Uplift – Women in Specialized Technology Reskilling Training Program in Eastern Ontario Registration is Open – APPLY NOW!

The YWCA Canada’s Uplift Program provides women and non-binary people the opportunity to enhance and acquire skills and knowledge to enter the information and cybersecurity field through certification training with a provincially recognized educational institution and supports related to job development and pre-employment skills. Training fees for participants are covered by FedDev Ontario. The YWCA Canada Uplift staff will assist program participants to achieve better employment and navigate traditionally male-dominated workplaces.

PROGRAM START DATE: October 24, 2023

Eligibility
• Women (cisgender or transgender) or non-binary
• Bachelor’s Degree, diploma, or relevant experience
• Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident residing in Ottawa,
Peterborough, Kingston, Cornwall
• Canadian Language Benchmark levels 7-8

• Must have a background, transferable skills, or work experience in the following fields: Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, Financial Management, or Human Resources

• Able to commit to a part-time 17-week synchronous training program; classes are scheduled twice per week from 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.

Benefits and Gains

• You will obtain an Information and Cyber Security Management Advanced Certificate, from The University of Ottawa – Professional Development Institute
• Instructors include industry experts with application and implementation experience
• Become familiar with the technical core competencies that cybersecurity employers are looking for in employees to fast-track employment
• Essential skills training for employment and job-readiness
• Develop an understanding of employer expectations and labour market trends in cybersecurity
• Hands-on experience with real work projects
• Improved earning potential

For more information, please contact the Uplift Program Team Staff at:

• E: uplift@ywcacanada.ca
• T: 437-240-4132

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University of Ottawa – Professional Development Institute, Information and Cyber Security Management Advanced Certificate

Online/ 17 weeks

Two different half-day online training schedules from 9:00a.m. to 12p.m. available:

October 24, 2023, to February 29, 2024, Tuesday and Thursday

October 25, 2023, to March 1, 2024, Wednesday and Friday

Additional Extracurricular up to 4 Hours a week – dates and time to be announced

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Press:

• YWCA Hamilton – Press Release – December 16, 2020
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario – Press Release – December 16, 2020
• ‘Canadian government provides Hamilton YWCA $6.5 million to boost skills training’ – Featured in The Hamilton Spectator – December 17, 2020
• Government of Canada – Southern Ontario Spotlight – March 2021

For more information about the program, please contact us at uplift@ywcacanada.ca

The Uplift Program is funded by the Government of Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario.