That is a concern we hear from the participants in the study. One of the participants from the Dene First Nation in Yellowknife mentioned that youth will drop out of high school and take a high-paying job or not bother to go on to university.
In Yellowknife, the Northwest Territories' Mine Training Society has invested a lot in making the connection between staying in school, staying in training, and personal economic wealth later in life. In their annual report, there's a cute little advertisement. It shows a picture of a Yellowknife Dene woman saying she's finished training and now owns a brand-new car, and she's literally sitting on her new car. They're making that economic connection between staying in school and personal economic comfort.
Some of our participants will stream individuals who are in the company and use bursaries, scholarships, and career plans to bring them from entry-level jobs to positions with a requirement for university education. When you get a big payoff for going into an entry-level job, it is easy not to bother with further education. But if you can capture people after they're on site and working, many of them can be encouraged to move towards higher education.