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 04 June 2014 New Brunswick innovation research chairs announcedThe New Brunswick Innovation Foundation established three new applied research chairs valued at $3.525 million over five years. Areas of research include the commercialization of plant-based omega-3 fatty acids for food and pharmaceuticals; advanced cyber security threat detection, response and mitigation systems; and biomedical human prosthetic and augmentation devices. Front ...  |
 02 June 2014 Provincial government investing in program to hire new internsThe provincial government has invested $297,500 into two Mitacs programs for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The funding allows for 35 research and development internships and fellowships - 33 through Mitacs Accelerate and two through Mitacs Elevate. Both programs connect applied research with industry needs. From left: Kevin Englehart, professor ... |
 02 June 2014 International students from community college systems embark on Amazing RaceInternational students from New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) and the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) embarked on an Amazing Race across New Brunswick. The race kicked-off in Fredericton and will end in Moncton/Dieppe. From walking on the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks to sailing the seas at Shediac or discovering ... |
 12 May 2014 Province helping connect workers with jobs through summit, online resourcesThe province launched a new job board and career information website today during the provincial jobs summit People, Skills, Jobs: Putting our resources to work. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr; Michael Haan, associate professor and Canada Research chair at the University of New Brunswick; Mark ... |
 07 May 2014 Investment in diversity and inclusion awareness for youthThe provincial government has invested $20,000 in the Multicultural Association of Fredericton Inc. to co-ordinate diversity and inclusion awareness activities for school-aged children. Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr joined students, teachers and members of the multicultural association at a Grade 2 class at Liverpool Elementary School in ... |
 16 April 2014 Minister's message / Literacy Day in New BrunswickPost-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr presented Council of the Federation Literacy Awards to Mary Hill and Brigitte Martin. The two were recognized as outstanding adult educators. From left: Hill, Carr and Martin. |
 03 April 2014 One-Job Pledge initiative helping Edmundston companiesThe One-Job Pledge initiative has helped 94 graduates find employment at 73 businesses in the Edmundston region. On April 2, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr and Social Development Minister Madeleine Dubé visited with students and employers in the region who have benefited from the program. Photo shows, ... |
 28 March 2014 New labour market agreements to benefit persons with disabilitiesThe provincial government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government introducing a new generation of labour market agreements for persons with disabilities totaling nearly $48 million. Photo shows members of the New Brunswick Disability Executives’ Network with government minsters: Front row, from left: Social Development Minister Madeleine ... |
 07 February 2014 Student leaders meet with premier, MLAsStudent leaders met with Premier David Alward, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr and MLAs in Fredericton to discuss their priorities for post-secondary education. From left: Carr; Melissa O'Rourke; Greg Bailey; Elizabeth Murphy; Ben Whitney; Luke Robertson; Matthew Ranson; Annie Sherry; Andrew Russell, and Alward. |
 27 January 2014 Provincial government promotes National Family Literacy DayNational Family Literacy Day, Jan. 27, is an opportunity for families and communities to extol the benefits of reading and to promote literacy. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Marie-Claude Blais took advantage of National Family Literacy Day to participate in the launch of an awareness-raising campaign for the provincial ... |
 15 January 2014 Harmonization of apprenticeship systems in Atlantic Canada announcedAn initiative to harmonize apprenticeship systems across the Atlantic Provinces was announced today. Premier David Alward announced that the Atlantic Provinces, through the Council of Atlantic Premiers, will invest $3.5 million in the project. In addition, federal Employment and Social Development Minister Jason Kenney announced that the federal government will ... |
 13 December 2013 Provincial government investing $250,000 to improve access to library resources for persons with disabilitiesThe provincial government is investing a further $250,000 to provide an additional 24 adaptive computer workstations in public libraries to help persons with vision impairments, physical disabilities or learning disabilities. The provincial government is collaborating with the New Brunswick Public Libraries Foundation and the New Brunswick Public Library Service ... |
