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DigitalWorks
Pinnguaq is thrilled to announce a DigitalWorks, a new, two-part program offered in partnership with DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies. All three projects focus on strengthening digital skills in rural, remote, Indigenous and other equity-deserving communities.
What is DigitalWorks?
There are two-parts to DigitalWorks:
- Digital Skilling and Workforce Development in Equity-Deserving Communities Program (Training + Paid Internships)
- Community Workforce Development Program (Training + Employability + Environmental Protection)
- Digital Skilling and Workforce Development in Equity-Deserving Communities Program (Training + Paid Internships)
Pinnguaq will provide foundational and functional digital skills training to 880 jobseekers and workers in rural, remote, Indigenous and northern communities. The collaborative project will provide accessible, low-cost and brief digital skilling and workforce development activities through hybrid training opportunities and paid internships, supporting both job seekers and employers in community-relevant, emerging and high-demand sectors.
Digital Skilling and Workforce Development in Equity-Deserving Communities Program (Training + Paid Internships)
The Community Workforce Development Program focuses on upskilling/reskilling and work placements in Nunavut’s digital technology and e-recycling sectors. It aims to bridge the gap between labour market shortages and underemployed groups, while also addressing the lack of recycling and disposal initiatives in Nunavut, diverting at least 100 computers from the landfill.
This program includes the co-development and delivery of a three-week digital skilling program centred around computer refurbishment and e-recycling in a Nunavut-relevant context, reaching up to 113 participants in Iqaluit.
There will also be a five-week subsidized placement for up to 38 participants to apply skills, gain work experience and increase their employability, a direct connection to the Employment and Mentorship aspects of the Pinnguaq Lifecycle.