Nineteen Nova Scotian educators have come up with a strategy to help youth get from high school to career.
Many recommendations would see existing services expanded or tweaked.
The task force is calling for a complete overhaul of Careers Nova Scotia.
The service is intended to help Nova Scotians find jobs.
But, the report says it isn’t doing enough to connect with the next generation of workers.
Tri-county School Board Superintendent, Lisa Doucet says it will take cooperation.
“In the end if we’re all working together on this it is going to make a collective impact and then that’s going to be in the best interest of all Nova Scotians.”
She says the group will gather in 2017 to see what progress has been made.
Meanwhile, Advanced Education Minister Kelly Regan says the province appointed the task force to find a way to keep youth from leaving.
“The thing that’s actually keeping people here is a good job,” she says, “and not just a good job, but the ability to see that as part of a career track.”
Regan says she’s pleased with the work done by the task force.
She says government will take the next few weeks to study the recommendations and start an action plan.
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