Digital Technology Supercluster makes new investment to create $8.7 million tech talent program
The British Columbia-based Digital Technology Supercluster has invested in a new $8.7 million program focused on fostering tech talent in Canada.
The new program, called the Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator, comprises a total investment of $8.7 million, with $7.3 million invested by industry and other partners and $1.4 million of co-investment by the federal government’s Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Industry through the Digital Technology Supercluster.
The investment comes days after it was revealed the Supercluster is lobbying the federal government for more funding.
NPower Canada, a charity that aims to help launch young adults into sustainable careers, is working with Microsoft Canada and Blueprint to launch the new program. The project is also hoped to support the growth of NPower Canada as a Canadian workforce development initiative. That initiative will
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 28, 2021 /CNW/ - Canada s Digital Technology Supercluster ( Digital Supercluster ) is proud to announce its largest investment to date in developing in-demand digital talent through its Capacity Building Program. The Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator project is a total investment of $8.7 million, with $7.3 million invested by industry and other partners and $1.4 million of co-investment by the Government of Canada s Innovation, Science and Industry through the Digital Supercluster. This project supports Canada s future by providing in-demand technology skills to young Canadians underrepresented in our economy, preparing them for the digital workforce and supporting Canada s economic recovery.
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The U.S. Study Abroad Branch (ECA/A/S/Q) within the Office of Global Educational Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, is pleased to announce
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