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We’re a package deal: how three graduates landed jobs together at the same company
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We’re a package deal: how three graduates landed jobs together at the same company
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InceptionU awards two educational bursaries
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InceptionU awards two educational bursaries
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ESL pilot program an overwhelming success for new Canadian learners 
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ESL pilot program an overwhelming success for new Canadian learners 
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Exploring the role of Customer Success
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Exploring the role of Customer Success
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What is Customer Success?
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What is Customer Success?
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InceptionU to offer new Customer Success career pathway
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InceptionU to offer new Customer Success career pathway
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Career Discovery 2.0  - how we’re innovating our approach to finding your ideal path 
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Career Discovery 2.0  - how we’re innovating our approach to finding your ideal path 
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What is Full Stack Design?
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What is Full Stack Design?
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InceptionU is excited to launch its Full Stack Design Program, one of four pathways into tech. Learn more about the Tech Adjacent program launching September 18th.

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What is Coding Support?
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What is Coding Support?
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Learn about the Coding Support pathway of InceptionU’s Tech Adjacent program.

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What is Lean Sales?
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What is Lean Sales?
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Learn about the Lean Sales pathway of InceptionU”s Tech Adjacent program.

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What is Growth Marketing?
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What is Growth Marketing?
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InceptionU launches new Tech Adjacent program
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InceptionU launches new Tech Adjacent program
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What is a tech-adjacent career?
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What is a tech-adjacent career?
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What is a tech-adjacent career? Having knowledge of software development can help you move into a variety of roles within a tech company. Check out Scott Luxton’s success story.

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A promise to our learners
Program Insights, Opinions and Perspectives
A promise to our learners
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InceptionU - Origin Story
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InceptionU - Origin Story
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Opinions and Perspectives
Edmonton’s got undiscovered talent! And so do you.
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Edmonton’s got undiscovered talent! And so do you.
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Am I stuck?
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Am I stuck?
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What’s in a Name?
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What’s in a Name?
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Why it’s time to leave the Elite Disabled Club
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Why it’s time to leave the Elite Disabled Club
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Are You Ready? Life-size game fosters community, connection and promotes future fitness 
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Are You Ready? Life-size game fosters community, connection and promotes future fitness 
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Are You Ready? is a game created by InceptionU designed to test your future fitness. Come and play with us!

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A New Era of Education: Rethinking the Role of Accreditation in the Modern World 
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A New Era of Education: Rethinking the Role of Accreditation in the Modern World 
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You’ll never be bored in a Growth Marketing career
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You’ll never be bored in a Growth Marketing career
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What it’s like working in a tech sales career
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What it’s like working in a tech sales career
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Hybrid Work: what we learned at our hack-a-thon
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Hybrid Work: what we learned at our hack-a-thon
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Climbing wall vs. the ladder
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Climbing wall vs. the ladder
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Redefining learning from a closed model that is primarily dominated by traditional educational institutions to a more open model of a continuous learning cycle that happens throughout our lifetime.

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Family and flexibility are the impetus for new career as a fintech software developer
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Family and flexibility are the impetus for new career as a fintech software developer
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How to learn skills to become a full stack game developer
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How to learn skills to become a full stack game developer
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Climbing his way to a successful career
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Climbing his way to a successful career
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How to learn full stack development and work a dream remote job
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How to learn full stack development and work a dream remote job
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What are you reading, Cheryl Best?
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What are you reading, Cheryl Best?
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We ask the InceptionU team for their favorite book recommendations.

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Calgary’s InceptionU helps to fill Regina’s talent pipeline for software developers
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Calgary’s InceptionU helps to fill Regina’s talent pipeline for software developers
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A promise to our learners
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A promise to our learners
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What are you reading, Susannah Tawse?
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What are you reading, Susannah Tawse?
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What are you reading, Greg Hart?
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What are you reading, Greg Hart?
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Book recommendations from the InceptionU team.

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Charitable Choices: Calgary Guardian interview
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Charitable Choices: Calgary Guardian interview
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InceptionU’s biggest goal is to teach people how to learn and help them establish competencies in a rapidly changing digital economy.

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From imposter syndrome to dream job: How an InceptionU project led to a new career
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From imposter syndrome to dream job: How an InceptionU project led to a new career
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Mathieu Cloutier never thought he could turn his hobby into his career. That all changed once he started working on an InceptionU project for startup company Inqli.

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A Day in the Life of an InceptionU Learner
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A Day in the Life of an InceptionU Learner
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An InceptionU learner shares her journey through the 6-month Evolve Full Stack Developer program.

