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Who is Eligible?
- Employers (Private, sector associations, labour associations)
- Community Organizations (including not-for-profit, professional)
- Municipal Governments;
- Indigenous Organizations;
- Crown Corporations; and
- Public Health and Educational Institutions.
How to apply
- Call for Proposals Guidelines 2022-23
Important Dates
- Deadline to submit questions: 12 p.m. on Dec. 2, 2022.
Questions must be emailed to nlwic@nlwic.ca with the subject line:
“2022-23 Call for Proposals: Question” - Deadline to submit project proposal: Dec. 9, 2022
- Announcement of successful proponents: January 2023
Preferred Research Themes
The NL Workforce Innovation Centre (NLWIC) will support and fund activities, research, designs and projects that demonstrate innovation and identify and test ways to better assist individuals to prepare for, find, return to, or maintain sustainable employment. Projects for 2022-23 will be limited to those one to two years in duration that best demonstrate innovation in the following priority areas:
a) Identifying and bridging the gap between labour shortages and unemployed/underemployed individuals in NL focusing on one or more of the underrepresented groups including (but not limited to) youth, women, Indigenous peoples, visible minority, persons with disabilities, newcomers, older workers, persons in rural or remote part of Province.
b) Researching the labour market, education and training profiles of high school or post-secondary students graduates and non-graduates who are disadvantaged or subject to systemic barriers leading to identification and testing of new innovative and/or best practice models to address barriers and opportunities related to attachment to the workforce.
c) Identifying and testing best practices for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) models for the province.
d) Identifying best practices for skill and language assessment and development for newcomers using Work Integrated Learning (WIL) or other means. This may include model or framework testing. Current examples of existing similar Prior Learning Assessment Readiness include: FutureReadyNB, the NOW Program at the Centre for Employment Innovation in Nova Scotia, and through Magnet Intelligence.
e) Identifying international innovative and best practices related to recruitment, licensing and retention particularly focused in demand and regulated occupations (i.e. Medical Doctors, Registered Nurses, and Licensed Practical Nurses). This could apply to those who are coming from outside or within Canada or both.
f) Identifying innovation and best practices related to Remote Work and its expansion in NL. This could include a review of current policy and practice across Canada and internationally as well as an assessment of the financial benefits and risks of pursuing this from both the business and government perspective. This project could include recommendations on promotional methods, necessary supports to facilitate success as well as a proposed implementation pilot.
g) Identifying through research hard to fill occupations in priority sectors and how the skills needed for these occupations are developed through training. This could include a study and pilot of what it would take to create a post-secondary program or another method of training in supp-ort of an occupation in sectors such as; technology, mining, manufacturing, fisheries, construction, aquaculture, agriculture sectors and the green economy.
More information
- Call for Proposals FAQ 2022-23
- News Release