The Y2E Framework is Greater Halifax’s Priority Youth Employment Strategy. It
recognizes that many community partners and businesses have the ideas, desire and
potential to forge strong partnerships and implement job creation/connection reforms,
but few have the human or financial resources to drive and support such agendas.
Using the dynamics of technology rooted in collaborative community systems, the Y2E
Framework extends the reach of service providers, connects employers and youth with
resources and each other and ensures measurable, accountable results.
The inclusive model, built over the past 12 months, meets critical success elements.
The Y2E Framework:
- Provides access to information for all groups
- Improves outreach for all groups
- Connects employers, their jobs and priority youth
- Assesses youth and employer matches for the right fit
- Supports the connection between an employer and the youth they hire to ensure the connection is sustained, improving retention rates
- Respects the existing relationships between employers and service providers as well as youth and service providers
- Recognizes that what is working does not need to change but that it can be enhanced
- Provides accountability and reporting to demonstrate a successful working framework
- Provides dedicated staff and resources for sustainable operations and administration
- Enables interagency referral, communication and collaboration
- Assembles a team of focused leadership and dedicated professionals who can build on a future vision and new opportunities as they become available
- Engages employers in workforce development
Through the Y2E Framework, employers and youth can achieve increased recruitment,
better retention rates, improved career growth and stronger business operations
effectively addressing growing labour shortages.
The future for Greater Halifax’s Y2E Framework depends on the receipt of funding for venture capital and securing champions in the community. Business, service providers and participating stakeholders are demonstrating a keen interest and desire to see the framework established.