Annual Industry Meeting and Awards Breakfast: Modernization in Action
In early November, the Apprenticeship Board hosted industry partners and stakeholders during the 2023 Annual Industry Meeting and Awards Breakfast (AIM).
Highlights of the event included:
- Apprenticeship Board Chair Trent Soholt provided an update on the accomplishments of the Apprenticeship Board.
- Associate Deputy Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration, Nicole Johnson Morrison provided greetings and congratulations from the province.
- Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency CEO Michelle Bussey presented an overview of the Agency’s 2022-23 year in review and the Actions to Accelerate the Growth of Skilled Trades.
- A facilitated session by Senior Education Strategist Lisa Frizzell to seek input from industry and partners about their role in achieving a modern apprenticeship system.
The Apprenticeship Awards of Excellence recipients were also unveiled during the AIM. Congratulations to Mathias Probst, Executive Chef at The Carleton, for receiving the Apprenticeship Award of Excellence, and Joy St. Germain, New Construction Supervisor at A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd, for receiving the Apprenticeship Ally Award of Excellence.
A full recap of the AIM is available HERE.
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Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency Publishes its Annual Report
The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) Annual Report outlines the Agency’s strategic initiatives and key milestones in advancing apprenticeship and the skilled trades during the previous fiscal year.
Read about NSAA’s efforts to promote the skilled trades, youth programs, inclusion and diversity initiatives, new apprenticeship pathways, measurements of success, plus much more on the Annual Report: Modernization and Innovation – Year in Review 2022-2023
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Developing Cross-Cultural Expertise
The Reach is a new talk show-style video podcast that explores some of the issues that impact our capacity to be inclusive in the workplace and beyond. In Episode 4, hosts Tova Sherman and Shelley Alward-MacLeod examine cross-cultural interactions in the workplace with special guest Destiny Fraser. Learn about the importance of embracing your own discomfort, checking your assumptions, and acknowledging your privilege.
All episodes of The Reach are available to watch on demand HERE. (Password: OutReachSME)
The Reach was developed by reachAbility in partnership with HR on the Go as part of IDEAL for the Trades, a Canadian Apprenticeship Service funded program administered by the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency. IDEAL for the Trades is funded by the Government of Canada’s Apprenticeship Service. Sign up HERE to receive email notifications when new episodes are released.
More free training opportunities that support the creation of inclusive, psychologically, and culturally safe environments are available HERE.
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Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency now on Instagram
Earlier this year, the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency launched its official Instagram account @nsapprenticeship.
Instagram’s mobile-first approach and visual interface, which caters to a younger demographic, will allow the Agency to connect more effectively with youth, students, and apprentices.
The launch of the new Instagram account marks an important expansion in the Agency’s digital presence, complementing the existing Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, and YouTube accounts.
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Apprenticeship Pays: Become a Member of CAF-FCA
CAF-FCA members are apprenticeship champions, practitioners and trainers committed to apprentice success. They believe research, collaboration and promotion support the continued evolution of Canada’s world-class apprenticeship system.
Know an employer who would benefit from receiving the CAF-FCA monthly newsletter? Subscribe HERE or contact tammy@caf-fca.org for information about CAF-FCA membership.
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