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July 6, 2012
Community Access Program (C@P) busy with Summer Youth Interns One hundred and sixty-two (162) youth interns hired to work throughout Nova Scotia will get the opportunity to increase their information technology and employment skills by working in community C@P sites this summer.
This year’s theme, Learn at C@P, will encourage all Nova Scotians to embrace technology to bridge the digital divide. C@P youth interns will continue to encourage learning and skills development by providing basic computer training to community members and assisting small business owners with tools like social networking Samantha MacKinnon, a Youth Intern Coordinator, with Victoria County Community Access Program Society (VCCAPS) has worked several years with C@P and notes: “My experiences with C@P have gone a long way. Throughout my university years the skills that I acquired while working with C@P were useful tools. As a new teacher, these skills have only added to how I am able to teach and bring things alive for students. We live in a world where technology is at our fingertips and we need to embrace technology to engage not only our youth but also ourselves. My experience with C@P has opened doors for me personally by teaching and building skill sets that work in any variety of fields and workplaces.”
There are many exciting regional events planned at C@P sites throughout Nova Scotia this summer. These include: the development of workshops on Facebook for small business; guides on business card creation; fund raising; interviews with local business leaders; Day camps and Cyber-Camps; Robotic camps; and the development of learning guides for e-mail, tablets, flip-cams and iPads Veronica MacIsaac, Youth Intern, with the Kings – West Hants C@P Association notes: “Having this C@P summer position is important to me because I'm going to have the opportunity to gain a wealth of new technology-based skills that will be valuable to my future employment goals. It also means that I get the chance to help others learn new skills too which I really enjoy and, in turn, improves my capacity to teach and help others.”
Funding for these positions has been made possible through the Canada Summer Jobs, Student Career Skills Development and Youth Employment Strategy Programs. These jobs provide youth interns with a wide array of skill and professional development. These positions are linked to the jobsHere initiative strategy of learning the right skills for good jobs, growing the economy through innovation and the WORK FORCE STRATEGY For further information:
Rachael MacKeigan, Coordinator, C@P Society of Cape Breton
Co-Chair, NSC@P Youth/Communication Committee
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902-539-9063
Deborah Innes, Coordinator, Kings-West Hants C@P Association
Co-Chair, NSC@P Youth/Communication Committee
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902-798-3945 |
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Nova Scotia CAP Association fought hard. |
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Despite
the cancellation of funding in April of this year by the Harper
Government, CAP in Nova Scotia will continue at a site near you.
“The
Nova Scotia CAP Association fought hard to have the funding
re-instated, but we knew from the beginning it would be an uphill
struggle,” explains Association Chair Eric Stackhouse. “For their own
reasons the federal government is retreating from ensuring all Canadians
are connected to the technology they need in their day to day lives.
However, our Association and its partners will find ways to see access
continues, it is just too important to lose.”
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Last Updated on Monday, 23 July 2012 15:36 |
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