Prime Highlights:
Three programs are initiated by Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) for establishing the food and beverage (F&B) industry in times of recession.
The three programs are initiated independently to develop employee skills, enhance job preparedness, and promote inclusiveness in the industry.
Key Facts:
FPSC programs are created with the objective of reducing labour gaps and enhancing the productivity of employees employed in the Canadian F&B manufacturing industry.
Skills training, leadership, and disability inclusion are included in the programs.
Key Background:
The food and beverage industry of Canada is one of its major driving forces that contributes to making the country strong by having thousands of employees scattered all over the country. Realizing the need for developing workers, Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) developed three programs in order to acquire skills, assist businesses, and develop workforce diversity.
One of the biggest projects, Skills Training Across Canada (STAC), will receive a $5.5 million government grant for sponsoring the project. The program will provide industry key skills training for 800 front-line staff and 1,500 unemployed persons. Web-based training modules in several languages and employee and job seeker job readiness tools are part of the program.
Another initiative, FoodAbility, was created in the effort to include the disabled further in the food and beverage industry. FoodAbility envisions eradicating barriers to work and challenging organizations to have inclusive workplaces where there is more inclusiveness. By creating a culture of an inclusive workplace, FPSC aims to create more opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the workplace and reduce the jobs gap in the industry.
FPSC also offered a next-generation leadership development program to equip future food business professionals. With 39 e-learning modules on leadership in emotional intelligence, diversity, and inclusion, the program equips professionals with the skillset to ascend professional rungs.
The program is also reflective of FPSC’s determination to equip the next generation of the workforce agile and equipped with the skillset to attain enduring success in Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing industries.
