Education and Early Childhood Development
Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
September 21, 2016
Media Advisory: Ministers to Host Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training Meeting
The Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will be joined by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, today (Wednesday, September 21) to host a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET).
A media availability will take place this afternoon at 3:00 p.m., outside of the main boardroom at The Rooms in St. John's.
Minister Kirby and Minister Byrne will meet with their various counterparts from the Atlantic region to discuss such issues as supporting public and post-secondary education students in the area of mental health and career transitioning.
CAMET is dedicated to further enhancing the level of cooperation in public and post-secondary education by working on common issues to improve learning for all Atlantic Canadians, optimize efficiencies, and bring added value to provincial initiatives and priorities.
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Media contacts:
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Lauren Wiseman Director of Communications Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 729-0048, 691-7668 laurenwiseman@gov.nl.ca |
John Tompkins Director of Communications Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour 729-0753, 728-7762 jtompkins@gov.nl.ca |
2016 09 21 9:15 a.m.