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 20, 2018, more than 160 industry representatives, training stakeholders and government members attended the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency's 4th 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
- Greetings from the Province – Hugh MacKay, MLA, on behalf of Minister Kousoulis, Labour and Advanced Education
- Greetings from Labour and Advanced Education – Duff Montgomerie, Deputy Minister
- Presentation of Apprenticeship Awards of Excellence, Certificates of Recognition and Employer Milestone Awards – NSAA Board Members
- Annual Agency Update by Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency CEO, Marjorie Davison
- Skilled Trades Careers: Value and Demand – Moderator: Carol MacCulloch, Panel: Andre Lebel, Statistics Canada; Adam Cywinski, Prism Economics
- Employer Champion Stories
- Skills Canada National Competition information
- Raising the Bar on Women and Skilled Trades – Moderator: Doreen Parsons, NSAA Board Member and Speaker: Christine Hanson, Director and CEO, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. Panel: Nova Scotia Power, Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association, Rock Solid Composites Ltd., Nova Scotia Community College
- Youth Engagement Workshop – Teri DeMan, NSAA Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator
- Apprenticeship Management System, presentation and sneak peek – Mandy Grace, NSAA Change Manager