Statistics Canada’s Flagship Survey Skills Development Course

Statistics Canada is developing the generic employability skills of its officer-level employees by providing them with hands-on, real-life training experiences.

Document Highlights

As we approached the new millennium, Statistics Canada, like so many other organizations, was facing a number of demographic and fiscal challenges:

• an aging workforce
• volatile budgets coupled with an increasing demand for a variety of products
• technological change

This case study looks at the:

• objectives of the program;
• activities;
• resources required;
• achievements and outcomes
• benefits for employees, employers and sponsors;
• innovative approaches; and
• keys to success;