News
Reduction in Trade Qualifier Fees
Background
Why are we reducing fees?
- The cost to challenge a certification exam will be reduced by nearly half, making it easier for experienced workers and newcomers to become certified.
- Trade…
Eliminating Renewals for Skilled Trades
Background
What It Means:
- Trades professionals in 13 compulsory trades and 2 non-compulsory trades will no longer need to renew their Certificates of Qualification or identification cards every…
Canada Post Strike Update
Due to the Canada Post strike:
- All apprenticeship renewals, training applications, exam applications, and apprenticeship applications are available online at…
NEW! Let’s Connect: Mentorship for Women Apprentices
Let’s Connect: Mentorship for Women Apprentices
This program is designed to support the retention and progression to certification of women apprentices in the 39 Red Seal Construction or…
Journeyperson Financial Incentive Program
The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency (NSAA) is launching the Journeyperson Financial Incentive Program for 2025. This program aligns with the Actions to…
Events
Career fair hosted by NSCLRA Electrical Contractors Society
NSCLRA Electrical Contractors Society is holding a career fair on March 16, 2023, from 2pm-5pm and 6pm-8pm, at 1 Regency Drive in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Join them as their electrical contractors attempt to identify talented construction…
Black Family Hair Matters: Hair Show and Celebration
On February 28 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Woodlawn Public Library, there will be an event in celebration of the first graduates - those who recently achieved trade certification in the Black Beauty Culture Hair Innovator…
Construction Workforce Summit
The Construction Workforce Summit is a 1-day event offering three expert-led sessions on workforce related topics in the morning, networking opportunities for attendees over a shared lunch and coffee breaks, and an opportunity for job…
Register for the Nova Scotia Skills Competition
Registration for the Nova Scotia Skills Competition open from January 9 - March 3, 2023
From plumbing, carpentry and welding, to machining, hairstyling, automobile technology and more, the Nova Scotia Skills Competition…
Apprentices: Provide your input regarding Nova Scotia’s housing needs!
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing is conducting a province-wide housing needs assessment to better understand the housing needs of Nova Scotians. They are looking to hear from as many people as…