Growth: Data Analytics & AI Intake Form - Skills For Hire Atlantic

Data Analytics Intake Form

2025 NOV – Growth Data Analytics intake

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Contact Information

The Skills for Hire Atlantic program typically receives many applications, and they will be scored. Please ensure you take your time answering the questions. Applicants should apply to only one stream (Cybersecurity or Data analytics + AI), as applications submitted to multiple streams will not be reviewed.

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

Mailing Address*

Street Address

Address Line 2

Town/City

Province

Postal Code

Phone*

Which Atlantic province do you live in?*

Within that province, in what community do you live?*

About You

What is your gender identity?*

Please indicate your pronouns

Which age group are you in?*

Unfortunately if you are under the age of 18, you are ineligible for the Skills for Hire Atlantic program.

Self-Identification

We are working in partnership with the Government of Canada’s Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program to ensure equal access to this program for underrepresented groups.

Please check the boxes that apply below if you would like to self-identify as belonging to any of the following groups:

I am a recent immigrant to Canada (within the past 5 years)

I am an established immigrant in Canada (5+ years ago)

I am a refugee

I am Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, Inuit, First Nation Registered off-reserve, First Nation Registered on-reserve)

I am a non-Indigenous person of colour and/or visible minority

I am a member of the LGBTQ2+ community

I identify as having a disability

I am a person of African descent

I am a member of an Official Language Minority Community (i.e. French-speakers or French-speaking populations living outside of Quebec where English is predominant)

For more information, please refer to the Government of Canada’s explanation on what is an official language minority community (OLMC)

Educational/Employment Background

Highest Level of Education:*

Less than Grade 12 complete

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

Trade/technical/vocational training incomplete

Trade/technical/vocational training complete

University incomplete

University Certificate/Diploma

Masters Degree or equivalent

PhD Degree or equivalent

Other

If you are enrolled in/have taken post-secondary, what is/was your area of study?

Unfortunately you are ineligible for the Skills for Hire Atlantic program.

Have you participated in any other learning opportunities, such as skills training programs, or life skills programs in the past 5 years?**

Yes

If yes, what course or program did you take (please indicate if you were a previous Skills for Hire student)?*

Employment Status*

Employed, full-time

Employed, part-time

Self-employed

Unemployed

About to be unemployed

Student/Recent Graduate

If currently employed, what industry do you currently work in?*

What is your level of experience in data analytics?*

None

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Program Objectives

Please pay close attention to the following section and ensure you provide full, comprehensive answers. We receive many applications and have limited seats to fill.

Check the option that best describes you:*

I completed the Skills for Hire Atlantic foundational program.

I work in an entry-level Data Analytics or AI role.

I have formal training in Data Analytics or AI.

I completed online/self-directed courses and have applied foundational skills.

I work in a technical field but lack training in Data Analytics/AI

I have limited experience with digital tools but some basic familiarity.

I am exploring a transition into digital roles with little prior training.

I am completely new to Data Analytics and AI

Explain why you are interested in advancing your skills in data analytics and AI?*

Take your time answering these questions are scored

What are your career goals? (example: “I want to work for —- organization as a —-”). How could this program will help you achieve your goals?*

How do you plan to make time for a 10–15 hour/week training load, including the additional work required for the capstone project?*

Program-Specific Questions

For the next 8 weeks, I am available to commit “_____” hours per week to this program. (Choose the option that best reflects your availability):*

1-5 hours/week

5-10 hours/week

10+ hours/week

In order to graduate I must complete:*

Asynchronous Technical Content

Assignments and quizzes

Engage with industry activities

Attend weekly Teaching Assistant Sessions

Complete a Capstone project

All of the above

Do you have any prior experience with self-paced, self-directed online learning?*

Yes, a lot

Yes, some

None

Readiness Assessment – Technical Skills

You’re working with a large transactions table (50M+ rows). A colleague wrote the following query, and it’s running very slowly: SELECT customer_id, SUM(amount) AS total_spent FROM transactions WHERE status = 'Completed' ORDER BY total_spent DESC; What is the best first step to improve performance?*

Add an INDEX on the customer_id column.

Add GROUP BY customer_id to the query.

Add an INDEX on the status column.

Rewrite the query using a WINDOW FUNCTION instead of SUM().

(Select one)

You receive a dataset with inconsistent column types, missing values, and duplicated rows. What is the first Python step you take to assess the dataset?*

Run df.describe() to see summary statistics.

Run df.dtypes and df.isna().sum() to understand structural issues.

Drop null rows using df.dropna().

Convert all columns to strings to avoid type mismatches.

(Select one)

You need to store daily sales data in a cloud bucket so downstream analysts can query it efficiently using tools like AWS Athena or Azure Synapse. Which format is the best choice?*

CSV – easy to open in Excel

JSON – flexible and human readable

Parquet – columnar, compressed, and optimized for analytics

TXT – avoids schema enforcement

(Select one)

A stakeholder says: “We want to understand which product categories are declining quarter-over-quarter.” What is the most appropriate analytic approach?*

Univariate distribution chart for current period volume.

Temporal comparison measure using time intelligence functions partitioned by category.

Filter data to only include the immediately preceding fiscal period (T-1).

Construct a high-density, multi-chart exploratory data analysis (EDA) dashboard.

(Select one)

You and another analyst are working in the same GitHub repository. They pushed a commit that conflicts with your changes. What’s the correct workflow?*

Force-push your version to overwrite theirs.

Pull the latest changes, resolve merge conflicts locally, then push.

Delete the repository and clone it again.

Commit your changes without pulling — GitHub will auto-resolve.

(Select one)

Other Information

How did you learn about the Skills for Hire program?*

Community organization

Employment agency

Search Engine (Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.)

Social Media

Digital Nova Scotia Website

Email from Digital Nova Scotia

Word of mouth

Skills for Hire website

Other

Learn about the Skills for Hire program other*

Please Specify*

Is there anything we should know about you that we have not asked? Please feel free to share below

Have you previously taken a program through Skills for Hire Atlantic?*

Yes

If yes, please specify the program and cohort you enrolled in.

Please select all that may apply.

Do you agree to allow Digital Nova Scotia to contact you by email regarding the Skills for Atlantic Program and/or any other career training program in the future?*

To opt-out please send an email to [email protected] and we will remove you from out mailing list

I agree

DNS has the right the remove any participant who does not comply with the community guidelines when interacting with the program.

Applications close at 9:00 a.m. AST on January 4, 2026!