Diversity Employment Network DEN) Report

Diversity Employment Network Report

High Demand and a Great Promise

The Diversity Employment Network (DEN) is an initiative of Black Business Consulting (BBC) that seeks to address several issues of significance common to the African Nova Scotia community. Specifically, the prevalence of unemployment and under-employment, high poverty levels and higher-thanaverage percentages of low-income households. The key activities of DEN are recruitment services, diversity and inclusion advisory services for employers, mentorship, interview readiness training and professional development and board governance training.

ServiceNow – Certified System Administrator (CSA)

DEN aims to provide ServiceNow training to individuals in our community to take advantage of the increasing opportunities that have arisen due to increased demands for the certification. The CSA exam is the first step to beginning a ServiceNow career. ServiceNow presents one of the greatest opportunities in IT at the moment. Founded in 2012 as an IT ticketing tool, it has since grown beyond this scope and into an enterprise workflow and automation tool – placing it at the heart of many digital transformation initiatives. Without a doubt, the demand for ServiceNow Consultants is exploding and promises a stable career in the IT industry. Three cohorts ran between December 2021 and March 2022. Each cohort will took part in a 5-week course after which the exam was written. The first cohort started December 11, 2021, with 18 participants.

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Project management is a rapidly growing profession. Research indicates that employers will need to fill nearly 2.2 million new project-oriented roles each year through 2027. The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is an entry-level certification for project practitioners, designed for those with less experience. This is a 12-week course and the first cohort started December 13, 2021, with 15 participants. Another cohort started in January, sponsored by Nova Scotia Power.