Per the Agency’s Operating Charter, the Board is required to conduct an annual meeting with industry to get information and input for Agency planning and accountability. The Board holds the meeting in the fall of each year.
On November 1, 2017, more than 180 industry representatives, training stakeholders and government members attended the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency's 3rd Annual Industry Meeting at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel in Halifax. The event included:
- Breakfast
- Welcome and overview of the Apprenticeship Board + Industry Engagement in Apprenticeship by Apprenticeship Board Chair, Carol MacCulloch
- Opening remarks and presentation of the Apprenticeship Awards of Excellence by Premier Stephen McNeil
- Update on the Agency's work and overview of the Apprenticeship. Ready When You Are! campaign by Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency CEO, Marjorie Davison
- A Youth and Skilled Trades Discussion Panel composed of youth, employers and apprenticeship stakeholders
- Sector conversations and updates:
- Construction Sector
- Industrial/Manufacturing
- Motive Power Sector
- Service Sector
- Success with Apprenticeship presentations about:
- Atlantic and National trade harmonization
- Innovations in apprenticeship training
- Ensuring regulatory trade compliance
- Advances in apprenticeship information technology