The president of the NWT TeachersSA国际影视传媒� Association says heSA国际影视传媒檚 not worried about delays to the GNWTSA国际影视传媒檚 education overhaul.

SA国际影视传媒淚 donSA国际影视传媒檛 think itSA国际影视传媒檚 to anyoneSA国际影视传媒檚 surprise that they werenSA国际影视传媒檛 going to be finished (on schedule),SA国际影视传媒� said NWTTA president Matthew Miller.

He said the teachersSA国际影视传媒� association inquires about the progress of the proposed educational reform every time the group meets with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE).

Miller praised the department for once again consulting with stakeholders, SA国际影视传媒渨hich, at face value seems good, that theySA国际影视传媒檙e not just rushing through with their own mandate. TheySA国际影视传媒檙e actually looking for input, and so I see that as a positive.SA国际影视传媒�

Getting educational success in the NWT on par with the rest of Canada has been one of the 19th NWT Legislative AssemblySA国际影视传媒檚 stated priorities since being elected in 2019. Key to this commitment is an overhaul of the territorySA国际影视传媒檚 Education Act. This modernization will take place in two phases, both of which involve consultations with stakeholders: making technical amendments to the Education Act and drafting a piece of legislation to make structural changes to the act.

In December, ECE announced it would not complete its overhaul of the Education Act within the life of the current assembly. At the time, it was thought that the two phases of the overhaul would still take place at the same time, starting in 2022. However, on Wednesday the department announced it would not even begin work on the second phase of this overhaul within the life of the existing government, citing the one year left for the current assembly and a glut of other priorities.

SA国际影视传媒淭he department is pursuing limited technical amendments and as a result we will not be pursuing any structural changes, which are part of the second phase of modernization,SA国际影视传媒� stated ECE spokesperson Briony Grabke. SA国际影视传媒淪tructural changes would only come in the future as they require extensive discussions and collaboration with Indigenous governments.SA国际影视传媒�

The department also announced on Wednesday itSA国际影视传媒檚 in the process of re-engaging with Indigenous governments, educational bodies and other stakeholders on the non-structural changes proposed as part of the first step. Grabke said these non-structural changes include resolving SA国际影视传媒渃onflicting authoritiesSA国际影视传媒� and streamlining access to data on student performance by the ministerSA国际影视传媒檚 office.

She said the first round of engagement included more than 540 surveys and 40 online meetings with stakeholders.