November 25th, 2022, Platform Innovation Centre

Learning our Way Forward

Imagine a city whose citizens think creatively, adapt, and thrive in this fast-changing world. A city where bright minds come together to dream big, start an adventure, and build something great. A city where people proactively develop new skills and are ahead of change, not chasing it. Imagine a city that attracts talent and investment from across the globe because it’s known as a city that is not only resilient, but a city that embraces change, a city that learns.

Building this city demands we rethink learning and recognize learning extends far beyond a classroom and is embedded where we work, live, and play. This forces us to redefine how we assess and value talent. The result will unlock the talent potential of our city.

The Path to our LearningCITY

LearningCITY 2022 was hosted on November 25th to rethink the future of learning and talent.  LearningCITY 2022 was a hands-on working session that asks all attendees to roll-up their sleeves, collaborate and contribute their expertise to the challenge of developing talent. Now is the time to come together to co-create an actionable path to our LearningCITY.

Who Attended?

Delivering a LearningCITY is not about any single organization. It is about harnessing Calgary’s rich and diverse skill development ecosystem to work together to face the future head-on. For this reason, invitees were as diverse as the ecosystem itself, including employers, educators, skill developers, and policymakers.

The Program

The kick-off of the LearningCITY program was at a community event in August 2019 that included 120 employers and educators. Since this first event, a diverse range of community partners have conducted research and run pilot projects on innovating the learning and skills development ecosystem. The culmination of this work is a proposed development of a skills development framework. LearningCITY 2022 will be interactive and focus on thought-provoking panels and small group discussions exploring this conceptual framework.

LearningCITY 2022 Final Report

LearningCITY 2022 hosted 250 participants from 149 organization across Calgary’s learning system, including employers, educators, and policymakers. LearningCITY 2022 an interactive format, focusing on thought-provoking panels and facilitated small group discussions. The final report identifies nine consolidated insights emerging from this process. The advisory committee then connected to the Calgary Skills Development Framework, including goals, priorities, and measures.

The LearningCITY Collective are thankful to those who supported LearningCITY 2022.