new economy Archives | City Share Canada https://citysharecanada.ca/fr/initiative-tag/new-economy/ Thu, 06 May 2021 17:53:25 +0000 fr-FR hourly 1 https://citysharecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png new economy Archives | City Share Canada https://citysharecanada.ca/fr/initiative-tag/new-economy/ 32 32 EDGE UP 2.0 is a program with Calgary Economic Development to provide training for 320 displaced oil and gas professionals for careers in tech. https://citysharecanada.ca/fr/initiative/edge-up-2-0-is-a-program-with-calgary-economic-development-to-provide-training-for-320-displaced-oil-and-gas-professionals-for-careers-in-tech/ Thu, 06 May 2021 17:53:25 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=2654 EDGE UP (Energy to Digital Growth Education and Upskilling Project) is a multi-stakeholder program launched in Calgary in 2019 to test new approaches to skills development for workers to re-engage with technology jobs being created in all sectors of Calgary’s economy. The EDGE UP 2.0 program is led by Calgary Economic Development and delivered in partnership […]

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]]> EDGE UP (Energy to Digital Growth Education and Upskilling Project) is a multi-stakeholder program launched in Calgary in 2019 to test new approaches to skills development for workers to re-engage with technology jobs being created in all sectors of Calgary’s economy. The EDGE UP 2.0 program is led by Calgary Economic Development and delivered in partnership with the Information and Communications Technology Council, University of Calgary Continuing Education, SAIT, Bow Valley College, Mount Royal University, and Riipen. The program targets professionals displaced from the structural change in the oil and gas sector. Students are trained for in-demand information technology jobs including data analysts, full-stack software developers, information technology project managers, cybersecurity analysts, UI/UX Designers, Digital Marketing, etc. Details on the NEW EDGE UP 2.0 program and how to apply will be available June 2021. 

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