Skills for Success

A New Standard for Skills Development

With funding support from the Government of Canada, Prepr launched the Skills for Success for Digital Talent pilot to help build critical human skills in Canada’s growing digital economy.

Skills for Success pilot participants

About the Pilot

Between 2022 and 2024, we partnered with employers across the ICT and TMT sectors to pilot a new kind of skills development experience—one that combines real-world application, personalized pathways, and social learning.

Our pilot exceeded its targets supporting:

  • 143 employees enrolled (125 graduates) across 6 cohorts
  • 123 job seekers enrolled (98 graduates) across 4 cohorts
  • 44 employers

Participants didn’t just learn about the skills they needed — they built them by doing, through hands-on challenges and team collaboration.

How We Structure Our Programs

This model delivers a more engaging, practical, and scalable approach to workforce development — helping individuals grow faster and employers build stronger teams.

Our Skills for Success programs are designed around four key principles:

01

Learn by Doing

Instead of passive learning, participants actively apply skills through real-world business challenges designed around employer needs.

02

Cohort-Based Virtual Training

Learners participate in structured, instructor-led sessions, peer discussions, and collaborative projects, building both technical and human skills.

03

Personalized Learning Plans

Each learner begins with a self-assessment and one-on-one consultation to create a Personalized Learning Plan, targeting their unique skill gaps and career goals.

04

Technology-Enabled Experience

Using Prepr’s Workforce Development Platform, participants access labs, submit challenges, and track growth, creating a seamless, supported learning journey.

What Makes It Unique

Unlike traditional training, Skills for Success for Digital Talent:

  • Integrates skills into daily work through hands-on projects
  • Personalizes pathways based on each learner’s starting point and goals
  • Fosters peer accountability and social learning to deepen impact
  • Links skills to real employer needs, ensuring immediate relevance
  • Prepares for emerging demands like AI integration through the expansion to Skills for Success x GenAI

By combining foundational human skills with emerging workplace technologies, we help learners lead — not lag — in a fast-changing digital world.

Key Pilot Outcomes

87% of employees reported significant skill growth
92% of participants came from equity-deserving groups
HIGH satisfaction among both learners and employers, with strong interest in expanding the model

Pilot: Gains By Skill

Creativity and Innovation, Problem Solving and Digital were the highest self-reported gains across all participants.

Gains by skill chart

Pilot: Managers Perceive Significant Gain

Employee cohort – increase in skills rating:

Managers perceive significant gain chart

One of the components was an individual learning module [. . ..] mine was specifically about numeracy, and the exercises really allowed me to get more comfortable with analytics and numeracy within a marketing context. And now I'm able to use those skills, even in my new role, particularly regarding Google Analytics. I just feel a lot more comfortable with data and managing marketing data and using that to drop real insights

Brian

We met with our employee last week to review his training and get his feedback. He has had a wonderful experience and his takeaways are really going to help him in his role.

Kevin

Pilot: 89% Gain Transferable Skills

Participants self-reported perceptions of program relevance post-program.

Self-reported program relevance chart

Ready to Bring Skills for Success to Your Organization?

Whether you’re looking to upskill your team, co-create a program tailored to your needs, or explore how our Skills for Success x GenAI model can enhance your existing training — we’re here to help.

Let’s build the future of work together.

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