InceptionU’s MVP Project offers local startups a chance to turn their ideas into reality with very little expense. Structured as a learning opportunity for InceptionU students, the MVP Project matches worthy business ideas with emerging developers & designers. It’s a chance for local startups to have their minimum viable product (MVP) designed and/or developed by […]
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Federal Funding Helps InceptionU Develop and Match Tech Talent Across the Prairies
Alberta is home to the youngest population in Canada and has the highest number of people moving to it from other provinces. With Alberta’s fast growing entrepreneurial culture creating significant demand for skilled workers across various sectors of the economy, the Government of Canada is making investments to help meet the needs of small- and […]
InceptionU To Offer New Customer Success Career Pathway
Due to high demand and shifting opportunities in the tech job market, Calgary’s InceptionU is launching a new short-form Customer Success development program designed to help job seekers land their next big role in tech. Beginning in February, the Customer Success stream is developed jointly by InceptionU and its partner 321 Growth Academy. This second […]
The Open Learning Lab at Bow Valley Square Revolutionizes Education in Calgary
In a groundbreaking transformation, what was once vacant office space in Bow Valley Square has emerged as the innovative Open Learning Lab. The 15,000-square-foot facility, generously provided by Oxford Properties, is a hub for a groundbreaking experiment involving numerous public, private, and non-profit organizations. Open learning differs from traditional learning by recognizing that learning can […]
InceptionU Launches New Tech Adjacent Reskilling Program
As Alberta’s tech industry continues to grow, so do the opportunities for tech adjacent careers in marketing, sales, design and coding support. This fall, Calgary’s InceptionU will launch a new workforce development program to help people with little to no technical exposure move into tech-adjacent roles that will help Alberta tech companies grow faster with […]
YCC Tech Talent Tour Tackles Workplace Culture
Careers In Technology and Innovation‘s (CITI) YCC Tech Talent Tour is back with an event on building intentional workplace culture on March 22nd. In collaboration with InceptionU, OnRamp, Platform Calgary, and Calgary Economic Development, the YCC Tech Tour is a series of events with the objective of connecting the Tech industry with the growing untapped […]
InceptionU, Athennian Help Cultivate Next Wave of Innovation in Alberta
InceptionU is among organizations fuelling the next generation of tech talent within Alberta. The nonprofit builds learning solutions to address skills gaps in a rapidly changing digital economy. “Our programs are designed to build competencies individuals need for the future of work,” the company states online. “Programs are immersive, discovery-driven, and experience-based in an environment […]
Remote Work Shift Has Impact on Calgary Office Space and Company Culture
Gartner predicts 40% of organizations will offer a blend of virtual and physical work experiences by the end of 2023. “Hybrid work has changed the nature of our workplaces more than anything else since the invention of the internet,” Ryan Wong, CEO of Vancouver-based tech unicorn Visier, stated recently. Within tech companies hiring tech talent, that […]
Discover Your Transferable Skills At The YYC Tech Talent Tour
Do you have the skills to make it in tech? Platform Calgary is hosting a series of events to grow Calgary’s talent pool to keep up with the explosive growth of the local tech industry. One of the many ways to do that is to tap into existing talent that have skills that are easily […]
How Calgary is Fuelling a Future of Tech and Entrepreneurship
Alberta is home to one of Canada’s largest technology and startup hubs. The Calgary region in particular breeds top-notch startups who receive substantial funding from a supportive local ecosystem. For example, fintech fledging Fillip raised capital from Calgary neighbours Thin Air Labs and 51 Ventures before earning top prize at Digital Commerce Bank Calgary’s inaugural Calgary Fintech Awards. From there? “Growth,” […]