Source: Microsoft News Centre Canada
Microsoft Canada launched their Canada Skills Program in Fall 2020 to help college and university students develop in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Cloud software. They recently announced that the program will extend its reach to eight additional higher education institutions, bringing the total to 20 across the country.
Due to the growth of the innovation economy, 149 million new jobs are expected to be created in Canada by 2025. The Canada Skills Program aims to help learners develop their digital expertise and in six months has begun to do just that. 20,000 students have participated in the program so far with thousands more to come with certifications now available at:
- Algonquin College
- Bow Valley College
- Collège La Cité
- Georgian College
- Humber College
- LaSalle College Vancouver
- McMaster University
- New Brunswick Community College
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Ontario Tech University
- Red Deer College
- Red River College
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic
- Seneca College
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Vancouver Community College
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