FIRST Jobs: TechBOOST – Continuous Intake
June 9 @ 8:00 am - December 31 @ 5:00 pm
TechBOOST (Technology Business – Optimization, Operations, Scaleup, Talent) Program is a pan-Albertan initiative aimed at fostering the growth of tech-based Small-to-Medium-sized Businesses.
Eligible Applicants
Business
Technology Alberta, with guidance from the TechBOOST pan-Alberta Advisory Committee, is currently finalizing criteria for eligible companies – which may include:
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- Scale-Ups
- Expanding their business
- Have current hiring needs, but do not have needed HR staffing at the company
- Are working in one or more of the following industries within the technology sector:
- Applied health and emerging technologies
- Agriculture
- Life science innovation
- Advanced materials
- Aerospace
- Natural resources recovery
- Research & development in AI/ML
- Scale-Ups
- Will participate in TechHR Catalyst Program curriculum, with benchmarks and progress surveys
Job Seeker
- Alberta residents over the age of 18
- Currently enrolled students and recent graduates (up to 1 year) from a designated Alberta post-secondary institution
- International students are eligible
- Note: individuals in Continuing Education programs (i.e. non-credit certificates/micro-credentials) are not eligible for the program
- Eager to work at a small, entrepreneurial businesses
- Not currently working for or have previously worked with their hiring company
- Have not previously completed a FIRST Jobs or NExT Level Careers work term
Eligible Expenses
Building off of the foundations of the original FIRST Jobs Program, TechBOOST will work with partners and deliver incremental HR support through HRCatalyst, and work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities through FIRST Jobs: TechBOOST.
Deadline Date
Open.
Contact
Contact Name: Technology Alberta
Phone Number: 587 715 2272
E-mail Address: contact@technologyalberta.com