The Topic: The Future of Work.

Prepare a Project Proposal, and you will research and write from the perspective of the Canadian Labour Congress and focus your exploration into the issues and challenges related to the future of work around the impact on workers themselves; you might choose a particular industry or type of work to concentrate on or take an angle that is relevant to workers in general, across industries. You will identify the challenges and highlight potential solutions or pathways for success. Identify some of the issues, challenges, and/or innovations in the future of work relevant for that Perspective, and indicate a Research Direction and Scope.

Template Introduction

What is the purpose of the proposal, and who is it for?

What is the main goal or deliverable of the project being proposed (brief summary)?

What perspective is being taken in this research? Who will benefit from this research?

Current Situation

What are some of your chosen perspective's existing pressures and problems in the context of changing nature of the work?

Briefly, why is this research significant to the chosen perspective? What will be gained by doing this research?

Remember you need to convince your Director there is a problem or challenge here and that there will be value in doing this investigation.

Project Plan and Scope

What is the core research focus and direction?

What key questions will be explored in this research project?

How will this research and analysis help to address the problems outlined above?

Remember to emphasize the benefits of this research to the relevant industry and stakeholders

Conclusion

In the end, what will this project deliver? What will be the benefits of this project?

Specifications

Proposals should be structured as a Memo to your director. This is an internal informal document.

1500 word max.