The Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupation Certification Board is seeking applications for an Employer Representative to fill a three-year term.

Child and Youth Counselling (CYC) services have been revamped this school year to improve supports for students, youth and families in Northwest Territories (NWT) schools and communities. While students and families may see changes during the 2023-24 school year as the CYC service model changes, mental health services will still be available in schools and communities during this time. 

The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and Music Teachers' Association of the Northwest Territories will be hosting a series of monthly live music performances from October 2023 to May 2024.

These events are intended to provide a space for local music students of all ages to gather and gain experience performing for an audience.  

Dates:

•          Sunday, Oct 29, 2023

•          Sunday, Nov 26, 2023

•          Sunday, Feb 25, 2024

•          Sunday, Mar 24, 2024

•          Sunday, April 7, 2024

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released plans to update student assessment tools and practices as it works toward implementing the new adapted Northwest Territories (NWT) Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (JK-12) curriculum.

Assessment tools and practices include report cards, standardized tests, and exams. Educators assess student learning by gathering evidence about what students know, understand, and can do with their knowledge.

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Mr. Speaker, it is a mandate of this government to increase our education outcomes to the same level as the rest of Canada, and we have taken a number of steps to advance this goal.

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Mr. Speaker, this Legislative Assembly has made it a priority to advance universal child care for residents of the Northwest Territories. In December 2021, we signed the Canada-NWT Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, and since then we have worked closely with licensed early learning and child care programs and early childhood educators to advance this mandate.

The Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to support the growth and sustainability of the arts and culture in the Northwest Territories (NWT) through capacity-building and sector development.

Through this partnership, the Canada Council will provide the GNWT with a financial contribution of $750,000 over three years.

The activities that will be co-developed with community input, and delivered by the GNWT over three years, include:

The Government of the Northwest Territories is seeking input on two post-secondary education institution applications to deliver diploma-granting programs in the territory. College of Northern Canada is applying to provide a Global Tourism Management diploma program and Global Logistics diploma program within the Northwest Territories beginning in January 2024.

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Mr. Speaker, three years ago, this government set a mandate to increase employment in small communities. Since then, meaningful progress has been made.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking input on a post-secondary education institution application to deliver a diploma-granting program in the territory. Trent University is applying to provide an Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences diploma program within the Northwest Territories starting in Fall 2023.