ERA donates Technology to Making Changes

Women in Technology Receive a Chunk of Technology

We were excited to donate three laptops to the Making changes Association. This donation will go towards their program, Women in Technology. This program is a 6-month long “boot camp” that gets women interested in technology prepared to go out into the workplace and find a job and be comfortable in their role.

This Program includes three main parts:

1. Employment and Life Skills program(5 weeks) – women are supported to develop the awareness, knowledge, and skills in the areas of assertiveness, communication, vocabulary, networking, job search and job maintenance.
2. Technical training(19 weeks) – Facilitated by the team from YYC Net Labs the CCNA Routing and Switching program, provides networking theory, practical experience, soft-skills development and career exploration leading to A+, CCENT and CCNA certifications.
3. Work experience(4 weeks) – Making Changes offers all participants a work experience opportunity in the Information and Tech. sector.

In order to be eligible you need:

To be an Immigrant or Aboriginal women

Have a “Can Do” attitude

A stable living environment

Clear employment goals

Interest in the Information and Technology industry

Ready, willing and able to commit to the entire program

Ready for employment

If required arrangements for childcare

If you would like to learn more about Making Changes and what other programs they have in place, please visit http://makingchangesassociation.ca/.