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IT Connections & Insights

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ACCES Employment
ACCES Employment
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Robert Tortian
Project Manager
(8)
3
Timeline
  • January 13, 2019
    Experience start
  • February 16, 2019
    Experience end
Experience
2 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Information technology
Skills
databases quality assurance business analysis information security programing
Learner goals and capabilities

Gain insights on how IT initiatives can support the strategic priorities of your organization from an international pool of experienced professionals. Information Technology (IT) Connections helps internationally-trained IT professionals pursue their careers in Canada. Your organization provides the project, and these professional students provide their insights.

Learners
Any level
22 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Phase 1 – Project Plan: Students will meet with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope, deliverables, and prepare a detailed plan for completion of the project.

Phase 2 – Project Execution: Students will work on deliverables outlined in the project plan. Teams will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.

Phase 3 - Outcome: All groups in the class will work on a single organization's project and the best deliverables are provided to you for your use and feedback. The final deliverables vary, based on the project selected and are agreed upon in the planning phase. It could be a report, live presentation, or project plan, depending on the scope of your organization's goals.

Project timeline
  • January 13, 2019
    Experience start
  • February 16, 2019
    Experience end
Project Examples

Starting January, a class of experienced IT professionals working in groups of 5 will spend 100 hours per team collectively working to provide an innovative solution for IT challenge that your organization provides.

These IT professionals are mentored and guided by IT Industry leaders while receiving academic training from Ryerson University. Through this program, recently-immigrated professionals are provided Canadian workplace and academic training to allow them to transition into a full time position in the Ontario IT sector.  For more information on the program, see http://accesemployment.ca/index.php/information-technology-connections.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Comparing different software vendors to meet a particular business need and providing recommendations.
  • Creating a project plan for the implementation of a new technology.
  • Creating a proposed plan to introduce your team to Agile methodologies.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be willing to work with up to 5 student groups; you can communicate through team communication leads, or the project coordinator.

Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Provide feedback on up to 5 deliverables.

Present your project to students either in person, video conferencing or in a detailed written briefing.