Amount:
$25,000
Type of Program:
Wage Subsidy
Description:
The Digital Skills for Youth program allows you to leverage the knowledge of a tech-savvy, educated youth population to future-proof your business.
The Digital Skills for Youth program is a wage subsidy provided to SMEs that covers 100% of a candidate’s salary up to a maximum of $25,000 for environmental jobs that require digital abilities.
Examples of eligible roles include: digital marketers, developers, GIS specialists, drone operators, data analysts or IT specialists with an environmental focused role.
Comments on Funding:
Funding covers 100% of a candidate’s salary up to a maximum of $25,000.
No additional funding available.
When It Ends:
Currently closed
Deadline:
Next deadlines to be determined
Eligibility:
Applicant must:
Interns must be:
Placements must be a minimum of 3 months in length, full or part-time.
Applications Steps:
Applicant must:
take the eligibility Quiz and complete the online host application to get approved,
find a Candidate for the approved position and have them apply (Employer hosts and approved Candidate become linked and contracts are issued.).
Other Things to Note:
All funded has currently been allocated. If you're interested in hearing about additional or future funding, please join the waitlist and we'll notify you when funding becomes available.
New applications for funding under DS4Y may be waitlisted, due to limited availability.