Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of my colleagues on the standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions, I am pleased to provide to the House today a report on the Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board and the trade advisory committees.
The standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions, under the authority given to it by this House, has completed a review of the Northwest Territories Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board and the existing trade advisory committees.
Throughout the review process the committee focused on the following aspects: the mandate, composition, organizational structure, and function of the board and each committee; working relationships between the board, the trade advisory committees, Arctic College, and the Department of Education; pertinent legislation, regulations and policy; and larger issues surrounding the training and certification of northern tradespeople in accordance with national trends and standards.
The committee wishes to acknowledge the co-operation and thoughtful input received from people appearing as witnesses or submitting briefs during public hearings in Fort Smith on January 22, 1992.
Mr. Speaker, I will speak to each of our specific recommendations in more detail once we begin consideration of the report in committee of the whole.
Motion To Move Committee Report 2-12(2) To Committee Of The Whole, Carried
Therefore, I would move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that the report of the standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions be received and moved into committee of the whole for consideration. Mahsi.