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Meet the Data Analytics SFHA students of the month!
Notre deuxième étudiante du mois en analyse de données est Meaghan May. Après être revenue dans sa ville natale de Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse) en 2021, Meaghan a décidé qu’il était temps de changer de…

Skills for Hire Atlantic continues to prove popular in Atlantic Canada
As quickly as it began, another cohort of Skills for Hire Atlantic participants have officially wrapped up their 20 weeks of learning. The program runs two concurrent streams - one in data analytics…

Skills for Hire Atlantic helps hundreds enhance their tech careers and kick start new ones
Skills for Hire Atlantic helps hundreds enhance their tech careers and kick start new ones Four months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2019, Luiza Tsuda moved to Newfoundland and Labrador from Br…

Meet our web development November Students of the month | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois de novembre en development web
Français en bas As we rapidly approach the end of the first cohort of Skills for Hire Atlantic we are highlighting 2 more students who have dedicated themselves to their learning. Our first student o…

Meet our Data Analytics November Students of the month | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois de novembre en analyse de données
Français en bas After having moved to Canada, Amanda Laprano knew she was sure to face some challenges - but she made the decision to embrace them and keep learning and evolving. Amanda decided to pu…

Meet the Skills for Hire Atlantic Web Development students of the month | Rencontrez nos étuduants du mois de development web
Français en bas For our web development stream, we have Darlene Grabillo and Rick Saulnier. Officially just passing the halfway mark of our Skills for Hire Atlantic program, students are hard at work…

Meet the Skills for Hire Atlantic Students of the month for September for Data Analytics | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois D'analyse de données
Français en bas This month we’re recognizing Damien Witkowski and Nabil Hamid for their phenomenal work and dedication to the Skills for Hire Atlantic Program. Meet Damien Witkowski, our first data a…

Skills for Hire Atlantic participants gear up for virtual hiring event
Français en bas Looking for talent is something we’re all struggling with right now - our post-secondary educational partners are producing high quality graduates and there’s still demand for more! A…

Meet our Skills for Hire Atlantic Data Analytics student of the month | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois d'analyse de données
Français en bas We are excited to highlight two students for the month of September from the Skills for Hire Atlantic data analytics program! With the program well underway participants continue to w…

Meet our Skills for Hire Atlantic Web development students of the month | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois en développement Web
Notre deuxième étudiante du mois en développement Web est Lyanne Hitchcock. Lyanne vit à Moncton, au Nouveau-Brunswick, avec son mari, ses quatre filles et son « très vieux chat » Oliver. Après avoir…

55 Qualified Entry-Level Talent Enter the Tech Sector - Congratulations Graduates!
After 25 weeks of hard work and dedication, we’re thrilled to announce that 55 Get Into IT graduates have officially completed the program, and are entering the tech ecosystem! Thirty-one burgeoning…

Meet our Get Into IT Students of the Month - September
Each month we highlighted two students from the Get Into IT program who stood out in some way. Our students of the month for September are officially our last two of the program as we wrapped things…

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