
Located nation-wide, these hands-on camps make learning fun, sparking an interest in science, engineering and technology among Canadian children. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Camps provide youth, who have had some level of post-secondary education experience, with opportunities to gain advanced employability skills. Since 1997, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Camps (ISE Camps) have employed graduates of high school and post-secondary programs to help develop and operate summer day camps.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Camps Initiative: The participating organizations and engaged youth both benefit by implementing and maintaining the technical aspects of connectivity, showing schools and libraries the basics about the Internet to increase the level of comfort and familiarity with information technology and helping them use it effectively. Supports implementation of technology in the learning process Īssists schools and public libraries use and integrate information and communication technology (ICT) efficiently įacilitates the Government of Canada's priority of stimulating a culture of innovation and branding Canada as a leading innovator globally by providing youth with skills to compete in the new knowledge economy andĮnsures every learner has an opportunity to develop ICT skills. Participating organizations provide employment opportunities for individuals with post-secondary experience (including college and university graduates) aged 15-30, through 16-week work terms to develop and strengthen employability skills and ease the transition to longer-term career-related employment Īssists in fostering life-long learning and builds the skills young Canadians need for the knowledge-based economy

The program supports the integration and use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) into learning organizations, libraries and other learning settings in Canada and delivers several objectives for both employers and job seekers: These organizations funded by the SchoolNet Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) look for post-secondary students or graduates who want to advance their ICT skills and gain work experience. The SchoolNet Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) offers funding to Canadian educational institutions and libraries as well as other non-government organizations to engage youth to help them acquire valuable employability skills and experience in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).
