As part of Jumpstart Refugee Talent’s ongoing commitment to engage with our clients and other job seekers with forced displacement experience, Jumpstart organizes monthly ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions.

This virtual event is designed to provide a platform for clients to openly discuss their career journey, seek advice, and address any challenges they may be facing. We believe in fostering a supportive community, and these sessions aim to empower clients with valuable insights and guidance in their journey to finding meaningful employment.

For our August session, we are excited to be joined by four guests including Mona Ali and Laura Dantsis who are Project Coordinators of the Full Stack .NET Cloud Developer and the IT Infrastructure Bridging Programs at Humber College, as well as Yaman Sanobar and Aleem Tariq, both from Coding in Colour. This latter is a partnership project between the Canada’s Digital Supercluster and Foundation for a Path Forward. The project is dedicated to closing the tech industry gap by empowering the underrepresented peoples of Canada with cutting-edge coding skills. It is a six-month boot camp for people of all coding levels, with a curriculum that was developed by our industry-expert instructors, with premium resources from industry giants like Microsoft.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Mona Ali serves as the coordinator for the Full Stack .NET Cloud Developer Bridging Program at Humber College. Before joining Humber College, she dedicated over 10 years to assisting newcomers from various backgrounds in their settlement, education, and employment journeys in Canada.

Laura Dantsis has worked with newcomers to Canada for over a decade and throughout her career, Laura has empowered individuals through personalized employment and career counseling, fostering their integration into Canadian society. Currently serving as the project coordinator for the IT Infrastructure program at Humber College, Laura focuses on assisting internationally trained IT professionals to reintegrate into the Canadian IT sector. Her passion lies in ensuring a seamless settlement process for newcomers, where every individual can thrive in their chosen fields.

Yaman Sanobar holds two master’s degrees in Computer science and information systems, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. He has experience working as a freelance web developer, and is now a full-time instructor at Coding in Colour.

Aleem Tariq is a Computer Science graduate from the University of British Columbia with experience working as a web developer and is now a full-time instructor with Coding in Colour. He enjoys teaching and is eager to learn new things.

Please register to join for this interactive and insightful discussion!