Thriving in the New Economy: A synergistic approach to community and industry partnerships for applied research and capacity building

NorQuest将通过扩展两个优先研究领域，在大学运营中嵌入应用研究服务和培训，并开发一个新的应用研究卓越领域。我们将为合作伙伴提供应用研究服务，并为学习者提供专业的动手学习机会。合作社区增长中心(CCCG)将集中、正规化和扩展我们为社区和非营利组织提供的按需应用研究和能力建设服务。在过去的5年里，我们处理了越来越多的请求，要求支持组织主导的项目，并建设应用研究、创新和评估的能力，特别是来自服务于股权寻求群体的组织的请求。这归功于我们高度协作的方法、严格的道德和方法，以及致力于实现相关的、可用的结果。工作场所包容与无障碍中心(CWIA)将专注于改变工作场所的做法和文化，为新来者和残疾人创造更具包容性和无障碍的就业机会。我们的CanTech！该倡议引发了对此类研究和评估的需求。该倡议结合了支持性的学生编程、辅助技术以及雇主无障碍培训和干预。我们的技能和基础学习学院收到了许多类似的请求，要求对新来加拿大的人进行有效的就业实践研究，支持评估外国资历，研究成功的就业过渡因素，等等。CWIA将集中和扩展这项工作，为合作伙伴以及新来者和残疾人社区提供承诺的资源。新兴技术与可持续发展应用研究中心(ETSARC)将与我们在环境保护、人工智能和机器学习方面的新项目密切相关。ETSARC将为中小企业和非营利组织提供平等获得新兴技术的机会，并为寻求股权的群体提供有针对性的技术培训。ETSARC将由两个独立但相互关联的系统组成。1)空气和气候监测系统将进行与温室气体排放、空气质量、空气健康指数和气候变化有关的研究。2)新兴技术系统将部署机器学习和人工智能来预测和建模趋势，并确定应对气候、社区和商业挑战的新方法。

NorQuest will embed applied research services and training across college operations by expanding two priority research areas and develop one new area of applied research excellence. We will provide applied research services to our partners and specialized hands-on learning opportunities for learners. The Centre for Collaborative Community Growth (CCCG) will centralize, formalize, and expand our in-demand applied research and capacity building services for community and non-profit organizations. Over the past 5 years, we fielded an increasing number of requests to support organization-led projects and build capacity for applied research, innovation, and evaluation, particularly from organizations serving equity-seeking groups. This is due to our highly collaborative approach, rigorous ethics and methods, and commitment to achieving relevant, usable results. The Centre for Workplace Inclusion & Accessibility (CWIA) will focus on shifting workplace practices and culture to create more inclusive, accessible employment for newcomers and persons with disabilities. Our CanTech! initiative sparked demand for such research and assessment. The initiative combines supportive student programming, assistive technology, and employer accessibility training and interventions. Our Faculty of Skills and Foundational Learning receives many similar requests for research on effective employment practices for newcomers to Canada, support evaluating foreign credentials, research on successful employment transition factors, and more. The CWIA will centralize and extend this work, providing partners, as well as newcomers and the disability community, with a committed resource. The Emerging Technology & Sustainability Applied Research Centre (ETSARC) will be closely connected to our new programs in Environmental Protection and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. ETSARC will provide SMEs and non-profit organizations with equitable access to emerging technologies and targeted technical training for equity-seeking groups. ETSARC will be comprised of two separate but interrelated systems. 1) The Air and Climate Monitoring System will conduct research related to GHG emissions, air quality, air health indices, and climate change. 2) The Emerging Technology System will deploy machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict and model trends and identify new approaches to climate, community, and business challenges.