Course description
Successful businesses not only respond to their current customer needs but also often anticipate future trends and use innovation to develop new ideas, products, or services. The future of skilled trades will be shaped by emerging trends such as sustainability, new entrants to the skilled trades, and applied research and development, as well as skills shortages driven by demographics and economic factors. Leaders and entrepreneurs in the trades need to develop the capacity to leverage these trends and other changes that may arise in the future. Students develop the skills to be future leaders and entrepreneurs in the trades, along with the ability to analyze and manage emerging trends and nurture a culture of innovation within their fields.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Course equivalencies
Ends: Dec. 15, 2026
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2026 registration is open.Winter 2027 registration opens November 2, 2026.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery