February 1, 2018
The Provincial Government today established a Minister’s Roundtable on Immigration, a key commitment in The Way Forward on Immigration in Newfoundland and Labrador. Led by the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, the Roundtable on Immigration…
January 24, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, will attend a meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Labour ministers tomorrow (Thursday, January 25) in Ottawa. Ministers will discuss such issues as diversity and employment, violence in the…
January 23, 2018
Through an investment from the Government of Canada, EXCITE Corporation Inc.’s Genomics-Based R&D Centre for Health in Grand Falls-Windsor will expand its genomics-based research and development into hearing loss and continue to build on the region’s knowledge-based economy. Innovations in…
January 23, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced more than $90,000 in funding for cultural competency training. Memorial University’s Internationalization Office will receive $33,599 to design and deliver cultural competency training sessions for frontline Provincial…
January 22, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, will join Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame, on behalf the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for…
January 18, 2018
Ministers of education and early childhood development, and ministers of post-secondary education and training, will be taking steps to further solidify regional collaboration to guide provincial and regional mental health initiatives by agreeing to develop an Atlantic Mental Health Framework….
January 18, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, and the Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will attend a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training today (Thursday, January…
January 15, 2018
On the anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, joined those throughout the province and around the world commemorating his life and work. Dr. King was…
January 12, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced the latest appointment to the Council on Higher Education. Nicole O’Quinn is appointed as College of the North Atlantic’s student representative, as nominated by the student union….
January 12, 2018
The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today announced two appointments to College of the North Atlantic’s Board of Governors. Madison Greening and Ian Gordon are appointed as student representatives to the Board of Governors. They…