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Hire for potential, not experience: CEO Margo Purcell
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Hire for potential, not experience: CEO Margo Purcell
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Hire for potential, not experience, says InceptionU CEO Margo Purcell. Experienced talent is already hired; Calgary needs to foster, support and grow the less experienced pool of workers entering tech.

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Boot camp or a university degree?
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Boot camp or a university degree?
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Trying to decide between Boot Camp or a Computer Science degree? Let’s explore the benefits of each.

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From music to software development: InceptionU helps with career transitions
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From music to software development: InceptionU helps with career transitions
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Calgary NEXT: InceptionU trains Calgarians for jobs of the future
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Calgary NEXT: InceptionU trains Calgarians for jobs of the future
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Statement on Kamloops residential school discovery</a>
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Statement on Kamloops residential school discovery
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A conversation with Jim Gibson, Chief Catalyst, SAIT’s School of Advanced Digital Technology</a>
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A conversation with Jim Gibson, Chief Catalyst, SAIT’s School of Advanced Digital Technology
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Partnership Announcements
Making education accessible for new Canadians: InceptionU and Windmill announce partnership
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Making education accessible for new Canadians: InceptionU and Windmill announce partnership
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Athennian and InceptionU award bursaries to C9 learners
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Athennian and InceptionU award bursaries to C9 learners
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AI-powered employment platform can help candidates find tech jobs
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AI-powered employment platform can help candidates find tech jobs
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InceptionU partners with Acuspire to use AI-powered job search tool to help learners find career opportunities.

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InceptionU partners with Blackfoot Tech Council to support IT training and employment opportunities for Siksika Nation learners
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InceptionU partners with Blackfoot Tech Council to support IT training and employment opportunities for Siksika Nation learners
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InceptionU and the Blackfoot Tech Council partner to support IT learners in finding employment opportunities

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InceptionU announces Bursary for Full Stack Developer program
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InceptionU announces Bursary for Full Stack Developer program
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InceptionU, in partnership with Minfuel, announces $2,500 bursary program for learners.

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How Kaizen supports InceptionU learners with Executive Functioning
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How Kaizen supports InceptionU learners with Executive Functioning
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There is a growing body of research to suggest that success in life goes well beyond intelligence and academic skills. One area gaining in prominence, among both educators and researchers, is Executive Function.

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InceptionU partners with Calgary Counselling Centre to provide learners with mental health support
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InceptionU partners with Calgary Counselling Centre to provide learners with mental health support
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Free counselling services offered to help deal with pandemic stress

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Demo Day Projects
C6 Project: TASKr
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C6 Project: TASKr
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TASKr is a recurring home maintenance app, built as part of C6 of the Evolve Full Stack Developer program.

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C6 Project: Blue Space
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C6 Project: Blue Space
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Blue Space is a project from Cohort 6 of the Evolve Full Stack Developer Program.

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C6 Project: Silvereyes
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C6 Project: Silvereyes
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Silver Eyes is a project from Cohort 6 of the Evolve Full Stack Developer Program

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Networking app encourages connections in Calgary’s tech community</a>
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Networking app encourages connections in Calgary’s tech community
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Oil services inventory app improves efficiencies</a>
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Oil services inventory app improves efficiencies
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They Built This: Project 42 creates a mind-blowing way to visualize information</a>
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They Built This: Project 42 creates a mind-blowing way to visualize information
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Fun and educational game helps kids with memory and cognitive skills</a>
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Fun and educational game helps kids with memory and cognitive skills
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Railway app brings modern scheduling system to Nigerian commuters</a>
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Railway app brings modern scheduling system to Nigerian commuters
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Artizia directly connects artisans &amp; customers in an online marketplace
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Artizia directly connects artisans & customers in an online marketplace
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Homy helps connect residents and property managers</a>
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Homy helps connect residents and property managers
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How much is your home worth? Try REALTH to find out.</a>
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How much is your home worth? Try REALTH to find out.
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Versa helps artists gain visibility </a>
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Versa helps artists gain visibility
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Awards
Federal funding helps InceptionU develop and match tech talent across the Prairies
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Federal funding helps InceptionU develop and match tech talent across the Prairies
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InceptionU receives PrairiesCan funding to develop and grow Prairie talent pipeline for tech sector.

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Digital Talent Champion Award from Start Alberta
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Digital Talent Champion Award from Start Alberta
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InceptionU proudly accepts the Digital Talent Champion Award from Start Alberta, announced on Nov. 10/21

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InceptionU receives grant to help make Calgarians future-fit
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InceptionU receives grant to help make Calgarians future-fit
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