Let's Talk Careers
Let’s Talk Careers sessions help families and communities to support youth in making informed career choices. This program is intended to open and support career dialogue, build connections and increase the sharing of information and resources among youth, families and their communities.
Nova Scotia Works School Liaison (NSWSL)
Nova Scotia Works School Liaisons (NSWSL) provide students and families support with:
- access to and understanding of Labour Market Information
- access to potential employment opportunities for youth
- delivery of workshops and sessions (one-on-one or group sessions), related to career planning and labour market information, both virtually and in-person
- delivery of workshops and sessions for schools, community groups, families, workplaces and other both at the school and in the community
Reach out to the NSWSL connected or nearest to your local high school.
| School Assignment | School Liaison |
|---|---|
| Auburn Drive High School Cole Harbour District High School Woodlawn High School | Aisha Bear email: aisha.bear@halifax.ymca.ca |
| Halifax West High School JL Ilsley High School | Alisha Dasti-Hill email: alisha.dastihill@jobjunction.ca |
| Barrington Municipal High School Drumlin Heights Consolidated School Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School | Amanda MacKay email: amackay@swemployment.com |
| Charles P. Allen High School Lockview High School West Bedford High School | Amy Patterson email: apatterson@opportunityplace.ca |
| Memorial Composite High School Rankin School of the Narrows Sydney Academy | Avery Varnes email: avarnes@nedac.ca |
| École acadienne de Pomquet École Beau-Port École NDA | Brenna Gould email: bgould@cdene.ns.ca |
| Breton Education Centre Glace Bay High School Riverview High School | Cara Jiang email: cara.jiang@cb.ymca.ca |
| Liverpool Regional High School Lockeport Regional High School North Queens Community School Shelburne Regional High School | Catherine Gillis email: cgillis@empsolutions.ca |
| Bay View High School Millwood High School Sackville High School | Charlene Tasco email: ctasco@opportunityplace.ca |
| Eastern Shore District High School Island View High School Marine Drive Academy Musquodoboit Rural High School | Dawn Howe-Power email: dawn.howepower@halifax.ymca.ca |
| North Nova Education Centre Northumberland Regional High School Pictou Academy | Joey Desmond email: jdesmond@careerconnections.ca |
| Advocate District School Amherst Regional High Oxford Regional Education Centre River Hebert District School | Kaitlyn MacDonald email: kaitlyn.macdonald@cansa.ca |
| Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High Fanning Education Centre Guysborough Academy St. Mary's Education Centre/Academy | Katie Pellerin email: kpellerin@careerconnections.ca |
| Parrsboro Regional High School Pugwash District High School Springhill Junior-Senior High School Tatamagouche Regional Academy | Kelsey Clark email: kelsey.clark@cansa.ca |
| Annapolis West Education Centre Bridgetown Regional Community School Digby Regional High School Islands Consolidated School | Linda Wielinga email: lwielinga@gnspes.ca |
| École Rose-des-Vents École secondaire de Clare École secondaire de Par-en-Bas St. Mary's Bay Academy | Lisa Comeau email: serviceemploiclare.3@cdene.ns.ca |
| Forest Heights Community School New Germany Rural High School Park View Education Centre | Lorenda Barkhouse email: lbarkhouse@empsolutions.ca |
| Avon View High School Central Kings Rural High School Horton High School | Marlon MacLean email: m.maclean@vansda.ca |
| Baddeck Academy Cabot Education Centre Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy Inverness Education Centre/Academy | Mat Noble email: mnoble@nedac.ca |
| Citadel High School Dartmouth High School | Matt Jamieson email: mattjamieson@teamworkbridge.org |
| Hants East Rural High School Hants North Rural High School South Colchester Academy | Meagan Kuhn email: meagan.kuhn@futureworx.ca |
| Middleton Regional High School Northeast Kings Education Centre West Kings District High School | Melanie McCulloch email: mmcculloch@peopleworx.ca |
| Dalbrae Academy East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy Richmond Education Centre/Academy Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre | Patti MacDonald-David email: patti.macdonald-david@ymcacanada.onmicrosoft.com |
| Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud École acadienne de Truro École secondaire du Sommet École secondaire Mosaïque | Rim Elbaze email: rim.elbaze@halifax.ymca.ca |
| Étoile de L'Acadie | TBD |
| Cobequid Educational Centre | Trevor Jordan email: trevorj@futureworx.ca |
Career Coaching Tools
There's no shortage of information to help youth and families learn about career planning, occupations, education/training, and the labour market. The following resources may be helpful to get started.
myBlueprint: This is an excellent resource available to all public high school students and families to support career development and helps students make informed decisions about career pathways.
Nova Scotia Works Online: This website is a great place to start! Find information on career planning, labour market information and more!
Careers Atlantic Canada: This site provides resources for students, families, and schools related to skills for success and labour market information.
Canadian Government Career Planning: This resource includes career quizzes, job profiles, local and national labour market information, and tools to find out about career trends.