YWCA Uplift Program
Access specialized expertise to move your data projects forward. Through Innovation Factory, you can unlock this unique opportunity to connect with trained professionals ready to bring their skills to your team. You’ll be paired with top-tier candidates who are completing training in the Data Science, Data Analytics and Emissions Vehicles streams with McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI), University of Guelph’s Open Learning and Education Support program and MacDATA Institute and McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, respectively.
Applications open on April 1st, 2025!
About Uplift
The YWCA Hamilton Uplift Program is a collaborative program brought to you by Innovation Factory and the YWCA Hamilton. Uplift empowers women and non-binary individuals to reskill or upskill in the realms of advanced manufacturing, data science, data analytics, and emissions vehicles and provides additional support related to career development and navigating non-traditional workplaces.
Explore the streams
Participants in the Data Science stream have gained expertise in various areas, such as data analysis, developing algorithms and solving complex business challenges delivered by University of Guelph Open Learning and Educational Support program.
Program benefits
- Access skilled workers with in-depth training in data science
- Benefit from our talented candidates without financial commitment for the project
- Potential to gain a dedicated, long-term employee
- Support on projects in the following areas:
- Customer segmentation and personalization
- Data cleaning and reprocessing
- Data warehousing
- Data mining and machine learning
- Statistics and data modelling
- Using tools such as Hadoop, Hive, and Spark and draw meaningful conclusions from big data sets
Who should apply
- Innovation Factory clients in the Validation, Efficiency, or Scale stage seeking specialized support in data science
- Businesses that are incorporated, with a full time team member who can provide mentorship to the candidate
- Companies that echo our collective vision of achieving a gender-balanced workforce in high-tech industries
Program timeline
- Applications open: April 1, 2025
- Information Webinar: April 9, 2025
- Applications close: April 20, 2025
- Final Candidate Placement Announcement: May 14, 2025
- 12-week Project Placement: June 2 to August 22, 2025
Program benefits
- Access skilled workers with in-depth training in data analytics
- Benefit from our talented candidates without financial commitment for the project
- Potential to gain a dedicated, long-term employee
- Support on projects in the following areas:
- Data analysis and visualization
- Data modeling
- Data warehousing
- Environmental data analysis
- E-commerce analytics
- Predictive analytics
- Supply chain and logistics analytics
- Social media and marketing analytics
- Structured Query Language (SQL), BI tools, ETL design, and business intelligence (BC) design, redeployment and reporting
Who should apply
- Innovation Factory clients in the Validation, Efficiency, or Scale stage seeking specialized support in data analytics
- Businesses that are incorporated, with a full time team member who can provide mentorship to the candidate
- Companies that echo our collective vision of achieving a gender-balanced workforce in high-tech industries
Program timeline
- Applications open: April 1, 2025
- Information Webinar: May 14, 2025
- Applications close: May 25, 2025
- Final Candidate Placement Announcement: June 16, 2025
- 8-week Project Placement: June 30 to August 22, 2025
Program benefits
- Access skilled workers with in-depth training in electrification technologies.
- Benefit from our talented candidates without financial commitment for the project
- Potential to gain a dedicated, long-term employee
- Support on projects in the following areas:
- Electrification in automotive systems: Covering electric vehicles, the technical aspects of the vehicles and the future of this field.
- Electrification in aerospace and aviation: exploring the unique challenges faced by air mobility, alternate propulsion systems, energy storage for aviation, sustainability and regulatory framework.
- Electrification in infrastructure & smart cities: Focusing on smart grids, electrified public transport, and IoT-driven energy management.
Who should apply
- Innovation Factory clients in the Validation, Efficiency, or Scale stage seeking specialized support electrification technologies in the automotive, aerospace, aviation, infrastructure and smart city space
- Businesses that are incorporated, with a full time team member who can provide mentorship to the candidate
- Companies that echo our collective vision of achieving a gender-balanced workforce in high-tech industries
Program timeline
- Applications open: April 1, 2025
- Information Webinar: May 14, 2025
- Applications close: May 25, 2025
- Final Candidate Placement Announcement: June 16, 2025
- 8-week Project Placement: June 30 to August 22, 2025
Applications are now closed.
Interested in this program? Speak with an Innovation Advisor to learn more.
Applications are now open!
Interested in this program? Submit your application now to be considered.
Upcoming information sessions
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YWCA Uplift Data Science Program Overview
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