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YES President & CEO was interviewed by “CIC – The voice of Canadian Immigration” and Canada’s leading on-line immigration magazine regarding the benefits to organizations of hiring new Canadians. YES works with thousands of businesses to help integrate new Canadians into the economy and drive economic growth.
YES was featured on CTV’s Toronto Together news program and run on CP24 discussing its ability to help youth during the Covid crisis by offering its programs virtually through YES-ON-DEMAND (YOD). YES CEO, Timothy Lang, and YES Youth were interviewed for the segment. YOD was funded by CITI-Foundation which helped YES create more virtual training, with its Accenture partnership, while enhancing mentorship, entrepreneurial and mental health programming. YOD was also able to train organizations nation-wide, further enhancing the reach to youth across Canada.
YES interview starts at 18:02
YES successfully hosted its very first virtual event: FORWARD TOGETHER: Employment Resources and Resiliency Strategies in a COVID World. Nearly two hundred attendees- government, community and corporate partners across Canada were joined by youth to explore innovative employment strategies that can adapt to the changing world without leaving the youth behind.
The event was opened by YES president & CEO Timothy Lang, the Honourable Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development gave remarks and endorsed YES’ long-lasting commitment on youth employment.
Keynote speaker Orlando Bowen used his own life experience to illustrate the importance of meaningful employment for youth. And this was followed by a panel discussion among David Ticoll, Chair of the National Stakeholder Advisory Panel of the Labour Market Information Council, Jerry McGranaghan, Senior Vice President at Citi Bank, and YES Manager DiAnne Brooks. They each provided valuable insights on how to prepare Canadian youth for the future of work.
During this event, YES programme manager Shari Raghoo presented the findings of YES’ latest report to review its 3-year YES On Demand! initiative, which was funded by the Citi Foundation and positively impacted Canada’s youth unemployment rate. The report also outlines YES’ strategies for the future, and how they plan to support unemployed youth through COVID-19, including YES’ collaboration with the cloud training program AWS re/Start, and its Senior Technical Evangelist Jonathan Dion demonstrated during the event why cloud jobs are among the most in-demand in a COVID/post COVID world.
The event ended successfully with the closing remarks from Sinead McCarthy, Vice President at YES, who expressed gratitude to YES staff, volunteers, funders, partners and all the event attendees for their contribution and participation.
You can learn more about YES On Demand! report by click here.
YES CEO Timothy Lang welcomed Premier Doug Ford, Minister Monte McNaughton, Minister Todd Smith, Jamil Jivani, the Advocate for Community Opportunities, and MPP Jane McKenna to YES for a live news conference and government announcement. The Premier announced the Skills Catalyst program, where YES received funding for its free ‘YES2Tech Learn & Earn’ cloud computing program for youth. Premier Ford and Minster McNaughton thanked YES for its incredible work and helping so many disadvantaged youth change their lives.
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Tim Lang was interviewed by CityNews regarding its recent partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and the creation of the new YES2Tech program with AWS re/Start Cloud Computing training, as well as YES’ Microsoft Azure training program. These will ensure long term careers for youth while demand for jobs in these areas remain strong.
CTV News interviewed YES CEO, Tim Lang, about the Covid youth unemployment numbers, which stood at 27% in June 2020. YES CEO stated that YES has been instrumental in helping youth find jobs in this difficult time while also offering new programs and opportunities to learn new skills, like the YES2Tech cloud computing course or the Career Accelerator and Future or Work program. Despite difficult times, YES continues to adapt and innovate to help youth prepare for the future and change their lives through employment.
Watch the video below – The YES interview starts at 41:05 in the clip
May 22, 2020 – Toronto – CBC ‘Here and Now Program’ with Host Gill Deacon interviewed YES President & CEO, Timothy Lang, regarding its launch of YES-AWS re/Start Program – the first of its kind in Canada through YES and AWS (Amazon Web Services). The program will train youth in cloud computing and digital literacy, leading to certification in growth areas of the economy.
This is especially important during COVID and allowing youth to seek jobs that are growing even during these times.
Toronto, May 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Youth Employment Services (YES) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the first organization in Canada to be able to offer AWS re/Start. AWS re/Start was developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and is a full-time, classroom-based skills development and training program that prepares individuals for careers in the cloud and connects them to potential employers.
Statistics Canada noted in its March 2020 Labour Force Survey that almost 400,000 young Canadians (aged 15 to 24) lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. YES is proud to have many offerings for youth to upskill during this unprecedented time, in order to prepare young adults for in demand jobs now and for the future.
“Since the 60s, YES has been at the forefront of ensuring youth are prepared for the future of work, and this program is one of many the complements to our approach that is bettering the lives of young Canadians,” said YES President Timothy Lang. “We want to make sure that unemployed and underemployed youth have access to the career paths, training, and ultimately job offers that will set them up to have long lasting careers. We know cloud computing has changed the way we live and work, and the opportunities are endless in the job market for talent.”
Employment is an extremely important part of any person’s journey. The program will enable young people to learn important technical skills, employment skills, gain confidence, independence and provide positive prospects for their future of work. YES has an 90% success rate in finding jobs, training, education or business outcomes for youth.
AWS re/Start will be offered virtually for the first time, and be available to a cohort of students in the Toronto area. A technology background is not required to apply for the 12-week course.
Through real-world, scenario-based learning, labs, and coursework, learners gain the skills they need for an entry-level cloud role, such as cloud operations, site reliability, infrastructure support, and technical adjacent business support functions. AWS re/Start, which is taught by an AWS accredited instructor, also provides learners with resume and interview coaching to prepare for employer meetings and interviews.
With technology, changing demographics, and globalization altering the types of jobs available, we need to ensure that young people are provided the skills and ability to develop the knowledge, values and a diverse range of critical thinking and communication skills for the digital age in order to give them a competitive edge in the labour market.
Youth are encouraged to learn more and apply for the program at www.yes.on.ca/y2tle
Domanique Grant, a YES BizStart Alumnus who started her own performing Arts company and is a singer writer was featured on the CTV national News with her inspiring Covid themed song. A beautiful song of hope for all humanity.
Domanique continues to give back and speak to current YES BizStart youth.
