Microsoft and Amii bring AI expertise to Albertans in underrepresented communities and workers impacted by COVID-19
October 15 2020 - 9:00AM
Microsoft and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)
have teamed up to put forward $200,000 in scholarships in Amii’s
Machine Learning Technician Certification I. The seats are being
offered to Albertans whose employment has been negatively impacted
by COVID-19 or those who come from communities that are
underrepresented in STEM. Twenty scholarships have already been
awarded for the Fall 2020 cohort, which started on September 16,
and an additional 20 seats will be offered toward the next cohort,
beginning on January 12, 2021. Applications for the Winter 2021
cohort will close on November 30, 2020. For more information and to
apply, visit
https://www.amii.ca/events/ML_Technician_Certificate_Winter_2021/
“Alberta is an important part of Canada’s economic engine and
will play a critical role in the country’s recovery,” said Kevin
Peesker, President, Microsoft Canada. “Like Microsoft, Amii
believes that the real potential of cloud and AI is unlocked when
businesses have the talent to build and deploy their own solutions.
Amii is a world-renowned organization in the fields of AI and
machine learning, and we are pleased to work with them to help more
people – particularly those from underrepresented groups – access
the skills they need to strengthen Alberta’s economic future.”
“With the demand for AI and machine learning expertise
continuing to grow, Amii is pleased to collaborate with Microsoft
to accelerate our ability to deliver exceptional training that
prepares Albertans for the careers of the future. We’re especially
excited to bring diverse voices to our program and our field by
offering seats to communities that are historically underserved in
computing science and STEM,” says Cam Linke, CEO of Amii. “Alberta
already leads the world in producing top talent in AI, and this
collaboration will help us maintain our advantage.”
About the Machine Learning Technician
Certification I
Machine Learning Technician Certification I is a 13-week
certificate focused on growing technical skills in artificial
intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The project-based
certificate features 100 hours of facilitated training consisting
of virtual lab, lecture and group sessions and concludes with a
capstone project that has participants working through all the
stages of a machine learning project.
Over the duration of the online program, participants will work
their way through content focused on developing a start-to-finish
ML project under the direction of educational facilitators with a
passion for teaching and advanced research. Upon successful
completion of the ML Technician Certificate, participants will have
gained the skills to confidently create a business case for an ML
project at their company as well as the ability to undertake an ML
project or apply for a job with AI/ML requirements.
Participants will experience all stages of a machine learning
project: from objective definition and data preparation; through
model selection and tuning; to model maintenance and growth.
Successful graduation from the program will earn participants a
Certificate of Completion from Amii, one of Canada’s centres of AI
excellence.
About Microsoft Canada
Established in 1985, Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian
subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide
leader in software, services and solutions that help people and
businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Canada provides
nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services
in both French and English. For more information on Microsoft
Canada, please visit www.microsoft.ca.
About Amii
One of Canada’s three centres of AI excellence as part of the
Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, Amii (the Alberta Machine Intelligence
Institute) is an Alberta-based non-profit institute that supports
world-leading research in artificial intelligence and machine
learning and translates scientific advancement into industry
adoption. Amii grows AI capabilities through advancing leading-edge
research, delivering exceptional educational offerings and
providing business advice – all with the goal of building in-house
AI capabilities. For more information, visit amii.ca.
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