Learn to Earn - Grade Nine Students to Spend a Day On-the-Job at Scotiabank

TORONTO, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - More than 300 grade nine students will put away their books to spend a day learning about banking careers on this year's Take Our Kids To Work(TM) Day at Scotiabank. Students will learn about non-traditional careers at the Bank, visit the trading floor, job shadow their parents and much more.

    
    WHO:      300 grade nine students

    WHAT:     Take Our Kids to Work(TM) Day

    WHERE:    44 King Street West, 4th floor Cafeteria
              Scotia Plaza, Toronto

    WHEN:     Wednesday, November 3, 2010
              8:00 a.m. Breakfast and job presentation, Marketing &
                         Sponsorship
              9:00 a.m. Student tour of Scotiabank

    WHY:      Scotiabank Group has been a leading sponsor of Take Our Kids to
              Work(TM) Day since its inception. More than 1,200 students
              across Canada will spend the day with their parents at
              Scotiabank as tellers, traders, administrators, managers and
              executives, working in various roles at the Bank and its
              subsidiaries.
    

In its 16th year, Take Our Kids to Work(TM) Day is a national program organized by the Learning Partnership - a non-profit, national organization which brings together business, education, government, labour, policy makers and the community to develop partnerships that strengthen public education in Canada. Every year, on the first Wednesday of November, approximately 250,000 grade nine students from across Canada take part in a one day-long job shadow experience at approximately 75,000 businesses and organizations.

For further information: Patty Stathokostas, Scotiabank Media Communications, 416-866-3625