Knowledge Mobilization/ Workshop Facilitation Archives - SRDC

Strategic Learning Partner for PIAAC Research Initiative

Wallaa Daramlly — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:26:17 +0000

FSC has partnered with SRDC to launch a new research initiative to advance the use of the OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) data in addressing critical gaps in Canada’s skills development ecosystem. SRDC‘s role includes the following activities: Support for the FSC’s call for proposals to fund up to 10 research projects that strengthen evidence on the role of skills in driving productivity, prosperity, and well-being, and on the mechanisms through which skills are developed, retained, and lost, using PIAAC data; provision of subject matter and methodological expertise to support delivery of the project; conducting one or more research project(s) that complements the selected funded projects, filling in strategic gaps that are not addressed through the Call for Proposals and/or that relate to SRDC’s specific areas of expertise; and organizing and facilitating a PIAAC Research Seminar in Toronto during fall 2026, to generate dialogue and sharing between researchers.

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Stakeholders Consultation Meeting on Identifying and Supporting for PLWD Among the Homeless Population in BC

Wallaa Daramlly — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:37:33 +0000

Homeless individuals are among the most marginalized and neglected populations, and the intersection of dementia and homelessness presents unique challenges for care provision and policy intervention. This meeting will provide an opportunity to gather key stakeholders to examine these challenges, explore the existing gaps in knowledge and services, and collaboratively develop approaches to address these challenges effectively. By identifying the needs, barriers, and potential solutions to support homeless PLWD, we aim to generate insights that will inform and strengthen the implementation of a pilot program in British Columbia.

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Resources and Practices for Engaging Opportunity Youth in Career Development

Wallaa Daramlly — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:20:46 +0000

This project explores the best ways to engage students who are disconnected from school and at risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment, or training) in career development. The right support at the right time can reengage students and positively shape their career paths. Yet career development professionals face two major challenges: first, it is often challenging to reach young people who are disconnected from school and not inclined to seek support; and second, when they do reach this population, they may not know what supportive career guidance practices are most impactful.

To address these challenges, the project combines a literature review and environmental scan that identifies promising programs and practices and a survey of 500 school guidance counsellors across Canada that gathers insight on both barriers to engagement and best practices in working with opportunity youth. Together, these sources highlight obstacles to engagement and uncover practical strategies for supporting opportunity youth. The mission of the project is to find tangible ways to reach and engage this population, understand what practices and tools can motivate them to engage in career planning, and learn what further resources are needed to support career counselling practices.

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Consultant for the Dedicated Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services (NAARS) Community of Practice

Wallaa Daramlly — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:51:36 +0000

SRDC is supporting DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society’s Community of Practice for the development of a dedicated Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services (NAARS) model in Surrey, BC. This project strengthens local capacity and brings together frontline organizations, service providers, and stakeholders to share insights, and support effective NAARS implementation. DIVERSEcity leads the initiative locally, engaging partners and coordinating CoP activities, while SRDC provides strategic guidance, research expertise, and facilitation to ensure the developed model is responsive, evidence-informed, and community-driven.

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Connecting Racialized Youth with Employment – Secondary Analysis of 2024 Survey Responses

Wallaa Daramlly — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:09:17 +0000

As an extension of our previous ESDC-funded research project, Connecting Racialized Youth with Employment: Strengthening Skills for Success via Mentoring, SRDC and Mentor Canada are undertaking an additional secondary data analysis of our youth survey data set, focusing on subgroups of interest to the mentoring field. The original survey included 3,100 responses from youth aged 18 to 30 from across Canada, focused on racialized youth’s employment journeys and experiences with community-based mentoring opportunities specifically designed to strengthen their skills and support their career pathways. In the current project, SRDC will provide additional data and research analyses of the survey dataset to contribute to and advance the knowledge of the field. The additional data and research analysis will be provided in data sets, analysis tables, graphs, and visual data knowledge mobilization formats, including an analysis report.

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Co-Development of a Community Broker Model

Wallaa Daramlly — Sat, 31 May 2025 18:33:20 +0000

Six Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPS) in Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver, New Westminster, Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, and Langley, serving the most diverse and fastest growing municipalities in BC are collaborating to develop and implement a Community Broker model to enhance newcomer integration outcomes in their communities, especially among new and emerging racial and ethnic groups. SRDC is supporting the Burnaby LIP and its partnering LIPS to co-develop a community broker model. SRDC is undertaking a literature review, key informant interviews, and focus groups with newcomers, as well as design sessions with LIPs to develop a model adapted to the local context.

