EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Commitment 2.3.4 – Through Aurora College and other educational partners, we will develop and promote post-secondary programs designed to meet the Northwest Territories' needs in high-demand occupations identified in the Labour Market Forecast and Needs Assessment (2016).
The Skills 4 Success 4-Year Action Plan 2016-2020 which contains 24 actions to improve employment success for the people of the NWT supports the Skills 4 Success 10-Year Strategic Framework and used a combination of program research, extensive stakeholder engagements, and information identified in the Northwest Territories Labour Market Forecast and Needs Assessment. The Minister of ECE tabled the Northwest Territories Labour Market Forecast and Needs Assessment on June 14, 2016.
Implementation of the Skills 4 Success 4-Year Action Plan 2016-2020 continues and ECE is focusing on the development of a Small Community Employment Strategy, and a Foundational Review (milestone 1) and Strategic plan (milestone 2) for Aurora College. Furthermore, Aurora College’s long-term Strategic plan will be informed both by the Foundational Review and the ECE response to the Foundational Review (milestone 3).
In addition, ECE is developing a legislative proposal for the creation of an overarching legislative framework to oversee postsecondary education in the NWT. Stakeholder feedback, as well as the results of the Aurora College Foundational Review, will inform the legislative proposal being developed.
Together, labour market information including the S4S NWT Jobs in Demand: 15-Year Forecast, the Aurora College Strategic Plan and the Foundational Review will shape post-secondary programming in the Northwest Territories for years to come. These efforts have interrelated actions that all contribute to developing a skilled workforce to build a strong and thriving northern economy.
Related Mandate Commitments:
Commitment 1.1.5: We will get more 18-24 year olds into the labour market by removing barriers to employment, using a better mix of improved educational attainment and skill development, while matching skills with employer needs through improved career development supports.
Commitment 2.3.1 - We will take steps to close the skills gap, by conducting a Foundational Review of Aurora College followed by a renewed strategic plan and updates to the Aurora College Act where indicated by the Foundational Review, improving outcomes from our Community Learning Centres, strengthening the apprenticeship program, and improving our career development services.