PwC Canada, alongside Amazon Web Services, this week announced the launch of their “Jump Start Your Career” program.
The Jump Start program is a new initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of Canadian cloud engineering professionals, according to a statement from PwC.
“At PwC Canada, we’re committed to investing in the future of Canadian talent and empowering them with the skills needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape,” stated Michelle Bourgeois, National Alliance and Consulting Technology Leader at PwC Canada.
The program will provide 125 final-year university students across Canada with fully funded AWS certifications and technical mentorship from PwC experts, Bourgeois says, as well as the opportunity for four finalists to secure roles within the company’s Cloud Engineering team.
The announcement, made at the AWS Summit 2024 in Toronto, targets the need for skilled technology professionals outlined in PwC’s “2024 Hopes and Fears Survey: upskilling, AI.”
“Through the ‘Jump Start Your Career’ program, we’re not only providing students with industry-recognized certifications, but also offering them invaluable mentorship opportunities and potential career pathways within PwC’s growing Cloud Engineering practice,” Bourgeois said.
The program, backed by an investment by PwC of $500,000, will support students in their final year of undergraduate or post graduate studies in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or analytics from seven Canadian universities: the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, the University of Waterloo, McGill University, Queen’s University, the University of Calgary, and Université de Montréal/Polytechnique.
“This program is designed to provide up-and-coming talent with the resources and support they need to build successful careers in the thriving cloud computing industry,” stated Bourgeois.
PwC has more than 5,200 AWS-certified professionals globally, including 15 AWS Ambassadors.
