Partner Testimonials
Steve Knox
VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Ceridian
“Finding ways to navigate the new world of work is at the heart of Ceridian’s commitment to its customers, partners, and people. We are honoured to be a part of this innovative program that will have long-term benefits for students, our organization, and Canada’s innovation economy. Through our work with the Lassonde School of Engineering, we’re helping to shape talent of the future through ongoing real-world experience, while broadening our talent pool in key areas including cyber security, software development, and data science.”
Sep Alamouti
Director of Developer Community and Academy at mimik Technology Inc.
“We are excited to partner with York University to collaborate and train the next generation of technology leaders on new disruptive concepts such as cloud decentralization, business logic decentralization (Blockchain), ethical AI, sustainable business models for internet and data monetization, and any other disruptive technologies that will have a profound socioeconomic impact. This partnership is an important step towards training the next generation of Canada’s innovative, skilled workers and lifelong learners who can adapt to the new norms driven by digital transformation. Working together with York University, we will ensure that practice meets theory across all functional areas. This not only helps learners to improve their interpersonal and management skills and become industry-ready but also helps companies learn from the new generation of students and graduates. We are looking forward to the positive impact of the new Integrated Program: Digital Technologies, and solving real-world problems that benefit Canada and the Global community.”
Brett Hotas
Program Director,
Career Ready, TECHNATION
“The talent shortage in Canada’s tech sector is acute and there is a critical need for post-secondary programming where learning outcomes are data-driven and industry-defined. It’s clear that TECHNATION’s members, and certainly the entire tech industry, require expedited access to talent. An effective way of enhancing employers’ reach is through new and bold approaches; activating innovative work-integrated learning opportunities as Lassonde’s Integrated Program plans to offer. TECHNATION will continue addressing the talent gap by bringing industry, academia, and government together to drive innovation.”
Alison Evans Adnani
Dev Degree Program Lead at Shopify
“We’re thrilled to have been part of the Trailblazer team for this innovative new work-integrated learning program that recognizes the learning that occurs at work and creates opportunities for students to earn a living as part of their degree program. Shopify has partnered with Lassonde since 2018 for the Dev Degree program, and we’re excited to have this type of learning be accessible to more companies and students.”
Lila Adamec
Leader, Academic Integration and Strategy, IBM Canada
“Participating in Lassonde’s new work-integrated program reinforces IBM’s continued commitment to create a more diverse workforce and cultivate a flexible, inclusive, and equitable work environment. Doing so helps us continue to create a culture of transparency and trust among IBMers to drive employee engagement and retention as well as to be globally competitive.”