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May 27, 1998
(Education)


The following statement was issued today by Roger Grimes, Minister of Education. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

Third National Forum On Education

The Third National Forum on Education is being held from May 28 to May 30 at the Delta St. John's Hotel. This National Forum will consist of approximately 350 participants, with representatives from government and national non-governmental organizations. Also in attendance will be the ministers of education and advanced education from across the country.

This forum is a great opportunity for us, as education partners, to come together and build on a sense of community, to develop a common understanding on specific issues in relation to education, and to develop a sense of shared responsibility in addressing those issues. The theme for this years event is "Education and Life-Transitions" where the focus will be on the school system (including pre-school); school to work and work to school; and the changing labour market environment. This National Forum will also be an opportunity for the Council of Ministers of Education to present and discuss its national agenda and for all partners to comment on that agenda.

Keynote speaker for the event is Jacques Delors, former President of the European union, and Chair of UNESCO International Commission on Education for the twenty-first century.

On behalf of all members on the government side of the House, I would like to welcome all delegates to the National Forum on Education and to encourage them to stay on for a few days, if possible, and experience the true Newfoundland and Labrador warmth and hospitality.

1998 05 27                    3:20 p.m.


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