Karla Carter, Chair, Community Programs, Aurora Campus, Aurora College, Inuvik
The Regional Training Committee was formed in the Beaufort Delta among various
groups and organizations involved in funding and providing training opportunities
for northerners. Its purpose is to make it easier for northerners to participate
in training, education and employment opportunities, and for the partners to
more effectively fulfill their mandates.
The committee started out very informally by meeting for coffee on Friday afternoons and then became a more formal association. In the process of formalizing the committee, the group discussed partnerships – what they are, what they aren’t, and the advantages and disadvantages of partnering. From these discussions a draft partnership agreement, strategic partnership plan and the beginnings of an operational plan and implementation strategies evolved.