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• Skills for Hire Atlantic Charlottetown Meet-Up

  • When
    22 Aug 2024
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Charlottetown Library Learning Centre (97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4A9)
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    59

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  Join us for an evening of networking and insight into the tech industry right here in Charlottetown! You'll have the chance to meet the SFHA team, industry professionals, and fellow students from the area.

  This event is also a great opportunity to explore a tech workspace and make valuable connections. Refreshments will be provided.

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• Skills for Hire Atlantic Moncton Meet-Up

  • When
    11 Sep 2024
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Venn Innovation (770 St George Blvd, Moncton, NB E1E 2C6)
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  Join us for an evening of networking and insight into the tech industry right here in Moncton! You'll have the chance to meet the SFHA team, industry professionals, and fellow students from the area.

  This event is also a great opportunity to explore a tech workspace and make valuable connections. Refreshments will be provided.

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• Next Level Skills – Unlocking the Power of Salesforce CRM

  • Start
    24 Sep 2024
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  • End
    22 Oct 2024
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions

  This comprehensive course on lead lifecycle covers key aspects of effective lead management and customer engagement. Starting with lead generation, participants learn strategies for lead enrichment, qualification, and understanding attribution models. The course delves into lead routing, conversion, and handling dead leads, emphasizing best practices throughout. Sales processes in B2B, B2C, and B2G contexts are explored, alongside opportunity stages, product and pricing structures, subscription and custom pricing models, and quote generation processes.

  Who should take this course?: This program is crucial for businesses seeking to enhance lead management and customer engagement.

  
  

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• Skills for Hire Atlantic St. John's Meet-Up

  • When
    02 Oct 2024
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (NDT)
  • Location
    Venor (140 Water Street, Suite 902)
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    58

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  Join us for an evening of networking and insight into the tech industry right here in St. John's! You'll have the chance to meet the SFHA team, industry professionals, and fellow students from the area.

  This event is also a great opportunity to explore a tech workspace and make valuable connections. Refreshments will be provided.

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• Next Level Skills – From Vision to Delivery: The Scrum Workshop

  • Start
    08 Oct 2024
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  • End
    31 Oct 2024
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions

  Upon completion of the program, participants have confidence in understanding Scrum and how they can apply it directly in their organization. They will have practiced concepts related to Scrum in class,and reflected on their learnings during the course, sharing them in small teams in the class.

  Who can take this course?

  This course is intended for professionals who want to implement Scrum in their workplace. Individuals who have already begun Scrum implementation in their organization and who want to verify their knowledge would also benefit from this course. Scrum applies to any size and type of organization.

  
  

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• 2024 Tech Forward Awards presented by RBC

  • When
    07 Nov 2024
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    5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, 1919 Upper Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 3J5

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  Digital Nova Scotia is pleased to invite you to the 2024 Tech Forward Awards presented by RBC. Join industry leaders for a night of celebration to highlight and recognize organizations, and individuals who are making a difference in the ICT sector in Nova Scotia. 

  Doors open: 5:00 pm
  Cocktails: 5:00pm-6:30pm
  Dinner served: 6:30pm
  Award ceremony begins: 7:30pm

  The Tech Forward Awards presented by RBC features 8 unique awards:

  • Talent Champion Award
  • Tech for Good Award
  • Thinking Forward Award
  • Provincial Spotlight Award by Invest Nova Scotia
  • Best of Tech Award, sponsored by Compugen
  • One to Watch Award, sponsored by Dash Hudson
  • Role Model Award
  • Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award

  Together we are recognizing that diversity is fuelling innovation in our province, and the impact and influence of leaders in our community. Thank you to our sponsors and selection committee for making this years event possible!

  
  

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• Next Level Skills – PMI-ACP (PMI Agile Certified Practitioner)

  • Start
    14 Jan 2025
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  • End
    20 Feb 2025
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions

  This program includes 24 hours total of training which includes twelve 2-hour online classes. Participants have email access to the facilitator during and after the program, so they may discuss any Agile topics in preparation for the exam.

  Includes training, workbook, exam preparation book, one year of PMI membership and the PMI-ACP exam fee. Participants are required to attend at least 90% of the total 24 hours to get credit for the educational hours as required by PMI for the certification.

  The program includes all materials, training and support required to pass the PMI-ACP exam. When a participant completes the training (as per the Course Outline), one year of PMI membership will be paid. When the participant successfully submits their PMI-ACP application to PMI, their PMI-ACP exam fees will be paid. The PMI-ACP exam application is required to be submitted within three months of the program end date.

  Who should take this course?:

  This course is intended for professionals who want to gain the PMI-ACP certification. PMI has designated requirements which individuals must meet to qualify to write the PMI-ACP exam.

  You must have:

  • A high school diploma,

  • 21 contact hours of training in Agile practices (which this program provides),

  • 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years. If you currently have your PMP® or PgMP® this requirement is covered.

  • 8 months of Agile project experience within the last 3 years. (Have a look at projects that have been run in an iterative and incremental manner.)

  
  

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