October 16
- 18, 2003
Fairmont Newfoundland Hotel
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Thursday, October 16, 2003
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Registration
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Reception at Government House
Hosted by: The Honourable Edward
Roberts QC
Lt. Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Friday, October 17, 2003
7:30am - 8:30am
Registration
8:30am - 9:15am
(Salon A)
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Conference Chair: Linda Coles
The Honourable Gerry Reid, Minister
of Education
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Senator Joan Cook
Government of Canada
9:15am - 10:00am
(Salon A)
Keynote Address:
Scott T. Murray, Director General
Institutions and
Social Statistics Branch, Statistics Canada
"Literacy,
Numeracy and the Labour Market: Evidence and Prospects"
Introduced
by Linda Coles
10:00am - 10:30am
Coffee/Nutrition Break
10:30am - 11:15am
(Salon A)
Plenary Session 1
The Alpha and Omega of Workplace/Workforce
Programs -
Where to begin? How to get started? How do you know
you're there
Introduced/facilitated by Marjorie Davison
Presented by:
Ruth Rogerson, Workplace PEI
Joe Brown, Department
of Education, NS
Cindy Christopher, Department of Education,
NL