Hours spent designing the Tech Bootcamps

109

Soft Skills Identified

Newcomer tools and solutions identified

Employer workforce tools identified

Latest Updates

Tech Bootcamps Timeline

Phase 1: Development – Complete

March – November 2022

Phase 2: Deployment

December 2022 – April 2023

Prototype Development
In-Person Bootcamp #1 (March 6-7, 2023)
Virtual Bootcamp #1 (March 20-21, 2023)
Virtual Bootcamp #2 (April 17-18, 2023)
In-Person Bootcamp #2 (April 26-27, 2023)

Phase 1: Dissemination

May 2023 – February 2024

Review and analysis
Knowledge sharing and info sessions
Employer learning e-tool launch
Final analysis and impact review

Our Design Process

Learn More

BC Labour Market Outlook: 2022-23 Forecast– WorkBC
Effective Employer Engagement in Newcomer Skills Development Programs: Findings Report – Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
Labour Supply and Demand in the Tech Sector – BC Tech Association
Mapping soft skills – Future Skills
When layoffs happen at tech companies, this position is the first to go – Wall Street Journal
Tech Layoffs Are Deteriorating DE&I Efforts – SHRM
Representation of Women and Indigenous Peoples Increasing in Canada’s Tech sector – Businesswire

For Newcomers

Register for the Tech Bootcamps

What is your first and last name? *

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What is your email address? *

What is your immigration status? *

What is your gender? *

What is your country of origin? *

Where are you currently living? *

How long have you lived in Canada? *

Which Bootcamps are you able to attend? Note that you will only be invited to one. *

April 17-18, 2023 (Virtual)

Please note that the March 6-7, 2023 (In Person), April 26-27, 2023 (In Person), and March 20-21 (Virtual) Tech Bootcamps are fully booked.

What is your occupation in the Tech Sector? *

What is your highest level of formal education? *

What is your current employment status? *

How many years of experience do you have in your occupation? *

What do you think is the biggest barrier to you finding meaningful work in your field? *

If you have a LinkedIn account, please provide a link below

Are you currently receiving support from a settlement agency (e.g., ISSofBC, SUCCESS, MOSAIC, etc.?) *

Yes, I am receiving support services from a settlement agency
No, I am not receiving support services from a settlement agency

Plesae upload your resume below *

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For Employers

How do the Tech Bootcamps work?

Through our co-development process with employers, we identified six soft skills critical to succeeding in the tech sector: Communication, collaboration, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, coachability, and personal resilience. The Tech Bootcamps focus on helping newcomers adapt and upgrade their soft skills in these areas to succeed in the Canadian tech sector.

Why do we need your help?

What sets the Tech Bootcamps apart from other soft skills programs is that it focuses on a specific trifecta of issues: the soft skills of newcomers in tech. Through our co-development process with our employer partners and newcomers, we have discovered that direct engagement with tech professionals is crucial for the Tech Bootcamps to be successful.

We need your experience, passion, and drive to make the sector more successful.

Click here to register as a volunteer

We Need Your Help Facilitating These Activities

Mock Interviews

A two part module that allows learners to gain insight into and practice interview skills.
The participants have one interview with an employer facilitator at the beginning of the program and one at the end to understand their growth through the program.
Employer facilitators will present feedback to participants to get a sense of their coach-ability.

Personal Branding

This module focuses on going beyond resumes and LinkedIn and instead helps newcomers create a brand document that tells their story.
This activity will include examples and will draw on pre-Bootcamp prep work focused on identifying attendees’ personal strengths.
Attendees will later present this to a group of 10-12 peers.

Presenting and Public Speaking

This module will focus on empowering attendees to be more comfortable sharing ideas with a facilitator and a group.
Attendees will present the brand document they created in previous modules.
Attendees will also focus on differentiating the stories told in LinkedIn, resumes, and work presentations

Becoming a Business-Minded Professional

Using an empathy map, attendees will learn how to align themselves and empathize with what companies are looking for, and determine where they fit into this goal.
Rather than focusing on a product’s journey, attendees will consider themselves as the product as they craft the product journey.
Attendees will discover the end goal as well as needs, wants, and desire, and figure out how to get there.

Becoming a Cultural Ambassador

This module is focused on helping attendees better understand tech company culture in Canada and how to acknowledge and celebrate diversity.
Learners will group together to map out key differences between cultures and talk about different methodologies companies use to establish team structure and project development.

Constructive Feedback Bingo

Constructive Feedback BIngo

This module is a chance for participants to understand how to give and receive constructive feedback.
First there will be some demonstrations of productive feedback discussions to set a good example.
Participants will demonstrate giving another person feedback effectively while the other practices how to respond to feedback. They receive a star for that square on their Bingo card, attempting to interact with enough people to create a line for a Bingo.