Digital Foundations
Build confidence with devices, internet safety, email, and everyday online tasks.
Ada Academy by AdaTech
Practical digital skills for work, business, and everyday life.
Learn in a focused, instructor-led setting with practical exercises, clear course outcomes, and room to ask questions. Courses are designed for individual learners, community partners, and organizations planning a private cohort.
Choose your starting point
Learning paths built around practical goals.
Start with confidence, strengthen workplace skills, prepare for a career move, or build a more technical foundation.
Microsoft & Workplace Tools
Use Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint with greater speed and confidence.
Career Growth
Strengthen resumes, networking, job search strategy, and interview preparation.
AI & Entrepreneurship
Apply AI thoughtfully and build practical foundations for marketing and small business.
IT Support
Develop a structured base for troubleshooting, user support, and technical operations.
Meet your instructors
Learn with people who connect technology, business, and communication.
Ada Academy brings together hands-on product delivery, production engineering, AI systems, entrepreneurship, applied linguistics, and digital learning.
Product, UX & entrepreneurship
Sahar Abdollahi
Product Strategy & Full-Stack Development
Sahar combines full-stack development, product strategy, UX thinking, and practical AI. She holds a Master of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Toronto Metropolitan University and helps learners turn ideas into useful digital products and business-ready skills.
Visit Sahar’s portfolio
AI systems & engineering
Iman Hedeshy
AI Systems & Product Engineering
Iman is a Toronto-based senior engineer and systems architect who builds production software across AI-enabled platforms, healthcare, and operational SaaS. He holds an MBA in Strategy from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and a Software Engineering diploma from BrainStation.
Visit Iman’s portfolio
Language, learning & technology
Hamidreza Bandy
Applied Linguistics & Digital Learning
Hamidreza is a PhD student in German Studies at UBC. His work spans applied linguistics, digital humanities, language and literacy studies, science and technology studies, AI in language acquisition, and language assessment systems.
View Hamidreza’s UBC profile
Course catalogue
Choose the skill you want to build next.
Tuition is shown per learner. Each cohort runs with 3–15 learners and scheduling is confirmed before registration.
Digital foundations
Digital Confidence
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Sessions
- 12
- Hours
- 24
Tuition / learner$300
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Internet, Email & Online Safety
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Sessions
- 8
- Hours
- 16
Tuition / learner$250
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Workplace Communication
- Duration
- 5 weeks
- Sessions
- 10
- Hours
- 20
Tuition / learner$275
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Microsoft Word
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Sessions
- 8
- Hours
- 16
Tuition / learner$250
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Microsoft Excel Fundamentals
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Sessions
- 12
- Hours
- 24
Tuition / learner$350
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Excel for Business
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Sessions
- 12
- Hours
- 24
Tuition / learner$400
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Outlook, Teams & PowerPoint
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Sessions
- 8
- Hours
- 16
Tuition / learner$250
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Resume & Job Search
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Sessions
- 6
- Hours
- 12
Tuition / learner$200
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LinkedIn & Networking
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Sessions
- 4
- Hours
- 8
Tuition / learner$150
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Interview Skills
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Sessions
- 8
- Hours
- 16
Tuition / learner$200
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AI for Everyday Work
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Sessions
- 6
- Hours
- 12
Tuition / learner$300
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Entrepreneurship Fundamentals
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Sessions
- 12
- Hours
- 24
Tuition / learner$450
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Small Business & Bookkeeping
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Sessions
- 12
- Hours
- 24
Tuition / learner$450
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Sales & Digital Marketing
- Duration
- 5 weeks
- Sessions
- 10
- Hours
- 20
Tuition / learner$350
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IT Support Foundations
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Sessions
- 24
- Hours
- 48
Tuition / learner$600
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Next step
Tell us what you want to learn.
Ask about an individual course or a private cohort for your organization. We will confirm timing, format, and availability before registration.
- No payment is collected through this form
- Course details are confirmed before registration
- Accessibility requests are welcome
Before you begin
Course questions, answered.
Do I need prior experience?
Requirements depend on the course. Foundation courses are designed for beginners; course-specific prerequisites are confirmed before registration.
Are courses online or in person?
Format and location are confirmed for each cohort. Use the inquiry form to tell us your preference.
Can an organization request a private cohort?
Yes. Organizations and community groups can request a dedicated cohort for 3–15 learners.
How do I reserve a place?
Submit the course-information form. Ada Academy will confirm availability, timing, and registration details before any payment.
Can I request accessibility support?
Yes. Share an accessibility need in the inquiry form so the team can discuss suitable arrangements with you.
Learning for a team or community?
Plan a focused private cohort.
Tell us the skill area, group size, and preferred timing. We will help you choose an appropriate course and confirm the delivery details.
Request a Private Cohort