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SUMMARY:Ontario Chamberce of Commerce | Building an AI-Ready Workforce: Practical Strategies for SMEs
DESCRIPTION:Practical approaches to AI implementation\, strategies for upskilling employees\, how to access supports and resources to strengthen completion. \nJoin us online on August 12\, 2026\, for Building an AI-Ready Workforce: Practical Strategies for SMEs. \nHosted by the OCC’s Skills Bridge program\, in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Diversity Institute\, this webinar will explore how SMEs can successfully adopt AI by building the necessary skills and capabilities across their workforce. \nWe will also look at Canada’s new ‘AI for All’ strategy and the AI competencies and literacy that is expected within Canadian businesses.\n• Led by the Diversity Institute’s Dr. Wendy Cukier\, participants will learn:\n• Practical approaches to AI implementation\n• Strategies for upskilling employees\n• Where to access supports and resources to strengthen competitiveness and growth\nal approaches to AI implementation\, strategies for upskilling employees\, how to access supports and resources to strengthen completion. \n \n 
URL:https://awic.ca/events/ontario-chamberce-of-commerce-building-an-ai-ready-workforce-practical-strategies-for-smes/
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SUMMARY:Ontario Chamber of Commerce | How Small Businesses Can Thrive in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Participants will learn practical approaches to strengthening decision-making\, redesigning workflows\, and more with AI. \nArtificial intelligence has the potential to change business faster than most organizations can absorb it. The ones that succeed will not necessarily be those with the most advanced technology\, but those that learn\, adapt\, and redesign work more quickly than their competitors. \nJoin the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Skills Bridge team and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Magnet online on August 20 at 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST) for How Small Businesses Can Thrive in the Age of AI. \nThis session will explore how small and medium-sized businesses can build the adaptive capacity needed to navigate continuous technological change. \nRather than focusing solely on AI tools\, participants will learn practical approaches to strengthening decision-making\, redesigning workflows\, empowering employees\, and creating a culture of experimentation that turns emerging technologies into measurable business value. \nMagnet’s Executive Director Mark Patterson will share insights into:\n• Why adaptability has become a critical competitive advantage for SMEs\n• How to identify high-value opportunities to redesign work with AI rather than simply automate existing processes\n• Practical approaches to building an AI-enabled workforce that learns\, experiments\, and adapts with confidence\n• Simple steps every business can take to accelerate productivity\, innovation\, and long-term resilience
URL:https://awic.ca/events/ontario-chamber-of-commerce-how-small-businesses-can-thrive-in-the-age-of-ai/
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