PRIME Careers

For employers

Hire pre-vetted, AI-fluent refugee talent at no cost.

Wage subsidies that reduce your hiring risk. Built-in 12-month coaching for every hire.

Email us about hiring →

Who you'd hire: AI Managers from 10 sectors.

Pre-vetted, job-ready candidates from underrepresented communities — including skilled newcomers and internationally trained professionals. All have completed:

  • 1 month — AI Training

    Fluent in ChatGPT, Claude, automation, and AI applied to your domain.

  • 12 months — Career Support

    Your hire has a coach behind them as they ramp up.

  • Industry-specific upskilling

    QuickBooks, Salesforce, project management tools, and more — on request.

Roles PRIME graduates have been placed in.

  • IT support
  • Data entry
  • Customer experience
  • Administration
  • Project coordination
  • Marketing
  • Accounting
  • Communications
  • Software development
  • Operations
  • HR

Salary range placed: $40K – $200K+. See all 10 sectors →

Why employers hire through PRIME.

  • No recruitment cost

    We do the screening, training, and post-hire coaching.

  • Wage subsidies

    BC employers: WorkBC Wage Subsidy covers a portion of salary for typically 12–26 weeks. Federal: CSJ, SWPP, LMDAs. We'll help you apply.

  • Built-in retention

    12 months of post-program coaching for both you and the new hire.

  • AI-fluent talent

    Every graduate leaves as an "AI Manager" — meaning they can use AI to do their work faster and better.

How to hire a PRIME graduate.

  1. 1

    Email us with role context

  2. 2

    We send 2–3 candidate profiles within 5 business days

  3. 3

    You interview — full discretion

  4. 4

    We support onboarding for 12 months

Email candidates@foundation4ward.org →

Sectors

Browse the 10 sectors PRIME trains for →

Roles, AI skills, salary ranges, and pathways for each.

Funders + partners

35+ orgs already trust PRIME →

See the settlement orgs and funders who refer to and back PRIME.