ja nova scotia

Junior Achievement (JA), is an international not-for-profit organization established and owned by the business community. Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia provides hands-on experiential learning in the classroom and through extra-curricular activities. Programs focus on three educational pillars: financial literacy, workplace readiness, and entrepreneurship. Junior Achievement recruits volunteers from the business community to collaborate on the delivery of programs, which exposes students to real world business perspectives and ideas. For every $1 invested into JA programs, $45 is created in economic prosperity. Mission and Core Purpose: To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy. Organizational Objectives: o Develop a skilled and talented workforce; o Motivate a generation of responsible citizens; o Secure our future economic prosperity; o Ensure Canada’s competitiveness in a global market; and o Build vibrant and healthy communities. Educational Pillars Linked with Success in Business: o Financial Literacy o Workplace Readiness o Entrepreneurship Our Value Proposition: o Achievers are 25% less likely to be unemployed o Achievers are three times more likely to plan for their future o Achievers are three times more likely to be managers than their peers o Achievers are twice as likely to study and work in business o Achievers are 50% more likely to open their own business Contribution to Economic and Alignment with Community Priorities: o Delivering excellence in entrepreneurial and financial literacy education o Addressing curriculum gaps with career reflection and financial literacy programs o Encouraging labour attachment and bringing labour market information into the classroom o Addressing youth unemployment and encouraging post-secondary education o Contributing to overall economic prosperity by producing more financially literate graduates with accelerating leadership potential