Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm proud to be the only one who was nayed on oral questions the first time. Mr. Speaker, my questions are to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, and they are in regard to the Member's statement I made earlier today. Mr. Speaker, this issue was raised by the Member for Kam Lake before, where the government repeatedly speaks about the importance of the Apprenticeship Program and the role that it plays in training our youth to become skilled labour. There are a lot of obstacles that are not necessary, and that make this program much more difficult than it needs to be. One of the things that I pointed out in my Member's statement is the fact that the Apprenticeship Program, in conjunction with Aurora College wherever it is being offered in the NWT, is not always offered the first year that they should be, and often the notice is given out very late in the process. Then when the students find alternative programs and they have to go down south, often they are told that they can't get SFA if they go down south. I would like to know from the Minister what guarantees he can provide to make sure that there are first-year apprenticeship programs for these people that want to take them in the Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Sandy Lee on Question 296-15(4): Access To Apprenticeship Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Question 296-15(4): Access To Apprenticeship Programs
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