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Program Delivery
- In Class
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Program Description
Indigenous Pathways to Employment is a 12-month foundational learning assistance program to start you on your journey to further your education and employment. Explore your strengths and interests, set personal goals, and plan for your future while developing important essential skills like communication, collaboration, reading, writing, and using computers. The program is offered in a supportive learning environment that weaves Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing into the educational setting. Upon completing the program, you can transition directly into further studies in the School of Foundational Learning or enter the workforce.
The program runs for three terms (52 weeks), beginning in September 2023, on the main campus of Bow Valley College. You will attend the program in-person for 4.5 hours each day, Monday to Friday (22.5 hours/week). As a student in the program, you will be supplied with a laptop.
Delivery
Traditional Learning (TRAD)
A traditional face-to-face delivery model with regularly scheduled classes on campus. This is a full-time program Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. As part of this program, students will also participate in several off-campus community learning activities.
Learning Modules
Through authentic learning experiences, you will develop applied skills important for employment, education, and community engagement. Modules covered include:
- Communication and speaking your truth
- Financial wellness
- Skills for career and employment
- Ambassadors and leaders in Community
- Goal setting for success
- Digital skills for work and life
Upon completing the Pathways to Employment program, students have the option to continue their studies in Bow Valley College's Academic Upgrading program. The program will also prepare students for direct transition into the workforce.
Admission Requirements
There are no formal academic prerequisites for this program. Applicants are accepted into the program based on the following criteria:
- First Nations, Métis, or Inuit ancestry (status or non-status)
- A functional/basic level of literacy (verified by placement test or transcripts)
- Ability to attend the program on campus
- Ready, willing, and able to participate in all program components
To Apply
For more information, or to start your application, please contact April Bellegarde, Indigenous Student Recruitment Specialist, at abellegarde@bowvalleycollege.ca or (403) 476-2256 (call or text).
Minimum Technology Requirements
The program provides a laptop computer for each student. Students must have reliable access to the internet.
Financial Support
Our programs are eligible for Learning Income Support through the Government of Alberta. Financial supports may be available to you.
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Welcome Centre
April Bellegarde
Room S1111, South Campus
345 - 6 Avenue SE
(403) 476-2256
abellegarde@bowvalleycollege.ca
Admission Requirements
Students must complete the Bow Valley College Admission/Placement Test
Students must also complete a brief intake interview to determine eligibility for the program.
Welcome Centre
April Bellegarde
Room S1111, South Campus
345 - 6 Avenue SE
403-476-2256
abellegarde@bowvalleycollege.ca
Courses
Work Readiness Level 1 supports students' Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing by fostering two-eyed seeing in a workplace setting. Learners will create a work portfolio to showcase their learning throughout the course, enabling them to illustrate specific knowledge, skills, and strategies. Learning outcomes will be achieved through a variety of pathways with a focus on literacy, numeracy, and technology.
Indigenous Pathways to Employment provides an educational experience that integrates Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and values, to respond to the academic and employment goals of the learner, along with promoting mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Learners in this course develop skills in literacy, digital use, communication, collaboration, and other transferrable skills used in work, learning, and life.
Indigenous Pathways to Employment provides an educational experience that integrates Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and values, to respond to the academic and employment goals of the learner, along with promoting mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Learners in this course develop skills in literacy, digital use, communication, collaboration, and other transferrable skills used in work, learning, and life.
Indigenous Pathways to Employment provides an educational experience that integrates Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and values, to respond to the academic and employment goals of the learner, along with promoting mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Learners in this course develop skills in literacy, digital use, communication, collaboration, and other transferrable skills used in work, learning, and life.
Work Indigenous Pathways to Employment provides an educational experience that integrates Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and values, to respond to the academic and employment goals of the learner, along with promoting mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical wellbeing. Learners in this course develop skills in literacy, digital use, communication, collaboration, and other transferrable skills used in work, learning, and life.
