Skills Training Atlantic Canada

Skills Training Atlantic Canada was designed with an expert group of partners to provide leading edge skills training for the workforce in Atlantic Canada's food and beverage manufacturing industry. This project has worked directly with regional employers in addressing skills gaps through specific training for employees.

Similar to other regions across Canada, the food and beverage manufacturing sector in Atlantic Canada has struggled with workforce challenges due to employee turnover, retirement and recruitment barriers. Food Processing Skills Canada has been an enduring advocate for businesses to adopt a new playbook on skills training and workforce culture. Taking a fresh approach to workforce training is proven to positively shift the mindset of an individual, and successfully re-chart the course of a company.

Skills Training Atlantic Canada delivered technical skills training and social emotional learning to hundreds of employees in Atlantic Canada's food and beverage manufacturing industry workforce. The program also offered a unique mentoring and coaching system that provided guidance to participants. Participants that completed the program received micro credentials throughout the training process and a graduation package.

Skills Training Atlantic Canada is an example of Food Processing Skills Canada’s commitment to supporting the food and beverage manufacturing industry in developing a culture of lifelong education and continuous learning. This project also introduced an important milestone in the development of the industry’s Learning and Recognition Framework through testing with three target groups – new hires, frontline works and supervisors.

Skills Training Atlantic Canada was an overwhelming success providing pilot learnings to the Skills Training Across Canada program.