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“Never in a million years did I think I’d run my own business.”

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Roxanne Molnar is a graduate of InceptionU’s Growth Marketing Program.

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How acquiring new skills helped this alumni push past his job ceiling

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InceptionU graduate designs a pet food solution for allergic dogs

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Work sabbatical allows time for professional re-positioning

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The Commuter Challenge gets a re-fresh from InceptionU ahead of Canada Environment Week

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We’re a package deal: how three graduates landed jobs together at the same company

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InceptionU awards two educational bursaries

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ESL pilot program an overwhelming success for new Canadian learners

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Exploring the role of Customer Success

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What is Customer Success?

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InceptionU to offer new Customer Success career pathway

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Career Discovery 2.0 - how we’re innovating our approach to finding your ideal path

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What is Full Stack Design?

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InceptionU is excited to launch its Full Stack Design Program, one of four pathways into tech. Learn more about the Tech Adjacent program launching September 18th.

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What is Coding Support?

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Learn about the Coding Support pathway of InceptionU’s Tech Adjacent program.

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What is Lean Sales?

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Learn about the Lean Sales pathway of InceptionU”s Tech Adjacent program.

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What is Growth Marketing?

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InceptionU launches new Tech Adjacent program

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What is a tech-adjacent career?

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What is a tech-adjacent career? Having knowledge of software development can help you move into a variety of roles within a tech company. Check out Scott Luxton’s success story.

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Program Insights, Opinions and Perspectives

A promise to our learners

Program Insights, Opinions and Perspectives

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InceptionU - Origin Story

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Opinions and Perspectives

How Artificial Intelligence is changing the role of software developer

Opinions and Perspectives

Edmonton’s got undiscovered talent! And so do you.

Opinions and Perspectives

Am I stuck?

Opinions and Perspectives

What’s in a Name?

Opinions and Perspectives

Why it’s time to leave the Elite Disabled Club

Opinions and Perspectives

Are You Ready? Life-size game fosters community, connection and promotes future fitness

Opinions and Perspectives

Are You Ready? is a game created by InceptionU designed to test your future fitness. Come and play with us!

Opinions and Perspectives

A New Era of Education: Rethinking the Role of Accreditation in the Modern World

Opinions and Perspectives

You’ll never be bored in a Growth Marketing career

Opinions and Perspectives

What it’s like working in a tech sales career

Opinions and Perspectives

Hybrid Work: what we learned at our hack-a-thon

Opinions and Perspectives

Climbing wall vs. the ladder

Opinions and Perspectives

Redefining learning from a closed model that is primarily dominated by traditional educational institutions to a more open model of a continuous learning cycle that happens throughout our lifetime.

Opinions and Perspectives

Family and flexibility are the impetus for new career as a fintech software developer

Opinions and Perspectives

How to learn skills to become a full stack game developer

Opinions and Perspectives

Climbing his way to a successful career

Opinions and Perspectives

How to learn full stack development and work a dream remote job

Opinions and Perspectives

What are you reading, Cheryl Best?

Opinions and Perspectives

We ask the InceptionU team for their favorite book recommendations.

Opinions and Perspectives

Calgary’s InceptionU helps to fill Regina’s talent pipeline for software developers

Opinions and Perspectives

Program Insights, Opinions and Perspectives

A promise to our learners

Program Insights, Opinions and Perspectives

Opinions and Perspectives

What are you reading, Susannah Tawse?

Opinions and Perspectives

What are you reading, Greg Hart?

Opinions and Perspectives

Book recommendations from the InceptionU team.

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Charitable Choices: Calgary Guardian interview

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InceptionU’s biggest goal is to teach people how to learn and help them establish competencies in a rapidly changing digital economy.

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From imposter syndrome to dream job: How an InceptionU project led to a new career

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Mathieu Cloutier never thought he could turn his hobby into his career. That all changed once he started working on an InceptionU project for startup company Inqli.

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A Day in the Life of an InceptionU Learner

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An InceptionU learner shares her journey through the 6-month Evolve Full Stack Developer program.

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Hire for potential, not experience: CEO Margo Purcell

Opinions and Perspectives

Hire for potential, not experience, says InceptionU CEO Margo Purcell. Experienced talent is already hired; Calgary needs to foster, support and grow the less experienced pool of workers entering tech.

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Boot camp or a university degree?

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Trying to decide between Boot Camp or a Computer Science degree? Let’s explore the benefits of each.

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From music to software development: InceptionU helps with career transitions

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Calgary NEXT: InceptionU trains Calgarians for jobs of the future

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Statement on Kamloops residential school discovery

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A conversation with Jim Gibson, Chief Catalyst, SAIT’s School of Advanced Digital Technology

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Partnership Announcements

Making education accessible for new Canadians: InceptionU and Windmill announce partnership

Partnership Announcements

Athennian and InceptionU award bursaries to C9 learners

Partnership Announcements

AI-powered employment platform can help candidates find tech jobs

Partnership Announcements

InceptionU partners with Acuspire to use AI-powered job search tool to help learners find career opportunities.

