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- 1. November 14th: International Student & Youth Retention ONE NOVA SCOTIA COALITION
- 2. Agenda • Welcome & Overview • Part One: Updates – GHP Connector Program: Successes to date & opportunities for scaling – OneNS Coalition Action Team on Population: Immigration and Retention – Engage NS Update • Part Two: – Youth & International Student Networking Lunch • Part Three: – Action Planning for Youth and International Student Retention • Part Four: – Deep Dive: The Work of the One NS Coalition
- 3. Youth Retention • Improving youth retention and reducing youth unemployment will require a coordinated, collective approach across sectors • Clear links need to exist between education system and future workforce needs in NS • Youth require more information about career choices most likely to lead to employment in NS • Education Review: Students need up-to-date information about emerging career options and corresponding PSE programs
- 4. Youth Retention • Businesses, institutions and non-profits should maximize opportunities to hire new graduates (through co-op positions, apprenticeships, etc.) • Successful programs should be leveraged. Junior Achievement, for example, reaches 10,000 NS students a year with a focus on entrepreneurship, workforce readiness and financial literacy • Expand mentoring programs and networking opportunities among students, PSE institutions and employers
Editor's Notes
- Finding ways to convince more young Nova Scotians to remain in their home province will require a determined, collective efforts by all stakeholders. Youth retention is an overriding issue that reaches across many of the commission’s findings, and it will be challenging to reverse the outmigration trend. The education system must do a better job of informing youth of the career paths and training choices most likely to lead to employment in Nova Scotia. That dialogue must begin at the high school level, when choices on courses can open – or close – the door on future studies. The Minister’s Panel on Education found students and parents want up-to-date information on workforce trends and emerging PSE programs to optimize career opportunities. Business, institutional and non-profit sectors must help young graduates to gain needed work experience, through co-op programs and apprenticeship training. Established programs such as Junior Achievement – with nearly a century of experience and a 45-year history in this province – must be maximized to help young students prepare for the workforce. Junior Achievement in Nova Scotia reaches 10,000 students each year. It’s programs focus on entrepreneurship, workforce readiness and financial literacy. And it involves 600 volunteers from the business community. Nova Scotia youth need more career networking and mentoring opportunities, and businesses must find ways to welcome young workers. There are many things that we can do, together, to make “home” a better choice for Nova Scotia’s youth.
- Finding ways to convince more young Nova Scotians to remain in their home province will require determined, co-ordinated efforts by all stakeholders. Youth retention is an overriding issue that reaches across many of the commission’s findings, and it will be challenging to reverse the outmigration trend. But there are many areas where we can direct our collective efforts. Our education system – both the public schools and our post-secondary institutions – must do a better job of informing youth of the career paths and training choices that are most likely to lead to employment in this province. And that process has to begin at the high school level, when choices on courses can open – or close – the door on future studies. The Minister’s Panel on Education, released last month, told us that high school students and their parents want more timely information on workforce trends, and up-to-date information on options to maximize their career opportunities. And we are listening. Business, institutional and social enterprise sectors also have a significant role to play, by ensuring young graduates have an opportunity to gain needed work experience in order to launch their careers – through co-op programs and apprenticeship training. Established programs such as Junior Achievement – with nearly a century of experience and a 45-year history in this province – must be maximized to help young students prepare for the workforce. Junior Achievement programs in Nova Scotia are provided by 600 volunteers from the business community and reach about 10,000 students each year. The programs focus on entrepreneurship, workforce readiness and financial literacy. Programs like these – and other programs that can help students make that first step into the workforce – must be maximized. We need more networking and mentoring opportunities, and businesses must find ways to welcome young workers. There are many things that we can do, together, to make “home” a better choice for Nova Scotia’s youth. Finding ways to convince more young Nova Scotians to remain in their home province will require determined, co-ordinated efforts by all stakeholders. Youth retention is an overriding issue that reaches across many of the commission’s findings, and it will be challenging to reverse the outmigration trend. But there are many areas where we can direct our collective efforts. Our education system – both the public schools and our post-secondary institutions – must do a better job of informing youth of the career paths and training choices that are most likely to lead to employment in this province. And that process has to begin at the high school level, when choices on courses can open – or close – the door on future studies. The Minister’s Panel on Education, released last month, told us that high school students and their parents want more timely information on workforce trends, and up-to-date information on options to maximize their career opportunities. And we are listening. Business, institutional and social enterprise sectors also have a significant role to play, by ensuring young graduates have an opportunity to gain needed work experience in order to launch their careers – through co-op programs and apprenticeship training. Established programs such as Junior Achievement – with nearly a century of experience and a 45-year history in this province – must be maximized to help young students prepare for the workforce. Junior Achievement programs in Nova Scotia are provided by 600 volunteers from the business community and reach about 10,000 students each year. The programs focus on entrepreneurship, workforce readiness and financial literacy. Programs like these – and other programs that can help students make that first step into the workforce – must be maximized. We need more networking and mentoring opportunities, and businesses must find ways to welcome young workers. There are many things that we can do, together, to make “home” a better choice for Nova Scotia’s youth.