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In-School Presentations & Skills 101

Discovering Skills Presentations (Waitlist Only for 2024/25)

Making decisions on one’s future career can be overwhelming.Our free, engaging, & interactive hour-long presentationoffers information on skilled trades and technologies, showcases our SCNS programming, and will get your students thinking about their own personal strengths, and passions in life. 

  • Delivered in-person across Nova Scotia from October to May.  
  • Tailored to students in grade 10 
  • No maximum # of students.
  • Also includes games and prizes!

Fun fact: across 15,000+ students reached over the past five years, 98% would recommend this presentation to others.

We are currently at capacity for Discovering Skills Presentations during the 24/25 school year. We are now in the process of corresponding with all contacts who’ve submitted. All further requests will now be waitlisted. If dates become available, we will reach out to waitlisted schools.

For more information, please contact our presenter, Chris Gallant at chrisgallant@skillsns.ca 

Discovering Skills and Skills 101 Presenter Chris Gallant

Skills 101 – Career Exploration Video Series with Chris Gallant 

To complement Chris’s in-class presentations we’re also offering a similar experience to help teach you all about skilled trades and technologies. Skills 101 is a 10-part video series that we are offering virtually.

  • Skills 101 is always available on demand
  • Watch in order, or simply select the title that interests you the most  
  • Tailored to grades 8-12

Fun fact: 95% of students who’ve viewed Skills 101 would recommend it to others. 

Although it can be consumed independently, we also recommend watching with students after receiving the in-school presentation as a fun way to reflect on similar, relevant information, presented in a different way!  You can check it out here.

Enter the Skills 101 classroom here

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