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Mentoring as a Catalyst for Youth Employment

Wallaa Daramlly — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:17:37 +0000

This national project addresses emerging systemic challenges within the youth employment sector through strategic, cross-sector partnerships and rigorous research and development (R&D) approaches. Mentor Canada, in partnership with SRDC and the Students Commission of Canada (SCC) and in collaboration with 24 other organizations, establishes mechanisms to identify emerging trends, facilitate the sharing of best practices, and align R&D efforts across the sector. This collaborative approach strengthens sectoral capacity to accelerate the adoption and integration of high-quality practices and opportunities, particularly in mentoring, to improve employment outcomes for equity-deserving youth.

SRDC plays a vital role in this project. SRDC co-facilitates three sensemaking sessions to generate collective intelligence and produce evidence briefs with actionable recommendations. A significant component of SRDC’s work involves leading the implementation of the pay-for-performance pilot R&D activities. This pilot evaluates Mentor Canada’s Quality Mentoring Framework (QMF) and the impact of embedding mentoring as a strategic lever to improve youth employment outcomes. Through these activities, SRDC contributes directly to the project’s overarching goal of developing and testing innovative solutions and generating evidence to inform the adoption of effective mentoring practices within the Canadian youth employment ecosystem.

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PROSPECTS: Propelling to Result-Oriented Strategies in Planning, Evaluation, and Continuous Transformation in Settlement

Wallaa Daramlly — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:30:21 +0000

PROSPECTS is an initiative funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), aimed at enhancing the capacity of organizations within the settlement sector in evaluation and research. Our project is designed to support Settlement Service Providers (SPOs) in developing outcome-based approaches by incorporating evaluation into their project planning and management processes. This project will foster a cultural shift towards outcome-based approaches through a series of activities grounded in the principles of “meeting organizations where they are” and “active development through generative listening and learning by doing.” We will begin with a cross-country consultation and an assessment of the sector’s capacity to understand the diverse needs of various organizations. Our project team will compile, design, and offer a range of tools, resources, workshops, and peer learning networks to enhance the sector’s practical knowledge. SRDC will provide free, customized support, including expert advice tailored to specific needs and broader capacity development planning. This will empower settlement sector organizations to seamlessly integrate program evaluation into the design, planning, management, and continuous improvement of their programs. PROSPECTS will also focus on raising awareness about the benefits of adopting outcome-based approaches in settlement sector programming through regular communication and a knowledge-mobilization campaign.

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Strategic Evaluation and Learning Support for the Future Skills Centre 2025

Wallaa Daramlly — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:58:11 +0000

Since 2020, the Future Skills Centre (FSC) has supported the development, refinement, or expansion of approaches to developing skills for workers from a variety of backgrounds and in a variety of sectors. These innovation projects are required to mobilize knowledge and evidence among key stakeholders, institutions and decision-makers for the purposes of improving policies and practices in Canada. SRDC is developing a mix of retrospective and prospective evaluation approaches for a subset of these projects, dependent on the timelines and stage of development of each project. These involve quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis using document and data review, interviews with project partners and their subcontractors, implementation evaluation, and theory of change or logic model development. SRDC’s learning and evaluation framework is designed to capture what has been learned from these projects for the future development of the skills ecosystem in Canada.

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Pathway to Productivity: Using Pay-for-Performance to Facilitate SME Investment in Human Capital

Wallaa Daramlly — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:38:03 +0000

This initiative is testing the effectiveness of a Pay-for-Performance (PFP) funding model in encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase their investment in employee training across various industries. We are exploring the potential of PFP to promote more intentional employer planning and support of training activities, and more generally to build a culture of continuous learning within SMEs. Furthermore, we are seeking to understand how the PFP model previously implemented with our partners Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) can be adapted cross-sectorally, leveraging the existing expertise of SRDC and EMC along with the unique insights and employer networks of our new sectoral partners, The Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada), Food Processing Skills Canada, and BioTalent Canada.

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