Week 1
AI Literate
Gen AI fundamentals and visual creation in Canva.
Est. 2025 · Toronto, Canada
From user to Founder.
TecHER Forward is an AI literacy and business-building program for women left out of every technology wave. Five weeks. A working AI app. Four verified credentials. Real revenue.
Social enterprise · Division of TVM Inc.
Inaugural cohort, 2026. Toronto.
Who we serve
Built for women left behind by every tech wave.
Newcomers to Canada
Women rebuilding careers in a new country.
Visible Minorities
Voices that belong in the AI economy.
Small Business Owners
From operator to product builder.
Women Changing the Data
So the training set finally includes us.
We do not teach AI. We teach women to own it.
The program
What we build together.
01
Founder Mindset & Acumen
The tech skills matter. So does the mindset. Every participant leaves with the business thinking, the confidence, and the tools to operate as a founder.
02
AI Literacy & Practical Skills
From AI prompting fundamentals to building with AI tools. We start where you are and build from there. No prior tech background required.
03
Vibe Coding & Building
Women learn to build applications, tools, and digital products using AI-assisted development. From idea to something real.
04
Data Ownership & Monetization
We teach women how to protect their ideas, own their data, and turn their knowledge into revenue. Not just skills. Economic power.
Our mission
"AI literacy isn't enough. We're reshaping how women see themselves in relationship to technology, moving them from users to builders, from employees to founders, from observers to owners of their own data and ideas."
TecHER Forward. Established 2025. Toronto, Canada.
VOICES
What our graduates say.
First names and last initial. Publicly shared testimonials. Real cohort. Real outcomes.
MOST CREATIVE SOLUTION · TecHER FORWARD AI INNOVATION CONTEST · 2026
Participant → Founder
"I stopped thinking like a participant. I started thinking like a founder. That shift is seismic. We didn't just brainstorm ideas, we built offerings, designed revenue models, and learned the language of monetization."
"I came to this program to learn. I left as a winner. This recognition didn't boost my confidence for a day. It boosted me for life."
Shagoon P.
Builder of the AI Career Director App · Award-winning cohort graduate
AS FEATURED ON
PODCAST · FEATURED EPISODE
Vibe-Coding: How Women With No Tech Background Are Building Real Apps
A full-length conversation on how TecHER Forward is moving women from AI users to builders. Real projects, real code, no gatekeeping.
Watch the full episode →"It was empowering, inspirational, and motivating. I would recommend it, to motivate other women like myself."
Shelly-Ann N.
Program Participant
"As women, we are building ourselves and helping each other soar. I wouldn't have thought I could build an app in a few hours. I did."
Novlette E.
Program Participant
"I learned I can actually be the founder of an AI company and build my own apps. From being afraid of AI, I'm very, very comfortable now."
Jacqueline D.
Participant · Aviation Professional
"Tara doesn't just lead — she liberates. She helped me reframe limiting beliefs I didn't even know I was carrying."
Shagoon P.
On Tara Myshrall, Program Lead
More voices coming. Second cohort starts Fall 2026.
Credentials
Four weeks. Four verified badges.
Not participation certificates. Verified micro-credentials on Credly, the platform IBM, Microsoft, AWS, and Google use for workforce certifications. Sharable to LinkedIn the same week they are earned.
Week 2
Communicator
Prompt design, AI ethics and security, AI-assisted writing.
Week 3
Builder
Functional web app in Lovable. Video docs. Automation.
Week 4
Founder Ready
Business plan, revenue model, mailing list, analytics.
80 credentials issued to the inaugural cohort. 20 women. Zero participation trophies.
Already in motion
20
Women graduated, 2026 inaugural cohort
80
Verified credentials issued
3
Signed delivery partners
1,000
Women through TecHER Forward by 2030
Partners
Three signed. More coming.
Immigrant Women in Business (IWB)
Newcomer women, professional integration.
Dare to Rise
Women re-entering work after life transitions.
Upskill Hub
Adult skills development at scale.
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The founder
Tara Myshrall
Founder, TecHER Forward. 20+ years enterprise AI.
"I've spent 20+ years inside enterprise AI. Information Builders. TIBCO. Talend. Qlik. I've watched technology reshape every industry. I've also watched women get left out of every wave. TecHER Forward is my answer. Every woman who goes through this program leaves as a builder, not a bystander."
Legacy Leadership Award 2026Top Global Speaker, Women in TechKeynote, Gartner Data & Analytics Summit
For funders & partners
Why TecHER Forward.
The Gap
Women, particularly from underrepresented communities, remain systematically excluded from the AI economy.
The Model
Social enterprise inside TVM Inc. Three revenue streams: agency-paid delivery, individual paid enrollment ($888/seat), and grant + sponsor-funded seats.
The Outcomes
20 women graduated, 80 credentials, one contest winner. Target: 20% of graduates generating income within 12 months.
Contact
Get in touch.
For program inquiries, partnership discussions, or funding conversations, we would love to connect.
- Phone
- 416-427-8898
- Location
- Founded in Toronto, Canada
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