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AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LAB
Social Innovation Lab Project
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Agenda
- ANS Context
- Our Approach
- Results and Experience
- Top Ideas
- Next Steps
- Questions
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AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LAB Social Innovation Lab - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LAB Social Innovation Lab - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT LAB Social Innovation Lab Project 1 Agenda ANS Context Our Approach Results and Experience Top Ideas Next Steps Questions 2 Our Approach Our Team Our Principles Our
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Our Approach
- Our Team
- Our Principles
- Our Process
- Our Tools
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Our Team
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Our Principles
- Team Diversity
- Collective Impact
- Art of Hosting
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Government Employers First Voice Individuals
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Intermediaries
Our Process
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Our Tools
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Key Idea Clusters
- 1. Job readiness / confidence building / life skills
- 2. Networking / community building
- 3. Job shadowing / mentorship
- 4. Employer hiring practices / addressing employer racism
- 5. Entrepreneurial opportunities for youth
- 6. Job access resources / online job bank
- 7. Education and connection to job market
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Our Tools
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- Systemic Education for a Better Future for All
- One Stop Shop Employment Resource
- ANS Community Entrepreneurship Hub(s)
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Final Ideas
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Results and Experience
- Weekly Update & Network of Employers
- Who We Heard From (ANS Youth)
- What We Heard
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- Transparency
- Employer engagement
- Organic job list
Weekly Update and Network of Employers
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Who We Heard From
- ANS Youth (115):
○ Employed ○ High School (gr. 12) ○ Post-secondary ○ Under- and Unemployed ○ Alternatively employed
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What We Heard
- Key Themes:
○ ANS Youth ■ Last name & address ■ Being the token ANS employee in an office ■ Help developing job readiness & entrepreneurial skills ○ Intermediaries & Employers ■ Educational requirements & police record checks ■ Difficulties getting in the door & unwelcoming workplaces
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Presentation to Gov’t of NS
- DCS, LAE, EECD, ANSA, and other dept’s
- Prepared an ask and presented recommendations
- Validated ANS Youth Lab process and results
- Maintained open lines of communication and created
new opportunities
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Phase 2: Prototype Development and Testing
- Establish Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Committee
- Asset Mapping
- Prototype development, testing, evaluation
- Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) proposal
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