YWCA Tech Connect is a FREE 10-week program that supports newcomer women with IT backgrounds to secure a rewarding career in the tech industry.
Program Highlights:
- No fee to participate
- A confidence-building, supportive environment
- Learn how to navigate the Canadian workplace culture and minimize the challenges faced by newcomers
- Five weeks of employment-related workshops focused on the innovative tech industry
- Five weeks of mentorship and employment coaching
- Access to tech networking events and guest speakers
- Up to six months of follow up support
- Access to additional YWCA services, including YWCA Health+Fitness Center
- Financial assistance for transit and childcare top-up based on eligibility
Participants must be:
- Immigrant or refugee women with background and experience in IT (Information Technology)
- Legally entitled to work in Canada: permanent residents, confirmed refugee status, or live-in caregivers (temporary foreign workers who hold or received approval of a work permit)
- Unemployed or precariously employed and able to participate in a full-time, 10-week program
- Proficient in English (CLB level 6 or higher)
Program structure:
Workshops
- Group-based employability workshops (resumé, cover letter, portfolio, interviews, networking, hidden job market access, and labour market information)
- Assessments (career, personality, skills, interests, and values)
- Personal development (self-esteem and self-assertion, effective communication, conflict resolution, Canadian workplace culture and coping with change and stress)
Mentorship & Coaching
- Mentorship from industry professionals
- One-to-one job search support
- Weekly guidance, support, and encouragement
- Weekly goal setting and action planning
- Customized career exploration and planning in the tech sector
Networking Opportunities
- Networking opportunities with tech professionals and alumni
- Monthly guest speakers
- Workplace tours
Next cohort: September 23, 2019
To learn more and register, contact:
YWCA Tech Connect
200 - 720 E Hastings Street, Vancouver
604 216 1670 | techconnect@ywcavan.org
