The Let’s Start Up Pathway
offers you more!
The Let’s Start Up Pathway is a unique and free approach to building financial independence for local women.
With the help of our programs, realize your full professional potential and allow you to envision your future with confidence and determination.
Awaken your potential!
Build confidence in your abilities to lay a strong foundation for a rewarding and fulfilling professional life.
Skills Development Program
Unlock, enhance, and cultivate essential transferable skills (soft skills) critical for achieving your professional or entrepreneurial goals.
Equip yourself for success!
Gain and strengthen the knowledge and skills essential for reaching your professional goals.
Entrepreneurship Program
Develop, validate, and test your entrepreneurial idea while creating a strategic plan to launch or scale your business.
Financial Aid Program for Studies
Receive financial support for full-time post-secondary studies, empowering you to pursue a fulfilling career that meets your financial goals.
Coaching Program
Receive support and build the confidence needed to overcome challenges on your professional or entrepreneurial journey.
Cultivate your knowledge!
Stay engaged in continuous learning and innovation in a constantly evolving environment by prioritizing ongoing education and professional development—at your own pace, for life.
Continuing Education Program
Continuously enhance your skills and knowledge through interactive workshops and specialized technical training.
Let’s Start Up Community
To join a network of women where collaboration and mutual support will help you overcome isolation and maintain motivation (newsletter, Facebook group, networking events).
Innovative programs
with many advantages
Inclusive and free
Access free support programs designed for all women aged 18 and over who are ready to take charge of their lives, with no financial contribution required.
Practical tools
An innovative educational approach that helps women develop their skills and achieve their goals through training, personalized support, financial assistance, and access to a support network.
Flexible and adaptable
A flexible and customizable training pathway designed to meet the unique needs and realities of each individual.
Certified Programs
The Skills Development Program and the Entrepreneurship Program have been certified by Concordia University (Continuing Education) since their inception.
Continuing education and Support network
Join a vibrant community of committed women who take their journey beyond training.
Start the Let’s Start Up Pathway with the
Skills Development Program
Our Skills Development Program is specifically designed to help you unlock, enhance, and develop essential transferable soft skills needed to achieve your professional or entrepreneurial goals.
Certified by Concordia University, this program combines group workshops and individual coaching sessions to help you identify and leverage your professional skills and attitudes. Through these workshops, you will explore new career opportunities while building confidence in your abilities.
Program Objectives
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Identify, recognize, and apply your transferable skills to a new professional or entrepreneurial project
- Define realistic goals aligned with your aspirations
- Clarify your professional needs and values
- Identify potential obstacles and develop solutions to overcome them
- Create a strategic action plan for success
Duration and Commitment
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Schedule: Daytime (in person)
- Support Format: 8 group workshops + individual meetings
- Commitment:
- 3 hours of workshops per week
- 3 hours of preparation per week
Admission
Important Dates
The Let’s Start Up Pathway begins with the Skills Development Program, offered twice a year.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERIOD
- WINTER COHORT: December 2024, to January 2025
- FALL COHORT: June 2025, to September 2025
PROGRAM START DATE
- WINTER: February 2025
- FALL: September 2025
Eligibility Requirements
The Let’s Start Up Pathway is for you if:
- You are a woman aged 18 or older
- You are in a stable life situation that allows you to fully commit to your journey
- You are ready to take charge of your life
Exchange trainings for programs
Contact the service point nearest to you to learn more about the Let’s Start Up Pathway and its admission process.
Montreal (french and english)
YWCA Montréal
1355 René-Lévesque Boulevard West
Montreal (Quebec)
H3G 1T3
Laurentians
La Porte de l’Emploi
100 Ducharme Boulevard, Suite 250
Sainte-Thérèse (Quebec)
J7E 4R6
Montérégie
Le Coffre
5664, Chemin de Chambly
Saint-Hubert (Quebec)
J3Y 7E5
Québec
Étape Emploi
3100 Bourg-Royal Avenue, Suite 100
Québec (Quebec)
G1C 5S7
Sherbrooke
Centre d’intégration au marché de l’emploi (CIME)
309 Marquette Street
Sherbrooke (Quebec)
J1H 1M2
Toronto
YWCA Toronto
3090, Kingston Road, Suite 300
Scarborough (Ontario)
M1M 1P2
Submit your application
- Submit your application by completing the form below.
- Once the form has been submitted, the advisor from your region will contact you to verify your eligibility within 48 business hours. If you are eligible, the advisor will guide you through the next steps to complete your registration.
I wish to enroll in the
Skills Development Program in…
Have a question? Contact your service point.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the program for?
The Let’s Start Up Program is for you if:
- you are a woman over the age of 18
- You want to become financially independent, but you need a helping hand to launch a professional project to get there
- AND you are ready to take action
How much time should I spend on my project per week?
The program requires an involvement of 3 hours per week in class and approximately 3 to 10 hours per week to complete assignments, homework, and individual meetings.
Am I eligible even if I am working or on last resort assistance or unemployment insurance?
Yes, the program is free even if you are working or receiving last resort assistance or unemployment insurance.
I am not in a vulnerable situation; can I join the program?
The program is offered to all women who wish to undertake professional activities in order to achieve financial independence. If you are unsure of your eligibility, contact the service point nearest you and a program counsellor will verify if you are eligible.
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