Partnership Announcements

InceptionU partners with Blackfoot Tech Council to support IT training and employment opportunities for Siksika Nation learners

Partnership Announcements

InceptionU and the Blackfoot Tech Council partner to support IT learners in finding employment opportunities

Partnership Announcements

InceptionU announces Bursary for Full Stack Developer program

Partnership Announcements

InceptionU, in partnership with Minfuel, announces $2,500 bursary program for learners.

Partnership Announcements

How Kaizen supports InceptionU learners with Executive Functioning

Partnership Announcements

There is a growing body of research to suggest that success in life goes well beyond intelligence and academic skills. One area gaining in prominence, among both educators and researchers, is Executive Function.

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InceptionU partners with Calgary Counselling Centre to provide learners with mental health support

Partnership Announcements

Free counselling services offered to help deal with pandemic stress

Partnership Announcements

Start-Ups in Residence

Local company gives marketing a “reality” check with AR campaigns

Start-Ups in Residence

InceptionU launches Startup-In-Residence program

Start-Ups in Residence

Demo Day Projects

C6 Project: TASKr

Demo Day Projects

TASKr is a recurring home maintenance app, built as part of C6 of the Evolve Full Stack Developer program.

Demo Day Projects

C6 Project: Blue Space

Demo Day Projects

Blue Space is a project from Cohort 6 of the Evolve Full Stack Developer Program.

Demo Day Projects

C6 Project: Silvereyes

Demo Day Projects

Silver Eyes is a project from Cohort 6 of the Evolve Full Stack Developer Program

Demo Day Projects

Networking app encourages connections in Calgary’s tech community

Demo Day Projects

Oil services inventory app improves efficiencies

Demo Day Projects

They Built This: Project 42 creates a mind-blowing way to visualize information

Demo Day Projects

Fun and educational game helps kids with memory and cognitive skills

Demo Day Projects

Railway app brings modern scheduling system to Nigerian commuters

Demo Day Projects

Artizia directly connects artisans & customers in an online marketplace

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Homy helps connect residents and property managers

Demo Day Projects

How much is your home worth? Try REALTH to find out.

Demo Day Projects

Versa helps artists gain visibility

Demo Day Projects

Awards

Federal funding helps InceptionU develop and match tech talent across the Prairies

Awards

InceptionU receives PrairiesCan funding to develop and grow Prairie talent pipeline for tech sector.

Awards

Digital Talent Champion Award from Start Alberta

Awards

InceptionU proudly accepts the Digital Talent Champion Award from Start Alberta, announced on Nov. 10/21

Awards

InceptionU receives grant to help make Calgarians future-fit

Awards

Team Bios

Michael Beedie

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Elvin Limpin

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Ayan Hassan

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Shane Fast

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Nicole Johnson

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Nicole Johnson is our Senior Recruiting and Sourcing Specialist at InceptionU.

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Chris Desmarais

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Michelle Schurman

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Danielle Barker

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Margo Purcell

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Greg Hart

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Tony Enerson

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Cheryl Best

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All Blog Posts

Michelle Schurman 2023-11-16 Michelle Schurman 2023-11-16

Why it’s time to leave the Elite Disabled Club

Michelle Schurman 2023-10-25 Michelle Schurman 2023-10-25

Career Discovery 2.0 - how we’re innovating our approach to finding your ideal path

Michelle Schurman 2023-09-26 Michelle Schurman 2023-09-26

Are You Ready? Life-size game fosters community, connection and promotes future fitness

Are You Ready? is a game created by InceptionU designed to test your future fitness. Come and play with us!

Michelle Schurman 2023-09-11 Michelle Schurman 2023-09-11

Ayan Hassan

Michelle Schurman 2023-09-01 Michelle Schurman 2023-09-01

Shane Fast

Michelle Schurman 2023-08-21 Michelle Schurman 2023-08-21

A New Era of Education: Rethinking the Role of Accreditation in the Modern World

Michelle Schurman 2023-08-08 Michelle Schurman 2023-08-08

You’ll never be bored in a Growth Marketing career

Michelle Schurman 2023-07-31 Michelle Schurman 2023-07-31

What it’s like working in a tech sales career

Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24 Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24

What is Full Stack Design?

InceptionU is excited to launch its Full Stack Design Program, one of four pathways into tech. Learn more about the Tech Adjacent program launching September 18th.

Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24 Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24

What is Coding Support?

Learn about the Coding Support pathway of InceptionU’s Tech Adjacent program.

Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24 Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24

What is Lean Sales?

Learn about the Lean Sales pathway of InceptionU”s Tech Adjacent program.

Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24 Michelle Schurman 2023-05-24

What is Growth Marketing?

Michelle Schurman 2023-04-11 Michelle Schurman 2023-04-11

InceptionU launches new Tech Adjacent program

Michelle Schurman 2023-03-01 Michelle Schurman 2023-03-01

Local company gives marketing a “reality” check with AR campaigns

Michelle Schurman 2023-02-13 Michelle Schurman 2023-02-13

Hybrid Work: what we learned at our hack-a-thon

Michelle Schurman 2023-02-02 Michelle Schurman 2023-02-02

Athennian and InceptionU award bursaries to C9 learners

Michelle Schurman 2022-12-13 Michelle Schurman 2022-12-13

Climbing wall vs. the ladder

Redefining learning from a closed model that is primarily dominated by traditional educational institutions to a more open model of a continuous learning cycle that happens throughout our lifetime.