Skills Canada – Nova Scotia Programming
If you’re looking to engage your students with career ready skills, Skills Canada – Nova Scotia is here to help! We offer a variety of programs to help youth explore skilled trades and technologies. Our programming is fun, interactive, and is sure to keep your students engaged.
Some of the programming we offer for junior and senior high school students include:
- Hands on career exploration
- Essential skills training for trades and technology
- In-class room presentations
- Virtual online learning
For post secondary, secondary and apprenticeships we have our annual events: The Nova Scotia Skills Competition and Career Showcase.
Skilled Futures In-School Presentations
Skilled Futures In-school Presentations continue to be one of SCNS’s most effective tools for promoting skilled trades and technologies to Nova Scotian youth.
Skills for Success Workshops
At Skills Canada Nova Scotia, we consider these 9 skills to be the foundation for all skilled trades and technologies careers. Check out our workshops highlighting the Skills for Success for Grade 8 students.
Skilled Futures – Green Energy Workshops
An interactive experience that introduces Grade 8 students to renewable energy technologies while highlighting the skilled trades shaping the future of energy.
Discover Marine Trades Presentation
An engaging and interactive hour that introduces Grade 10 students to the exciting world of marine sector skilled trades.
Accessibility Services Workshops
Skills Canada Nova Scotia helps individuals with disabilities explore their career ready skills in trade and technology.
Try-a-Trade® Take-Out
Try-A-Trade® Take-Out provides teachers and students with the opportunity to turn their classrooms into a workshop, a design studio, a professional kitchen, and much more. See what’s on the menu this year.
School Tours of Competitions
Junior and senior high school students get to experience the Nova Scotia Skills Competition firsthand. An interactive event that showcases skilled trade and technology activities and exhibits.
Career Showcase
The Skills Canada Career Showcase brings an interactive experience to thousands of students each year.
Skills 101
Meet Chris, your virtual skills teacher for career exploration. This engaging 10-part video series will teach you all about skilled trades and technologies, labour markets, and SCNS programs, all while encouraging you to think about your own goals and ambitions.
