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Meet our data analytics students of the month! | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois en analyse de données
Notre première étudiante du mois en analyse de données est Nathalia Alecrim Moreira. Nouvellement arrivée au Canada, Nathalia est originaire du Brésil et s'est installée au Cap-Breton avec sa famille…

Meet our Web Development Students of the month!
Francais en bas We are thrilled to present our first students of the month for the current cohort from the Skills for Hire Atlantic’s web development program! So far participants have displayed a tir…

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…

Federal Subsidies Available to Hire Students this winter!
The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) invites applications to the WIL Digital student wage subsidy program for winter 2023. The program, funded by the Government of Canada, hel…

NSCC to Host 9th Annual IT Job Fair!
NSCC would like to invite you to the 9th Annual IT Job Fair! This FREE event connects industry with over 400 IT students from across the province. These students will be looking for work terms, co-op…

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…

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