CANS acts as the community host for the Building Futures for Youth program. CANS' responsibilities include:
Provides program Coordinator to supervise and coordinate all aspects of the program
Creates pre-screening materials
Delivers presentations on the program to teachers, administrators, guidance, students and their families
Conducts interviews, in partnership with local school boards and industry
Creates ‘profiles’ of both students and employers
Identify placements within the industry, including: Pre-screening employers, liaison with relevant Union representatives and NS Construction Labour Relations Association and facilitating effective matches between employer and student
Delivers Risk Management/Orientation session to those students enrolled in the program and their families
Develops and provides logbooks in order for students to document their training and work experience
Creates and administers training and program evaluations to students and employers
Administers safety benchmark to students during their training at NSCC and again at the end of their work placement
Provides Mentorship Training for journeypersons from participating employers
Acts as a liaison between Department of Education and Industry to promote the Cooperative Education program
Issues a Certificate of Participation to students who successfully complete the program
Hosts an ‘end of summer’ celebration for employers, supervisors, mentors, pre-apprentices and teachers
Participates in annual evaluation of program– feedback from all partners, follow-up with students
Expansion and maintenance of ‘Building Futures’ website
Distributes information/promotion packages to schools, students, parents and employers
Develop a timeline/workplan, in consultation with Working Group
