The Digital Skills Hub

Mastering digital, one skill at a time.

Future-ready skills

Your Future-Ready Skills Bank

At Jelly Academy, we offer all you need to succeed in the world of digital. Our digital marketing and no-code website building courses help you build your future-skills bank.

Industry Expert

Why Jelly Academy?

Industry expert instructors

Our roster of industry-renowned experts draw on their real-life experiences while setting students up for digital mastery. 

Flexible learning

Learning is an activity that often requires the right mood—we understand that. With our flexible courses, you can learn on your own schedule. 

Grow your network

Build an industry network to remain connected and inspired at all times. 

Land your dream job

Use your skills, connections, designations, certifications and resources to stand out from other applicants in the application process.

Our Alumni

Course Inclusivity

  • 55%

    Of enrolled students are Indigenous (Status, Non-Status, Métis, Inuit)

  • 75%

    Of enrolled students are from Underrepresented Groups

  • 55%

    Of enrolled students identify as Women

Next-Gen Digital Skills

Jelly Academy keeps its students at the forefront of an industry that moves at lightning speed, ensuring they're equipped with in-demand skills and knowledge.

We’re a Top-Rated Digital Marketing Bootcamp

My experience at Jelly Academy is absolutley positive. Even being in the field for years I still learned lots of new, useful tools such as Google Ads, Google Analytics, and Email marketing. All the lessons are taught by industry experts who show us useful tips you simply can’t find in any other tutorial.
— Irene Omelianenko

Key People

How We Got Here

  • 2015

    Getting Started

    B.C. based Indigenous marketer Darian Kovacs founded Jelly Academy with a twofold goal: to make Canadian education more accessible to underrepresented groups and to equip the nation’s talent pool with the digital skills that were becoming increasingly in demand.

  • 2020

    COVID-19 Hits

    Jelly Academy rapidly adapts to the new era of COVID-19, transitioning in-person courses into remote and flexible formats without compromising student enjoyment and engagement.

  • 2021

    Launch of the Scholarship: Women in Digital

    Jelly Academy partner Sarah Clark spearheads the Women in Digital Scholarship, designed to support women aiming to excel in technical roles within digital marketing. Read more here.

    Indigenous scholarships: The Inclusion

    Jelly Academy awards 45 scholarships to Indigenous recipients to dismantle the common educational barriers Indigenous students face when pursuing workforce entry. Read more here.

  • 2022

    Award Season and Nationwide Surveys

    Jelly Academy is named a finalist for BC Tech Association’s Technology Impact Awards for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

    Jelly Academy conducts a nationwide survey with Innovate BC to gather data on how hiring practices and DEI policies changed in the past two years due to external factors like the global pandemic.

  • 2023

    Continuous Growth and Recognition

    As of March 2023, 55% of Jelly Academy’s graduates have been Indigenous—a 37.5% increase from the previous year.

    Jelly Academy and Career Education Society team up to make the Digital Marketing Bootcamp available to B.C. secondary students via Workforce Training Certifications.

    Jelly Academy and Vista Virtual Schools team up to make the Digital Marketing Bootcamp available to Alberta secondary students via Career and Technology Studies.

    Jelly Academy is recognized in the House of Commons and praised by Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, for their excellent digital marketing programming and diverse student subsidizing.

Special Details About Jelly Academy

  • A Canadian leader in digital skills training.

  • We are owned and operated by BC residents, and led by marketing leader Darian Kovacs.

  • We work with key groups to amplify the skills of Indigenous entrepreneurs including MNBC and CCAB. We are keen on ensuring that financials are not a hindrance to pursuing further education in the digital marketing world. We also recognized that the industry is in need of much greater representation, which is why we created both our BIPOC and Women in Digital Scholarships.

  • Jelly Academy has been featured in prominent publications, including Daily Hive, BC Business, Financial Post and Toronto Sun.

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