Training and Professional Development

First Nations-specific | Inuit-specific | Métis-specific

Job Postings:

Native Student Advisor
Northern College
March 13, 2009 Timmins, ON

Training and professional development resources and opportunities of interest to those who work with First Nations, Inuit and Métis children.

General:

The Aboriginal Teacher Education Consortium (ATEC)
The goal of the Aboriginal Teacher Education Consortium (ATEC) is to increase the number certified Aboriginal teachers in order to bring more Aboriginal perspectives and Aboriginal role models into BC schools, for the benefit of all students. Thinking about becoming an educator? The ATEC Web pages are full of resources to support you to make a good decision about whether a teaching career is in your future

Healthy Parenting Home Study Program
A program for expectant parents, caregivers, and parents of children from infancy to age five. The program is a self-led study that enables parents to expand their knowledge on parenting in the comfort of their own home. Growth and development, physical and emotional needs, and positive discipline strategies are some of the topics that are discussed in this home study program. Free registration for this course!

Training Programs by Province

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Québec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Occupational Standards for Child Care Administrators
Download a free copy of the Occupational Standards for Child Care Administrators.

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council
The CCHRSC is a pan-Canadian, non-profit organization that addresses pressing human resources issues in the child care sector.

BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Training Workshops
The BCACCS offers training workshops throughout BC, designed to help parents, volunteers, staff and coordinators of child care, early childhood and Child Care Resource and Referral Programs enhance their services for Aboriginal children and families.

Alberta

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Blue Quills First Nations College - ECD

Bow Valley College - ECE Certificate and Diploma

CDI College - ECE Basic and Advanced Diplomas

Gardner College - ECE Certificate, ECD Diploma

Grande Prairie Regional College - ELCR

Grant MacEwan College - ECE Diploma

Keyano College - ELCC

Lakeland College - ECD

Lethbridge Community College - ECE

Maskwachees Cultural College - ECD Certificate and Diploma

Medicine Hat College - ELCC

Mount Royal College - ECCE

Northern Lakes College - Teacher Assistant Certificate

Portage College - EA Certificate and Diploma

Red Deer College - ELCC

Reeves College - ECE Certificate

University of Alberta - Educational Assistant Diploma

British Columbia

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British Columbia.

Camosun College - ECCE Certificate and Diploma

Capilano College - ECCE Certificate and Diploma

Cariboo-Chilcotin Weekend University - Introduction to Education

College of New Caledonia - ECE Certificate

College of the Rockies - ECE Certificate and Diploma

University of Victoria First Nations Partnership Program
Demonstrating a Generative Curriculum Model for Strengthening Community Capacity for Early Childhood and Youth Care First Nations Partnership

Malaspina College - ECD

Northern Lights College - ECD

Manitoba

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Assiniboine Community College - ECE Diploma

Red River College - ECE Certificate and Diploma

University College of the North - ECE Diploma and Assistant Certificate

New Brunswick

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Atlantic Canada.

Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Institute - Bachelor of Education Courses in
Aboriginal Education

Newfoundland

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Atlantic Canada.

College of the North Atlantic - ECE Diploma

Northwest Territories

There are no current programs listed in this section. If you know of a program offering child care-related courses in the Northwest Territories, please let us know!  
Contact draymond@naho.ca

Nova Scotia

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Atlantic Canada.

Institute for Human Services Education - ECE Training

Mount St Vincent University - Bachelor of Applied Arts, Child and
Youth Studies

Nova Scotia Community College - Early Childhood Development Diploma

St Joseph's College - ECE Diploma

Nunavut

Nunavut Arctic College - ECD

Ontario

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in Ontario.

Algonquin College - ECE Diploma

Cambrian College - Native Anishinabek ECE Program

Canadore College - Early Childhood Education

Canadian Business College - Early Child Care Assistant Diploma

Centennial College - ECE Diploma

Conestoga College - ECE Diploma

Confederation College - ECE Diploma

Durham College - ECE Diploma

Fanshawe College - ECE Diploma

Fleming College - ECE Diploma

Georgian College - ECE Diploma

Humber College - ECE Diploma

Ican College - Early Childhood Assistant Program

Lambton College - ECE Diploma

Loyalist College - ECE Diploma

Mohawk College - ECE Diploma

Niagara College - ECE Diploma

Northern College - Aboriginal ECE Apprenticeship Diploma

Sault College - ECE Diploma

Seneca College - ECE Diploma

Seven Generations Education Institute - ECE Diploma

Sheridan College - ECE Diploma

Six Nations Polytechnic - ECE DIploma

St Clair College - Early Childhood Education Diploma

St Lawrence College - ECE Diploma

University of Guelph Humber - ECE

Prince Edward Island

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Atlantic Canada.

Holland College - ECE Diploma

Québec

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Dawson College - Child Studies

Vanier College - ECE Diploma

Saskatchewan

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Carleton Trail Regional College = ECE Certificate

Cypress Hills Regional College - ECE and Educational Assistant Certificates

Gabriel Dumont Institute - Urban Native Teacher Program

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies - Teaching Assistant Program

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) -
ECE Certificate and Diploma

University of Regina - Child and Family Studies Certificate

Yukon Territory

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Yukon College - ECD Certificate and Diploma