Who we are

The Centre for Workplace Skills is a business-labour led organization working collaboratively to encourage better participation and investment in skills development in Canada’s workplaces. The Centre promotes and facilitates the exchange of knowledge to address key workplace skills development issues.

What We Do

At the Centre for Workplace Skills we are committed to ensuring the best possible participation and investment in workplace skills development. MORE>>

Knowledge Exchange

At the Centre for Workplace Skills, our fundamental mission as an organization is to encourage the exchange of knowledge. It is the aim of all of our projects, initiatives and partnerships. We think of “knowledge exchange” as a cyclical process. MORE>>

Knowledge Synthesis & Dissemination

We identify and compile effective or innovative practices on important work-related learning topics. Our research pulls together existing knowledge that can support further direct knowledge exchange. MORE>>

Roundtable on Workforce Skills

The Centre is the secretariat for the Roundtable on Workforce Skills (RWS). The Roundtable is comprised of senior leaders from business and labour, and co-chaired by the Presidents of the Canadian Labour Congress and Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters and the Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. MORE>>