A new program is helping train Indigenous IT specialists for First Nations communities, widening the sphere of learning as connectivity grows in more remote locations.
Many First Nations communities, such as Brokenhead Ojibway Nation in Manitoba, don't have any IT professionals and have had to rely on IT services outsourced from the big cities.
But the Indigenous IT Training Program aims to fill this critical need, while offering career development opportunities for community members. The one-year program teaches participants everything from addressing network programs, troubleshooting computer hardware issues, and even protecting against ransomware and other cybersecurity threats.
Jasmine Benoit has been learning about IT work through the program since October. She did a career reboot, leaving a job in early childcare, and hopes to work in her home First Nation when she graduates from the program. "We want to be proactive and having those individuals that can support that technology going forward," said Dandeneau.
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