Communautique Digital Skills for Youth Program (DS4Y)

The Digital Skills for Youth program (DS4Y) was set up to connect under-employed post-secondary graduates with small businesses and not-for-profit organizations to give them the opportunity to use and improve their skills. The ultimate goal is to prepare them to find a long-term job in a changing digital economy. The DS4Y program helps under-employed post-secondary graduates combine relevant work experience with digital skills training, in an internship, so they can successfully enter the labour market. The DS4Y program: - Provides a wage subsidy to employers who take on underemployed recent post-secondary graduates, giving them job opportunities that will allow them to gain meaningful work experience to help them transition to career-oriented employment; - Supports the training of the interns, which focuses on the development of new or improved digital skills and competencies, as well as non-technical competencies (commercial and entrepreneurial skills, communication, problem-solving and teamwork).

Grant Deadline

Deadline not available

Funding Amount

$21,500

Type of Grant

Training, Hiring, Funding

Sectors

Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Educational Services, Software, Technology, Telecommunications, SaaS, Media, Med Tech

Demographics

Under 30

Incorporation

For Profit, Non Profit

Perks

Mentorship, Networking, Coaching

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 15 to 30

Eligibility and Requirements

Employers

Eligible employers are for-profit and not-for-profit organizations of 500 employees or fewer that have legal status in Canada and that are able to offer internships that will improve the interns’ digital skills.

The interns will develop their digital skills in the partner organizations and their activities may include the following fields:

• Software and video game development;
• Application coding and development;
• Network troubleshooting;
• Adaptive technologies;
• Website development;
• Online learning;
• Social media campaign and other content development;
• Digital manufacturing.

Intern Eligibility Criteria

• Be between 15 and 30 years old at the beginning of the internship;
• Have completed post-secondary studies;
• Have the legal right to work in Canada;
• Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with refugee status in Canada;
• Not receive employment insurance (EI) during the internship;
• Self-assess as underemployed, that is, employed below their level of education or holding a part-time job.

Grant Application website

https://www.communautique.quebec/digital-skills-for-youth-program/

Contact

For further information, please write to us at cnj@communautique.quebec