League of Innovators (LOI), a charity youth accelerator founded in Vancouver, Canada is excited to launch the National Youth Skills for Success Academy (Success Academy), which is partially funded by the Government of Canada’s Skills for Success program and in partnership with RBC Future Launch. The program aligns with ESDC’s Skills for Success objective to “provide Canadians with everyday skills needed for work, learning and life.”

The Success Academy program will support youth ages 18-29 to return to the workforce after the pandemic and is particularly geared towards including and reducing barriers for youth from underrepresented populations: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), women and people with disabilities. By providing assessment and free access to training for Skills for Success (SFS), with decolonization and equity lenses, League of

Innovators will help them enter the workforce, succeed at work, as well as create and lead their own businesses.

Key Features of the National Youth Skills for Success Academy (Success Academy)

• Self-paced asynchronous skills development courses for entrepreneurship and career development
• Course materials can be provided to any organization or institution at no cost
• Provides youth with in-demand skills, tools and resources to get start their own businesses and/or achieve career success

About the League of Innovators

League of Innovators (LOI) is a national Canadian charity accelerator that empowers young people to be their own bosses in life and career. League of Innovators offers a suite of accessible programs and tools to provide youth with educational experiences that shorten their path to success, empower their ability to be their own boss, and amplify their impact as future innovators, changemakers and entrepreneurs.

Contact informationFor more information about LOI’s Success Academy, you can visit our website or email us at successacademy@theleagueofinnovators.com  

Employment & Social Development Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/skills-success.html