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BC Partners in Workforce Innovation (BC WiN) is a pilot project that is testing an employer-focused recruitment model to support BC-based employers seeking to diversify their workplace and meet their workforce needs... Initially created in 2013, BC WiN was created by the Employment Action Committee, a group of disability-serving agencies, HR professionals and researchers in the Lower Mainland of BC who came together to coordinate their employer engagement activities. The group developed BC WiN as a research pilot to assess whether a centralized employer-focused approach could effectively serve the workforce needs of key sectors in BC facing labour shortages while improving outcomes for job seekers with diverse abilities. Based on its successful outcomes involving a small group of Lower Mainland employer partners, the model has continued to grow and adapt to a changing labour market, as well as respond to the increasing demand among employers who are looking for support in achieving..

Also known as: BC WiN