Education, Culture and Employment

Northwest Territories Nominee Program to re-open January 16, 2025

The Northwest Territories Nominee Program will re-open its application intake on January 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. MST. Individuals can apply online through the application portal on the Northwest Territories Nominee Program website and applications will be processed in the order they are received. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

 

NWT Archives launches Bishop Sovereign collection of early 20th century photographs

A new collection of 133 rare Northern photographs depicting early airplanes, sternwheelers, and people and places throughout the Northwest Territories (NWT), Yukon, and northern Alberta from the 1900’s to 1950’s is now publicly available.

 

The photographs are from the Bishop Arthur Henry Sovereign fonds, which were transferred to NWT Archives from the Museum and Archives of Vernon. They were created and collected by the Anglican Bishop Sovereign through his term as Bishop of Athabasca.

 

The Mentor-Apprentice Program is looking for new apprentices who want to learn their language

The Government of the Northwest Territories is now accepting applications from new apprentices for the Mentor-Apprentice Program.
 

The Mentor-Apprentice Program is a way of learning an Indigenous language where a fluent speaker of the language (a mentor) teaches a committed language learner (an apprentice) by doing everyday activities using only their Indigenous language. The program aims to increase apprentices' ability to understand and speak their language by “living life in the language.”
 

“YK Centred”: Photography by Bob Wilson exhibit coming to Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Photographer Bob Wilson’s latest series ‘YK Centred’ will be on display in the Mezzanine Gallery at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre beginning December 6, 2024. The exhibit features 46 photographs of Yellowknife’s downtown core and invites viewers to see their environments in new and unexpected ways.

Call for members for the NWT Arts Council

Individuals from the South Slave, Dehcho, and Tłı̨chǫ regions with a passion for the arts, culture, and heritage are encouraged to apply to join the NWT Arts Council. Members will serve a two-year term beginning January 2025.

 

Council members provide recommendations to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment on financial awards for arts projects in the visual, literary, media and performing arts, and on issues and policies associated with the arts and artists.

 

Apprenticeship awards celebrate graduates in trades

The annual Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupation Certification awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and top marks of apprentices and journeypersons across the NWT. This year, we recognize the top marks of 20 apprentices and 33 journeypersons, across 17 trades.

Each year, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupation Certification awards are given for outstanding achievement during an apprenticeship or interprovincial Red Seal accomplishment. The recipients of this year's awards are:
 

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