Level IT Up Mitacs Internship

Level IT Up is a social enterprise located in Winnipeg that is committed to connecting the tech sector with skilled individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. To better prepare their candidates for the labour force, Level IT Up works with them to assess skills, aptitude profiles and offers various kinds of support pre and post-hiring. Currently, Level IT Up prepares and connects their candidates to jobs related to software development, data entry, data processing, software development, logistics, and engineering. Although this is an extensive range of jobs in the sector, Level IT Up is now ready to expand their operations and seek other industries/sectors that will benefit from the skills of candidates with ASD.
My objectives for this project include researching more sectors that would benefit from the innate skills of Level IT Up’s candidates. These areas include science, engineering, math, and others. This raises questions related to employment opportunities within these areas, what kinds of jobs there are, and if the current candidate training and assessment processes are relevant to what these sectors need. Level IT Up also feels ready to expand their service area to other parts of Manitoba, starting with Steinbach.

Faculty Supervisor:

Katherine Breward

Student:

Partner:

Level IT Up

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program: