PRIVATE THE SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES EXPERIENCE FOR THE SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES STUDENTS ONLY Advance Ontario connects eligible Ontario post-secondary students with remote internships to build in-demand skills. Ontario employers mentor students through paid 60-hour projects over 2-8 weeks. Powered by Riipen, the program promotes workforce diversity and aims to create lasting job opportunities while boosting Ontario’s economy. Visit our Help Centre to read our key dates , FAQs & our Terms and Conditions .   Employers:  Submit your project match request by February 14th, 2025 to participate in this cohort. You'll review applications and choose 1-4 students for your project. You must accept at least one student by February 28th, 2025 to participate. The project can start anywhere from January 20th, 2025 until March 3rd 2025 , and work cannot begin until the start date. Students must complete the onboarding survey, click "start project" on Riipen and complete all deliverables, including 60 work log hours, in at least 2 weeks or by the end date. Check out Getting Started with Advance Ontario: Employers for more information. Students:  Students are invited on a first-come, first-served basis and must apply here. There are 50 spots in this cohort, and once filled, remaining applications will be canceled. If invited, you must apply to projects by February 28th, 2025 and start by March 3rd, 2025 if accepted. You can apply to THREE projects at a time. Once an employer accepts one of your applications, your remaining applications will be canceled, and that project will be yours for the rest of the cohort. 

Optimize the performance and learning experiences of your employees. How? Our students will design innovative training modules using the Learning Experience Design (LXD*) approach. Why now? Now more than ever, employers are looking to be inspired and people are key to the success of your organization. We are excited about our 6-month certificate which will follow the process and flow of LXD professional practices... taking your learning modules from ordinary to extraordinary! Students will reinvent a current training module or design a new learning experience to fit your unique context. *LXD: Takes a "design thinking" approach to developing user-centred learning experiences. It combines traditional instructional design principles with user experience (UX) principles, in order to create effective and results-oriented training interventions that captivates a learner's attention across different mediums, includes motivational strategies, and reinforces knowledge retention and application.

Documenting current state operations Assessing capabilities and creating detailed process flows Introducing automation and time/cost saving measures to boost efficiency Detect and measure defects and make recommendations to enhance performance/resilience Lead collaboration sessions to enhance team awareness and find opportunities to optimize process flow.

In the final course of the Advanced Data Science and Predictive Analytics Certificate, students spend 8 weeks creating an analytics solution/model for your organization. This capstone project includes analysis of a real-life scenario, including business problem framing, translating to an analytical problem statement, data collection, preparation, integrating, modelling and analyzing and will result in a final report/ presentation that outlines recommendations and a solution deployment plan.

This course is the capstone of what you have learned in this program. In this course, students build a blockchain application while also demonstrating project management skills using agile methodology. You will apply agile project management approaches and software to build a blockchain application using the skills and knowledge that you learned in your previous courses.

Do you have a business problem that you'd like to solve with data? Do you want to make smart predictions about your customers? In this project, students in the Machine Learning Capstone course will address a problem of your choosing by applying analytics models, methodologies, and tools learned in their program. Teams will work on an end-to-end machine learning solution, from problem formulation to deployment. By the end of the course, a data product will be delivered to your organization.

A well-designed user experience builds trust and loyalty with your target audience. UX design creates a positive and well-defined customer journey. In this project, students will implement the UX design process to provide you with an optimized prototype for your website or app. Note: I have taught this course since Feb 2020 and I have had 60+ successful clients thus far. Due to the vast amount of applications, I may not be able to respond to all of you. Please be clear about what your organization does and why you would benefit from the students working on your app or website. The project will begin March 25 - May 14 Please note you're required to dedicate a minimum of a 45-1 hour check-in with the student team every week. Thanks and good luck!

In-class project Opportunity in Cyber Security Operations: Bring on students from York University from the Cybersecurity Operations program to assist you with a potential real-life challenge in Cybersecurity, in a project-based experience. Students will design a comprehensive Cyber Security Operation Center (CSOC) with a unified design that will be customized according to the client’s needs. The project will comprise three main stages; requirements elicitation and analysis, design and architecture, and presentation and recommendations. Students will work on cybersecurity projects over the course period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students are available for 39 hours of placement from February 28th to April 11th 2023.

The Certificate in People Analytics is the first program of its kind in Canada where, in an accessible and structured environment, students will work to become more comfortable visualizing data and using insights to tell a story. In the final capstone project of the program, students will spend eight (8) weeks to find and apply data-driven insights to address an HR-related problem your organization may be facing.

In the final course of the Advanced Data Science and Predictive Analytics Certificate, students spend 8 weeks creating an analytics solution/model for your organization. This capstone project includes analysis of a real-life scenario, including business problem framing, translating to an analytical problem statement, data collection, preparation, integrating, modelling and analyzing and will result in a final report/ presentation that outlines recommendations and a solution deployment plan.