Funded Research

Funded Research

CCL is pleased to announce that it has agreed to fund the following research projects on the theme of Work and Learning.

 

Work and Learning - 2007 Competition

Project Title: Informal learning and the older professional worker: Learning practices, challenges, and supports
Project Lead: Fenwick, Tara
Institution: University of British Columbia
Amount funded by CCL: $69,198
Report: Informal Learning and the Older Professional Worker: Learning Practices, Challenges and Supports
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Older workers’ job retention in the paid labour force has come to the fore because of the shortfall in availability of skilled labour now and in Canada’s future and the projection of a ‘greying population.’ Employing mixed methods, the research focuses on the unique approaches and challenges experienced by older professionals in informal learning and the practices of documenting, assessing, and supporting that are helpful for older workers’ informal learning practices. The project focuses on Certified Management Accountants (CMAs), knowledge workers whose continuous learning is urgent in Canada’s ‘hot economy’ and whose professional associations have made learning a priority.

Project Title: A longitudinal study on the Return on Training to support innovation in the workplace
Project Lead: Percival, Jennifer
Institution: University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Amount funded by CCL: $40,726
Report: The Longitudinal Return on Investment on Training to Support Innovation in the Workplace
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The purpose of this project is to determine the cumulative return on investment (ROI) that diverse types of workplace training provide with respect to profitability, labour productivity, use of technology, and intensity of innovation in the workplace. This study will determine the complementarities that exist between various forms of training considering the goals of the firm (profit, increases in labour productivity, increased use of technology, or increased intensity of innovation) in order to help managers find the optimal set of training practices to support their strategic objectives. Results will be compared based on organizational size and industry.

Project Title: Marginalized women and apprenticeship training: Investigating a high-support model
Project Lead: Quartaro, Georgia
Institution: George Brown College
Amount funded by CCL: $66,912
Report: Marginalized women and apprenticeship training: Investigating a high-support model
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This research project investigates the effectiveness of a high-support, cohort-style apprenticeship program for marginalized women who are familiar with violence, addressing the impacts of violence on learning and practical barriers to course completion. Using participatory action research methodology and combining qualitative and quantitative elements, we will identify successful and cost-effective practices utilized in this unique model. Findings of key factors to support success will be used to strengthen future apprenticeship programming. Best practices for other educators and program designers wishing to customize environments for adults who experience personal, practical, and systemic barriers to learning have broad application.

Project Title: Form@tion: Impact study of online mixed training (synchronous and asynchronous) for workplace trainers’ skills development
Project Lead: Sauvé, Louise
Institution: Société pour l’apprentissage à vie (SAVIE) inc.
Amount funded by CCL: $70,000
Report: Study on the impact of mixed online training (synchronous and asynchronous) on the skills development of teachers in the workplace
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The actual challenge for teachers and trainers consists more in changing their teaching in order for them to integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) rather than integrating ICT to their traditional teaching practices. The Form@tion project will study ICT related barriers and workplace trainers’ hesitations toward changes, experiment a mixed training program featuring a customized training plan tailored to training needs, learning skills, and the profile of employed trainers, and will measure the transformation of trainers' attitudes towards the necessity of enrolling in training throughout their lifetime.

Project Title: Following the success: Promising workplace learning practices in marginalized youth employment
Project Lead: Sawchuk, Peter
Institution: Toronto Training Board
Amount funded by CCL: $68,385
Report: Following the success: Promising workplace learning practices in marginalized youth employment
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The ‘Following the Success’ Project aims to identify, analyze, and share promising practices that effectively engage youth facing multiple forms of social and economic exclusion in relation to first-time employment. The project draws on in-depth interviews with youth employees and employers across the private, public, not-for-profit, and self-employment sectors in Ontario. The project focuses on the formal and informal workplace learning that take place across processes of employee recruitment, orientation, and ongoing support within organizations, and in the case of youth self-employment, learning in the context of entry into and development of business initiatives.

 

Work and Learning - 2006 Competition

Project Title: Augmented education: Effectiveness of a new employment training and support model for people with mental illness
Project Lead: Bettazzoni, Monica
Institution: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto)
Amount funded by CCL: $70,000
Report:  Augmented Education: Effectiveness of a new employment training and support model for people with mental illness

Project Title: Accessibility issues in E-learning and teaching
Project Lead: Hadian, Shohreh
Institution: Camosun College (Victoria)
Amount funded by CCL: $70,000
Report: Diversity in an Environment for Accessible Learning

Project Title: International graduates and the Canadian labour market
Project Lead: Humphries, Jennifer
Institution: Canadian Bureau for International Education (Ottawa)
Amount funded by CCL: $71,050
Report:  Northern Lights: International Graduates of Canadian Institutions and the National Workforce, (PDF, 1.5 MB), Oct. 30, 2007

Project Title: STEPping stones: A blended learning program for the breast cancer survivorship transition to employment project (STEP)
Project Lead: Luke, Robert
Institution: Princess Margaret Hospital (Toronto)
Amount funded by CCL: $70,000
Report: STEPping stones: A blended learning program for the breast cancer survivorship transition to employment project (STEP)

Project Title: Accommodating learning styles in international bridging education programs
Project Lead: Lum, Lillie
Institution: York University (Toronto)
Amount funded by CCL: $70,000
Report: Accommodating Learning Styles in Bridging Education Programs for Internationally Educated Professionals

Project Title: The use of workplace skills-based prior learning assessment and recognition: Strategies for persons with acquired physical disabilities in employment transition
Project Lead: Millar, Robin
Institution: Centre for Education and Work (University of Winnipeg)
Amount funded by CCL: $50,000
Report: The Use of Workplace Skills-Based Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition: Strategies for Persons with Acquired Physical Disabilities in Employment Transition

Project Title: L’interprétation visuelle auprès d’une clientèle sourde : portrait d’une profession et état de la situation sur les besoins de formation
Project Lead: Parisot, Anne-Marie
Institution: Université du Québec à Montréal
Amount funded by CCL: 70,000
Report: Visual interpretation for deaf clients: A portrait of the profession and a state of
the field review on the training needs of interpreters

Project Title: Final Report of the
iSisters’ Program Evaluation: Creating Bright Futures
Project Lead: iSisters Technology Mentoring
Institution: iSisters Technology Mentoring (Ottawa)
Amount funded by CCL: 50,000
Report: Final Report of the iSisters’ Program Evaluation: Creating bright futures

Project Title: Employers and Labour Participation in High-School Apprenticeship Programs
Project Lead: Taylor, Alison
Institution: University of Alberta
Amount funded by CCL: 70,000
Report: Employers and Labour Participation in High-School Apprenticeship Programs

Project Title: Researching models for delivering pre-trades training for northern women
Project Lead: Tompkins, Kate
Institution: Northern Territories Federation of Labour (Yellowknife)
Amount funded by CCL: $69,970
Report: Pre-Trades Training Programs for Northern Women

 

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