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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.
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.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is piloting Northwest Territories (NWT) Competency-Based Educator Standards for certified teachers this fall. These Standards identify professional expectations and guide professional development for all certified Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (JK-12) teachers in the territory.
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).
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.
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.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its annual report on the state of the Northwest Territories (NWT) education system with respect to the Education Renewal and Innovation (ERI) Framework.
The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) and Music Teachers' Association of the Northwest Territories (MTANWT) will be hosting a series of monthly live music performances from October 2022 to May 2023.
These events are intended to provide a space for local music students of all ages to gather and enhance their experiences, and—most importantly—to have fun.
Our first two events will take place on Sunday, October 30, 2022 and Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 3:00pm at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Café
To support the work of reconciliation and healing within Indigenous communities, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released a report that provides a summary of educational facilities, including residential schools, day schools and residences, in the Northwest Territories (NWT) from 1862 to 2021.
The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
