Business Support Series 
The Business Support Webinar Series will explore timely topics with  industry experts to provide key insights and answers on the best ways to succeed as a business.  Hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, this series will feature a wide range of topics on how to survive and thrive.   

WAGE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR HIRING STUDENTS

Learn how student wage subsidies can help you take your business to the next level for little or no cost!

Join Tim Perron (ICTC Atlantic Regional Coordinator), Theresa Myra (Dalhousie University Co-op Education Coordinator), Ayşe Dai-Gammon (Employer Development Manager, Management Career Services, Dalhousie University) and Margaret Schwartz (NS Department of Labour and Advanced Education Youth Outreach Coordinator) to hear about the Provincial and Federal wage subsidy programs available to Nova Scotia businesses and not for profit organizations. You'll learn how to find the skills you need within the Nova Scotia student community.
 
Your key takeaways from this session will be:
 
• Hear about how co-op students can add value to your organization
• Learn about provincial and federal student wage subsidies you may be able to leverage
• Gain an understanding of the ICTC WIL-Digital program
• Gain an understanding of the provincial programs for students and new graduates
• Find out how to match your needs with student talent
 
What is the WIL Digital Subsidy?
 
ICTC’s WIL Digital is an innovative Work Integrated Learning program that helps employers grow their businesses by providing financial assistance for hiring post-secondary students. WIL Digital is funded by the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) and provides a wage subsidy of up to 70% of wages to $7,000 for eligible students.
 
This summer, combine ICTC’s funding with the Provincial CEI program for a very cost effective student work term experience.
 
To learn more about WIL Digital wage subsidies and to apply for a wage subsidy for a work term student, visit ICTC’s WIL Digital portal https://www.wil-amt.digital/en/ or contact Tim Perron, ICTC’s Atlantic Regional Coordinator t.perron@ictc-ctic.ca or 902-334-0103 ext. 841.
                                    

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Tim Perron, Atlantic Regional Coordinator, Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)

Tim is the ICTC coordinator for the four Atlantic Provinces and works closely with Businesses, Post-Secondary Institutions, Government, Industry groups and associations to promote ICTC’s capacity building programs to help grow the Digital Economy in Atlantic Canada.






 

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Theresa Myra, MEd Candidate, Science, Information Technology, Engineering Co-operative Education, Dalhousie University

Theresa Myra is the Employer Development Coordinator, focused on new employer engagement for the Science, Computer Science and Engineering program at Dalhousie University.

She has been working with Dalhousie since the fall of 2005 and has been very active in engaging employers regionally, nationally, and internationally on behalf of students and recent grads. While working in the Co-op office, she also worked with the Dean’s Office in the Faculty of Science for many years in which she spearheaded an outreach initiative for the Faculty of Science with Nova Scotia educators and students.

Prior to Dalhousie, she worked with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development during its early years from (1993-2005). On a personal note, she is looking forward to graduation this May with a MEd in Lifelong Learning from Mount Saint Vincent University.

 

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Margaret Schwartz, Outreach Coordinator, Youth Employment Programs

Margaret is a MSVU Public Relations graduate now civil servant, who helps employers access funding through the Province’s Youth Employment Programs, to retain post-secondary young people in Nova Scotia with meaningful career opportunities.

 

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Ayşe Dai-Gammon, LL.B., MBA
Employer Development Manager, Management Career Services, Dalhousie University

Ayşe Dai-Gammon (pronounced Eye-shay) supports employers regarding their business related recent grad, co-op and intern recruitment needs through a dedicated team at Dalhousie University, Management Career Services.
 
With a diverse career spanning from Turkey to Canada, Ayşe held senior roles in academic, private, and non-profit sectors for over 30 years.  Ayşe has been with Dalhousie University since 2011, leading the employer services of her department regionally and nationally to support employers from a wide range of industries regarding their talent attraction, acquisition, and campus recruitment strategies.  Ayşe strongly believes in industry - university partnerships to engage employers in skills revolution to develop a talent pool equipped for the jobs of tomorrow and support businesses to succeed in the age of disruption.