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 Process ● Our Tools 4
Our Team 5
Our Principles ● Team Diversity ● Collective Impact ● Art of Hosting 6
Our Process Government Employers Intermediaries First Voice Individuals 7
Our Tools 8
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 9
Our Tools 10
Final Ideas ● Systemic Education for a Better Future for All ● One Stop Shop Employment Resource ● ANS Community Entrepreneurship Hub(s) 11
Results and Experience ● Weekly Update & Network of Employers ● Who We Heard From (ANS Youth) ● What We Heard 12
Weekly Update and Network of Employers ● Transparency ● Employer engagement ● Organic job list 13
Who We Heard From ● ANS Youth (115): ○ Employed ○ High School (gr. 12) ○ Post-secondary ○ Under- and Unemployed ○ Alternatively employed 14
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 ■ 15
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 16
Phase 2: Prototype Development and Testing ● Establish Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Committee ● Asset Mapping ● Prototype development, testing, evaluation ● Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) proposal 17
Questions? 18
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