About the Program
Skills for Hire Atlantic (SFHA) is a free, fully online training initiative that helps residents of Atlantic Canada build the digital and professional skills needed to navigate today’s evolving workforce. Offered in both English and French, the program is designed to support accessibility and inclusion across the region.
As SFHA evolves, the program is being structured as a three-level model: Foundations Edition, Practitioner Edition, and Growth Edition. Together, these editions are intended to create a clearer and more flexible pathway for participants to build foundational knowledge, strengthen applied skills, and advance their readiness for digital careers in areas such as Data Analytics and Cybersecurity.
The program combines online technical learning with career development and industry engagement opportunities designed to help participants build confidence, explore pathways into tech, and continue developing their skills over time.
Skills for Hire Atlantic is funded by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and implemented by Digital Nova Scotia (DNS), which works to support a highly skilled, efficient, and inclusive labour market that improves quality of life for Canadians.
Digital Nova Scotia is the industry association representing the tech sector in Nova Scotia. Through skills development, capacity building, industry events, strong partnerships and the promotion of IT opportunities, they are supporting the tech sector as it continues to grow, evolve and thrive. DNS is a membership-driven organization, whose members include startups, small-to-medium enterprises, large multinational corporations, universities, colleges, government entities, and non-profits.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) works to improve the standard of living and quality of life for all Canadians. They do this by promoting a labor force that is highly skilled, and an efficient and inclusive labor market.