Value
up to $26,000Description
The Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) program, funded by the Government of Canada, and delivered by Innovate BC, provides up to $26,000 for digital skills training so youth (aged 15-30) can successfully transition to the workforce. The program will:
- Match underemployed youth with SMBs and not-for-profits in digital related roles,
- Provide digital skills training so youth can successfully transition to the workforce,
- Increase employability and marketability of youth.
Eligible Applicants
Employer Eligibility
- Be a B.C. based company or non-profit,
- Have less than 500 employees,
- Complete the digital skills training plan for the hire,
- Must provide formal training, paid or complementary, to support the hire’s tech role.
- Have not received a Digital Skills for Youth grant from Innovate BC or another program delivery partner after April 22, 2020.
Youth Eligibility
- Must be between 15-30 years old,
- Contracted for a 4-12 month period
- Must be a contract employee
- Contracted between April 22 and Dec 1, 2020,
- Needs to have completed the contract or have been contracted in order to receive approved funding,
- Does not need to be currently working at the company,
- Must be working in a technology related position or supporting digital work: Digital Marketing, Web design, Programming/Coding, AI, Automation, Big Data, Cybersecurity, UI/UX, AR/VR, 3D Printing
- Cannot be a university or college co-op or intern student
- Not be in receipt of EI during the course of the work placement,
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada,
- Self-assess as underemployed, meaning they are employed below their level of education and/or hold part-time employment, or are unemployed.
Youth who self-identify as women, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), member of an official language minority community, new immigrant, refugee, a person with a disability, a visible minority or LGBTQ2S+ or who live in a rural or remote location, will be given special consideration.
Eligible Expenses
Subsidized salary
Deadline Date
The program application deadline was January 15, 2021 and the program is currently closed.Contact
Contact Name: Innovate BC
Phone Number: 604.952.5035 or 1.800.573.0488 (Toll free)
E-mail Address: info@innovatebc.ca
Website: https://innovatebc.ca/what-we-offer/get-funding/digital-skills-for-youth/