Human Resources committee  I really think we need to work with our provincial educational authorities to partner together so that we can bring those services into our communities. In Nova Scotia, we've actually started that conversation, so I'm hoping that it will work. I've visited schools in Frog Lake, a

Human Resources committee  I really think it's important that students are exposed to employment that's out there in their community, whatever it is, so they are aware of opportunities and they can make proper decisions when it comes to making choices in high school. When they're picking the courses to tak

Human Resources committee  Actually, I was an educator first and then I went into employment. As an educator, I have seen that we end up losing our kids before they even reach high school. We have to reach the children when they're in junior high and help them figure things out. I think we need to give t

Human Resources committee  I think the federal government should be talking more with provinces and with the educational system. I think there has to be more of a universal model, so that everyone is starting out on the same plane. There are many differences among provinces. We need to start looking at a m

Human Resources committee  Yes, they do. They actually go to the NSCC, the Nova Scotia Community College. They have a marine institute where they train them for fisheries. They have their marine emergency duties. Some of them are captains. But it's actually I think a pretty closed market. Not a lot of yo

Human Resources committee  Well, as METS ASETS holders, we don't really deal with the fisheries. Fisheries are a different part of employment. There's a fisheries section that looks after fisheries.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, first of all, for inviting us to come here. Wela'lioq . My name is Valerie Bowers, and I'm the executive director for Mi'kmaq Employment Training Secretariat otherwise known as METS. With me is Karen Pictou, and she's the partnership liaison officer of METS. She is my