The Government of British Columbia's renewed investment of $4 million will expand the Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator (CTTA) program and prepare over 1,800 job seekers across B.C. for careers in the technology sector.
The next phase of CTTA, an innovative public-private partnership enabled by DIGITAL, Canada's Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies, will introduce new skilling and job opportunities in cybersecurity and generative AI.
As a result, this will better prepare job seekers for the future of work, and further support B.C.’s economic growth over the next two years.
Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation stated, "B.C.'s continued support for the CTTA program means even more under-represented youth and adults in our province can develop the needed knowledge and skills to get into well-paying tech related jobs. The CTTA program contributes to making the province's workforce more inclusive, highly skilled and competitive, and helps build British Columbia's clean and innovative economy of the future."
Addressing diversity and inclusion, the CTTA project seeks to increase the number of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) and under-represented youth and adult participants in BC's growing technology sector.
Currently, out of the 2,200 British Columbians who participate in the program, 77% are BIPOC, 65% are newcomers, 48% are women, and 8% identify as LGBTQ2S+.
“Since its inception in 2021, the CTTA program has skilled over 6,400 citizens across the country and is on track to skill another 1,800 citizens here in B.C. with a special focus on citizens historically underrepresented in the digital economy and who are crucial for the growth of our vibrant tech sector, and greater prosperity for British Columbia," expressed Sue Paish, CEO at DIGITAL.
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