 13 December 2013 Provincial government and industry partner to provide safety training to youthThe New Brunswick Construction Safety Association has invested $400,000 in an initiative with the provincial government and WorkSafeNB to provide basic safety training in the high school system. From left: Paul Miller, past chair of the association representing the Atlantic Concrete Association; Gary Ritchie, association board member, New Brunswick Building ... |
 11 December 2013 New Brunswick Community College, Habitat for Humanity sign memorandum of understandingThe New Brunswick Community College and Habitat for Humanity have signed a memorandum of understanding. Under it, students in the college’s Building and Construction Trade program build housing units for Habitat for Humanity. From left: Karen Taylor, a member of the board, New Brunswick Community College; Mike Ross, executive director, ... |
 04 December 2013 Support for Aboriginal students announcedThe provincial government has invested $45,000 to help First Nations Education Initiative Inc. develop an interactive web-based support system for First Nation students. From left: Jason Taylor, data administration manager, First Nation Education Initiative Inc.; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr; and Bob Atwin, executive director of First ... |
 27 November 2013 New apprenticeship incentive programs announcedFour new apprenticeship incentive programs designed to engage employers and support apprentices were announced by Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr at the New Brunswick Apprenticeship Summit, in Moncton, hosted by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. |
 12 November 2013 Beaverbrook Art Gallery donates to public librariesThe Beaverbrook Art Gallery has donated 134 publications worth almost $3,000 to the New Brunswick Public Libraries Foundation for public libraries and bookmobiles in the province. From left: Terry Graff, director, chief executive officer and chief curator, Beaverbrook Art Gallery; Leah Brisco, acting development officer, New Brunswick Public Libraries Foundation; ... |
 07 November 2013 Provincial government and WorkSafeNB team up to enhance safety practices in schoolsA new partnership among WorkSafeNB, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour has been developed to ensure New Brunswick schools have the safest possible learning environment. From left: Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Marie-Claude Blais; WorkSafeNB president and chief ... |
 01 November 2013 Province invests $6 million to create academic research chair opportunitiesThe provincial government has partnered with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation to launch the New Brunswick Innovation Research Chair Initiative to increase the province's applied research capacity. From left: Roger Gervais, vice-president of research, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation; Lise Dubois, assistant vice-president responsible for research and dean of the higher ... |
 31 October 2013 One-Job Pledge initiative helps create 34 new jobs in Moncton regionThe provincial government is investing more than $745,000 in the Moncton region to grow the economy and help create up to 34 new jobs. The investment is part of the province's One-Job Pledge initiative and Workforce Expansion program. From left: Government Services Minister Sue Stultz; Darcie Robichaud, president, Oulton College; ... |
 23 October 2013 Steering committee formed to implement labour force and skills development strategyThe province has formed a steering committee to work on implementing the recently announced Labour Force and Skills Development strategy. Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr made the announcement today. The members come from a variety of different sectors including First Nations, youth, post-secondary, business, labour, industry and ... |
 22 October 2013 Minister meets with students and instructors from power engineering programOn Oct. 22, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Jody Carr met with students and instructors of the power engineering program at the New Brunswick Community College, as part of a number of stakeholder visits to Saint John. Each year 30 students are accepted within the power engineering program with ... |
 10 October 2013 Provincial government investing $50,000 in Helmets to Hardhats CanadaThe provincial government is investing $50,000 in Helmets to Hardhats Canada, a national, not-for-profit organization that provides apprenticeship training to current or former members of the Armed Forces or Reserves who are seeking a civilian career. Second from right is Brian Macdonald, legislative secretary to the premier responsible for intergovernmental ... |
 02 October 2013 Alward, Clark discuss Canada’s labour market and skills training needsPremier David Alward and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark met with community and business partners in Toronto to discuss Canada’s labour market and skills training needs. |
 24 September 2013 Ministers urge federal government to reconsider proposed changes to skills training and labour market fundingProvincial and territorial labour market ministers met in Toronto to discuss skills training and the renewal of labour market agreements set to expire in April 2014. From left: Brad Duguid, minister of training, colleges and universities, Ontario; Agnès Maltais, minister of labour, Quebec; Shirley Bond, minister of jobs, tourism and ... |
