- Description
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The Diverse Tech Talent Program (DTTP), is an initiative by World Innovation League (WIL) in collaboration, Atila, Co.Lab, Skillhat, and Riipen. DTTP is on a mission to bridge the diversity gap in the tech industry and provide essential skills, mentorship, and job placements for Black Canadians and new immigrants. DTTP is poised to reshape the future of tech by fostering diversity, providing specialized training, and opening doors to exciting career opportunities.
Employers can find out more and sign up here: learn.riipen.com/dttp
- Portal website
- https://learn.riipen.com/dttp
Recent experiences
UX/UI Design (March 2024)
4 week digital tech placements for Canadian employers. Learners are participants of the UX/ UI program Diverse Tech Talent program . They have recently completed hands-on, intensive, training in designing user centric products and utilizing design thinking. They're skilled, adaptable, and motivated to continue learning, enriching your project and kickstarting their UX/ UI careers. In this project, a team of participants will help your company understand and solve a product problem over a four week period. They will apply their skills to your business challenge as the capstone project in their DTTP certificate program. Submit a project here for the DTTP team to review. Once approved, you will be matched with a team of 5 participants. UX/UI Design projects will start on March 4th 2023. If you have questions or need help drafting your project content please email us at dttp@riipen.com. You can also find all of our help articles here.
Front-End Web Development (March 2024)
4 week digital tech placements for Canadian employers. Learners are participants of the Web Development Diverse Tech Talent program . They have recently completed hands-on, intensive training in front end web development fundamentals. They're skilled, adaptable, and motivated to continue learning, enriching your project and kickstarting their developer careers. In this project, a team of participants will help your company understand and solve a product problem over a four week period. They will apply their skills to your business challenge as the capstone project in their DTTP certificate program. Submit a project here for the DTTP team to review. Once approved, you will be matched with a team of 5 participants. Web Development projects will start on March 4th 2023. If you have questions or need help drafting your project content please email us at dttp@riipen.com. You can also find all of our help articles here.
Product Management
4 week digital tech placements for Canadian employers Learners are participants of the Product Management Diverse Tech Talent Program . They have recently completed hands-on, intensive training in problem discovery and product thinking. They're skilled, adaptable, and motivated to continue learning, enriching your project and, kickstarting their product management careers. In this project, a team of participants will help your company understand and solve a product problem over a four week period. They will apply their skills to your business challenge as the capstone project in their DTTP certificate program. Submit a project here for the DTTP team to review. Once approved, you will be matched with a team of 5 participants. Product Management projects will start on November 20th 2023. If you have questions or need help drafting your project content please email us at dttp@riipen.com. You can also find all of our help articles here.