Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I've heard these concerns directly from the teachers. I met with the NWT Teachers Association a few weeks ago, maybe a month ago now, and, you know, they were expressed directly to me, so I have been asking conversations with the department who was very alive to this. You know, most of them are teachers themselves so they understand this. We have been working on the online courses, which teachers will be able to access at their leisure.
There are professional development days. ECE is providing face-to-face seminars. So there's a number of ways that we are working with the education bodies and the teachers to ensure that teachers are prepared. I do understand the trepidation; it is a big change. I'll note that this has been delayed. You know, I believe the initial plan was to roll this out maybe last year, and we've been pushing it back and now it is a much longer roll out, understanding that there is the need for training.
And I will say that some teachers are already using this as well. You know, the Northern Studies 30 curriculum, which is being piloted this year, does use the BC curricular framework and some other teachers just like to use competency-based curriculum, and so they have been doing it on their own as well. So I understand there is -- I mean, there are some people who are very well prepared and excited, and there's others who feel like they need more training and time for training. And so we are working hard with the teachers' association and the education bodies to ensure that teachers do get that time they need. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.