Mount Royal University partnered with Calgary Economic Development in this study to find what the city needs to become a faster learner to adapt to job market changes.

TalentED YYC is a resource platform part of a pilot project being championed by Calgary Economic Development and supported by nine community partners. This resource platform supports Calgary and employers interested in working with student talent.

The Competencies for Life (C4L) pilot project is a set of 25 enabling competencies anchored in six clusters: problem-solving, self-reliance, collaboration, communication, core literacies, and core workplace skills.

Trusted Skills certification recognizes the skills and knowledge people have developed through learning, work, and experience. The first phase of the Trusted Skills pilot ran in 2022-23, and the second phase is scheduled for fall 2024.

ApprenticeYYC will pilot embedding classroom learning in the workplace, facilitating increased structured and unstructured interaction between learners and professionals. The first stage of the ApprenticeYYC pilot will take place in 2024-25.

Designing YOU is a series of tools developed to support the integration of career and learner pathways. It gives learners control over those decisions and guides them through designing the person they want to launch into the world.

This 18-month study explores the opportunities for expanding different forms of community-embedded learning in Calgary. Three research questions guide this study:

What are the aspirations of learners, educators, and community partners?

How can the system deliver on these aspirations?

How can we operationalize the optimal model?

The transition from student to professional can be challenging. AccelerateU is a two-year pilot project led by Mount Royal University that tests the impact of embedding postsecondary learning in a professional environment with real-time access to practitioners. This pilot included the delivery of 40 business classes to 1,300 learners over two years. The final project report will be released in the fall of 2024.