For Inclusive Manufacturing Workplaces
Learning Styles
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) has launched the “Supporting Learning Differences” initiative, a national program aimed at enhancing the capacity of the Canadian manufacturing sector to support employees with diverse learning needs. Recognizing that individuals learn differently due to factors such as age, language, essential skill levels, learning disabilities, and neurodivergence, this initiative seeks to provide both employers and employees with tailored resources and strategies to improve training performance and workplace outcomes.
Supporting Learning Differences: EMC’s Initiative to Empower Inclusive Manufacturing Workplaces
Key Objectives of the Initiative:
- Research and Understanding: Conduct comprehensive research to understand the scope of learning differences within the manufacturing sector and identify unique challenges faced by employers and employees.
- Customized Support for Employees: Offer tools and supports to manufacturing employees to help them excel in foundational skills development through innovative approaches that identify and address learning differences.
- Resources for Employers: Provide employers with access to a toolkit of industry-validated resources designed to create equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplaces.
Available Resources and Programs:
- Learning Differences Toolkit: An industry-validated resource to help employers implement effective strategies to improve training performance and outcomes in the workplace.
- Learning Differences Questionnaire: In partnership with VLS Canada, EMC is piloting the LDORI, an online screening tool developed to identify an individual’s risk for experiencing learning barriers. Up to 100 employees in EMC’s training sessions can participate and receive valuable tools and resources.
- VLS Personalized Support: EMC is also piloting VLS Canada’s personalized support services for 25 eligible participants. Each will receive a customized assessment, tailored tools, and resources to enhance workplace success.
Benefits for Employers:
- Enhance workforce productivity by supporting employees’ unique learning needs.
- Tap into underutilized talent by identifying employees’ learning styles and strengths.
- Improve recruitment and retention through inclusive hiring practices and effective training strategies.
- Strengthen employer branding by demonstrating a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Foster innovation, creativity, and adaptability to maintain a competitive edge.
- Download our employer toolkit here.
EMC’s Supporting Learning Differences initiative is funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities. By participating in this program, manufacturers can build more inclusive workplaces that recognize and accommodate the diverse learning needs of their employees, leading to improved performance and a more resilient workforce.
For more information and to get involved, visit the Supporting Learning Differences page on EMC Canada’s website.