To help scale up the tech workforce as businesses find themselves in growing need of more workers to meet their technological needs, York University’s Lassonde Engineering School has introduced its first digital technologies work-integrated degree program, where students are employed full-time for four years, earning a salary while earning a Bachelor of Applied Science degree.
Businesses, public-sector organizations and industry associations helped co-design and co-develop the program that gives students the opportunity to be hired by a range of organizations looking to attract, develop and retain talent, such as software developers, cybersecurity analysts and data scientists. The first cohort of students includes professionals looking to upskill; university and college transfer students; and high-potential high school graduates aspiring to a career in technology.
This unique work-integrated learning program allows students to make meaningful connections between academic and work-integrated learning experiences and helps address the digital skills shortage, while giving students practical hands-on experience.
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