Education, Culture and Employment

Education Minister launches Youth Forum on Education in the NWT

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has launched the Youth Forum on Education in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

R.J. Simpson, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, convened the forum to hear directly from students about education issues that matter to them. The group will meet virtually to brainstorm and bring forward topics and issues for the 2022-23 school year.

GNWT releases recommendations from arts funding review

 The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the Arts Program Review Report , marking the completion of the first key action item of the Northwest Territories (NWT) Arts Strategy.

The report assesses arts funding programs across the GNWT, identifies areas of strength and weakness, and provides recommendations on how to improve arts programs and services to better serve NWT residents.

R.J. Simpson: Strengthening Our Northern Workforce

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Madam Speaker, as employment levels reach historic highs, tight labour markets are being experienced across the Northwest Territories and Canada.  To address labour shortages, the Government of the Northwest Territories is working to strengthen our northern workforce through legislation, funding programs, academic and technical supports, and enhanced programs and policies.

Museum to host digital and virtual art exhibit featuring work by northern Indigenous artists

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) and Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP) are now showing ARCTIC XR, a digital and virtual art exhibit with six new works by northern Indigenous artists.

These immersive films center on the retelling of a familial oral history, a mysterious monster, a land-based vision of past, present and future all at once, glorious dream on the ice, an Inuit island utopia, and an Indigenous skateboard video filmed on the Yellowknife’s Dettah Ice Road.

Applications open for Indigenous Language Revitalization Scholarships

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting applications for Indigenous Language Revitalization Scholarships.

Ten scholarships valued at $5,000 each will be awarded to eligible NWT students enrolled in certificate, diploma, degree programs, or other training that supports Indigenous language revitalization during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Priority will be given to NWT students enrolled in programs offered by accredited post-secondary institutions.

The application deadline is December 1, 2022 at 5 p.m. (MST).

GNWT releases report on potential impacts of COVID-19 on JK-12 education system

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released a report that provides insight into the ways the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected student success and the education system in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

Since March 2020, there has been significant disruption to educational instruction around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

GNWT recognizes 2021-2022 Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupation Certification Award Recipients

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to congratulate the 2021-2022 Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupation Certification award recipients. The annual awards recognize: Top Graduating Apprentice Award, Top Interprovincial Red Seal Mark Award, Top Mark Recipients and Certified Journeypersons.

Across Canada, October 30 to November 5 is National Skilled Trade and Technology Week. The week raises awareness of the many career opportunities in skilled trade and technology in the Northwest Territories (NWT) and Canada.

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