Digital Nova Scotia getting $3.7 million to train Atlantic Canadians for technology industries
HALIFAX, N.S. — Non-profit expertise {industry} affiliation Digital Nova Scotia is getting a multimillion-dollar funding package deal from the federal authorities for a venture offering expertise coaching to Atlantic Canadians.
The federal authorities introduced the group is receiving greater than $3.7 million by the federal Skills for Success program for Digital Nova Scotia’s Skills for Hire Atlantic venture.
It can prepare 1,500 individuals throughout the Atlantic provinces in expertise employers search in tech industries.
That features short-term programs on information analytics and internet improvement to assist individuals enter or rejoin fields with an industry-recognized certification.
Digital Nova Scotia may even use the cash to develop a digital platform to assist studying by on-line programs and workshops and set up assist techniques for college students by tutoring, {industry} mentorships and partnerships to foster their skilled improvement.
Wayne Sumarah, Digital Nova Scotia CEO, stated this system will assist put together folks for entry-level roles.
“Leveraging transferable and priceless expertise constructed by their very own life experiences, this program gives technical {and professional} coaching alternatives to assist program individuals forge profession paths into the thrilling world that tech represents, whereas addressing the digital expertise scarcity many employers proceed to face,” stated Sumarah in a information launch.
