Achēv: Innovations in FinTech November 2024
Timeline
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November 19, 2024Experience start
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November 23, 2024Training Agreement Signed
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February 15, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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November 19, 2024Experience start
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November 23, 2024Training Agreement Signed
Plan a first meeting with the participant(s), the Achēv employer liaison, and the employer responsible for the placement, in order to discuss and sign the Training Agreement for the program. This mandatory step must be completed by the end of the first week of the placement to proceed with the remaining 12 weeks.
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February 15, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Accounting Financial services Information technology Data analysis Project managementSkills
No skills listed12-week, 450-hour, fully-subsidised, fintech work placements for Canadian employers.
Learners are paid a wage of $25/hr CAD ($11,250.00 CAD total) paid monthly, by Achēv. Employers are not required to provide payment.
- Submit a project here for the Achēv: Innovations in FinTech team to review.
- Visit Getting Started with Achēv: Employers for help on how to post your project.
- Once approved, you will be assigned a team of 1-2 participants.
- Projects should start on November 18th, 2024 and must be completed within 12 weeks.
- Projects must be completed by August 29, 2025
The learners are graduates of Achēv: Innovations in FinTech Program, a 7-week curriculum. They have recently completed immersive, hands-on training in fintech and are equipped to assist with a variety of projects and tasks related to information and financial technology.
They are ready to bring the lens of
- Innovation
- Data-driven decision-making
- Financial acumen
- Technological insight
- Analytical thinking
If you have questions or need help drafting your project content please email us at achev-fintech@riipen.com. You can also find all of our help articles here.
Achēv: Innovations in FinTech Program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and is a collaborative effort between Achēv, the Raymond Chang School of Business at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), and Lighthouse Labs.
Students
Finance and information technology graduates are versed in a wide range of topics including
- Finance fundamentals
- Financial Programming and Modeling
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
- Digital Assets and Decentralised Applications (dApps)
- Machine Learning for Fintech
Deliverables will vary depending on the project scope. After the project concludes, you will have assets that can be used to further your business goals.
Given the nature of Innovations in FinTech program we require project-based experience. If your project looks like a job posting, we can not accept it. Please provide a concrete scope for the learner’s work and limit their work to specific projects.
We have pinned example project templates to this experience which you can use as a starting point. If you choose to use a template from our library, ensure that you have added as much context for your business needs as possible.
Note: If learners are completing confidential work that you do not want to be shared through Riipen, you can create and sign off on a timesheet for the learner. In this case, we might also recommend that you have the learners sign an NDA before starting your project. You can use the Agreements feature to do this.
Project timeline
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November 19, 2024Experience start
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November 23, 2024Training Agreement Signed
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February 15, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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November 19, 2024Experience start
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November 23, 2024Training Agreement Signed
Plan a first meeting with the participant(s), the Achēv employer liaison, and the employer responsible for the placement, in order to discuss and sign the Training Agreement for the program. This mandatory step must be completed by the end of the first week of the placement to proceed with the remaining 12 weeks.
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February 15, 2025Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Learners bring a wide range of skills including
- Basic fintech industry knowledge
- Canadian regulatory requirements related to the fintech industry
- Effective financial modelling planning and design
- Techniques and approaches to building an integrated financial model
- Machine Learning applications in fintech
Projects should be approximately 450 hours in length per learner and are to be completed over 12 weeks. Each project should require the contributions of 1-2 learners. Check out this guide on best practices for working with Achēv: Innovations in Fintech learners.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
What is the size of your organization?
What province are you located in?
What city is your organization located in?
What is the postal code of your organization?
What industry best identifies your organization?
What is your 9-digit business number?
How many interns would you like to take on for the 12 weeks to complete your project?
Timeline
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November 19, 2024Experience start
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November 23, 2024Training Agreement Signed
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February 15, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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November 19, 2024Experience start
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November 23, 2024Training Agreement Signed
Plan a first meeting with the participant(s), the Achēv employer liaison, and the employer responsible for the placement, in order to discuss and sign the Training Agreement for the program. This mandatory step must be completed by the end of the first week of the placement to proceed with the remaining 12 weeks.
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February 15, 2025Experience end