Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have a few general comments in regard to the opening statement by the Minister. Would that be fine?
Debates of Feb. 14th, 2006
This is page numbers 997 - 1040 of the Hansard for the 15th Assembly, 4th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was going.
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Calvin Pokiak Nunakput
Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to ask the Minister in regard to the advanced education and careers section in his opening remarks. I understand there's $42 million to spend by the department under that program. Is that correct?
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. We've moved into detail. I'll have to open up my budget book to confirm that, but it sounds...I'm advised that it sounds right.
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Calvin Pokiak Nunakput
Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just going by his opening comments here. I'm taking it from his opening comment remarks, so I'm going by this document here. Okay. About $42 million. I'm just wondering how much of that money is going to be going to the Beaufort-Delta in terms of the Arctic College. Thank you.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
I'm not sure, Madam Chair, that we have a college budget with us. The college itself allocates its monies between the campuses. We fund the college as a whole and then the allocation of those monies between campuses is determined by the college board.
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Calvin Pokiak Nunakput
Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm going to speak specifically in regard to the ASEP program. I know that is going on in Inuvik and there's been a lot of activity going on in terms of training in the Arctic for the so-called pipeline, I guess. So I'm just wondering, how does one access these kind of funds in terms of proposals for the college out of Arctic College in Inuvik? Thank you.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. The college isn't the administrator of the ASEP funding. ASEP is an independent non-profit organization. The college has one seat of, I think, eight on the board. They are often chosen as the delivery agent, but it's the ASEP board itself that makes the decisions about whether to purchase training from the college or from other providers. What's required is that the community put together a proposal for a training program that will be supported at the end, hopefully, by a job. Then that is considered by the training board and they make a decision on whether or not to fund it. So the funding would follow whether the proposal was with the college or with another provider.
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Calvin Pokiak Nunakput
Thank you, Madam Chair. Just on page 6 of 9 of his opening remarks, I just want to ask the Minister in regard to the Aurora College pilot distance learning program. Can you give us a brief description of what that program is about?
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Perhaps I could ask Mr. Cleveland to outline that program.
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Cleveland
Thank you, Madam Chair. The college has been working for some time with sister organizations in Alberta and across the country. One of the items that they've picked up on in their work with a college in northern Alberta is the ability to deliver programs by distance learning to communities. They are going to be piloting in the next year the expanded delivery of courses using that distance technology and the intention is to, as I said, make more courses available in smaller communities farther from the regional centres. Thank you.
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Calvin Pokiak Nunakput
Thank you, Madam Chair. In regard to the request for the distance learning, is that decided by the local education authorities, or is it with the regional divisional boards? Thank you.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. These won't be by DECs. This is by college or adult educators in each community that will be looking at what the opportunities might be to provide that training in the community.