 March 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, True North
On International Women's Day, 5 influential panelists came and shared their journey and careers, as well as their thoughts about gender and technology. Tech still has some work to be done, but there have… Read more