The Building Futures for Youth program has been developed as a partnership between the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS); NS Department of Education-English Program Services; NS Department of Labour and Workforce Development-Apprenticeship Division and the Nova Scotia Community College. The program provides Grade 10 & 11 students with an opportunity to explore careers in the construction industry.
Students are offered CANS industry orientation and safety training at NSCC campuses and 6-7 weeks of paid employment as a registered construction trades pre-apprentice. Successful completion of the program can result in up to 3 co-op credits; banked apprenticeship hours and elgibility for one of three CANS Building Futures for Youth/NSCC scholarships.
'Building Futures formed the foundation of my career. I now know exactly which direction I'm going, and nothing can stop me from getting there. My name is Eric Gould, and I am going to become a crane service technician.' Eric, BFY participant 2008, NSCC Student 2009 and CANS BF scholarship recipient.
Employer Benefits:
Gain a summer employee who is prepared for the construction workplace
Identify potential future employees and trades people
Mentorship training provided by CANS
Contact: Juanita MacDonald at jmacdonald@cans.ns.ca or 468-2267
I speak for all members of our workplace we all enjoyed and benefited from our experience with Mathew.' Tim Boutilier, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, Host employer 2009
