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School is back in session which means the Nova Scotia Securities Commission has relaunched the Student Connections Program.
During the 2023-24 school year Commission staff visited high schools, colleges and, universities across the province, both in person and virtually. Just a few of the schools we visited included C.P. Allen High School, Halifax West High School, NSSC Ivany Campus, Saint Mary’s University, and Mount Saint Vincent University.
During the 2024-25 school year we hope to continue to reach more students and youth and to develop relationships with new schools and student and youth organizations throughout Nova Scotia.
The goal of the Student Connections Program is to deliver relevant investment information and knowledge to students before they need it. Students exiting post-secondary education are entering a new phase in their life with careers, money, and a future ahead of them. This future could include a family, their first home, cars, and investing for their children’s education and their own retirement. As life becomes real, the need to invest also becomes real. So, why do they need to wait to learn about investing? Why can’t a foundation of basic investment knowledge be gained before it is time to use it instead of learning from mistakes and catching up on investment knowledge later in life?
Presentations on investing can be delivered to classes and student or youth organizations on several different topics, including but not limited to:
- An Introduction to the Nova Scotia Securities Commission,
- Basic Investing,
- DIY Investing,
- Crypto Assets and Securities Regulations, and
- Investment Fraud and Scams.
We are also able to deliver presentations on more specific topics such as CEDIFs, Capital Raising, and Registration for Working in the Investment Industry for students interested in working in the investment industry or raising business capital in the future.
If you are interested in one of these presentations or would like more information on what the Nova Scotia Securities Commission Student Connections Program can offer you, your class, group or organization, please contact us.