Nova Scotia Student Career Skills Development Program
Students should know that there are a number of different programs which are aimed at developing their career skills
. Nova Scotia Economic and Rural Development has created a specific Nova Scotia Student Career Skills Development Program which has the purpose to create career-related summer jobs and to help students take up those depending on their specialization and desire. The main purpose of the program is that students should take up the professions they study for. There are some requirements and specific information students should know before applying for such job.
Information about Nova Scotia Student Career Skills Development Program
1.The program is directed at three categories of students: (1) those who have been attending post-secondary establishments and will return there in the fall, (2) those who have been attending a post-secondary establishment and will transfer to another one in the fall, and (3) grade 12 graduates who have already been accepted to a post secondary establishment and will attend it in the fall.
2.Students are going to be full-employed. They are not allowed to shift from the position. At the same time, an employer can dismiss a student for valid reasons.
3.The employer is obliged to pay a salary for a student plus 4% vacation pay. The salary is calculated according to the amount of hours he/she has been working.
4.Students are responsible for possessing a social insurance number.
5.Workers Compensation coverage should be provided in case if an employer hires three or more workers (students in this case).
6.Students should have a Personal Tax Credits Return form.
7.Approval Letter is the main document students and an employer should follow.
The information stated above is not full. We just provided students with general facts about Nova Scotia Student Career Skills Development Program. For more detailed information they should contact Student Career Skills Development Program web site.