Indigenous Relations

Continuing & Professional Education

A Step Ahead Toward Reconciliation

Since their launch in 2015, our Indige­nous pro­grams have been deeply con­nect­ed to Indige­nous peo­ples, who have con­tributed their exper­tise through course devel­op­ment, deliv­ery, and con­tent knowl­edge. But much has changed in these last five years. 

As the Truth and Rec­on­cil­i­a­tion Com­mis­sion of Canada’s Calls to Action brought about recog­ni­tion of Indige­nous peo­ples’ author­i­ty over their ances­tral knowl­edge, the uni­ver­si­ty became increas­ing­ly aware that there is a space for knowl­edge to be shared between our insti­tu­tion and First Nations colleges. 

This new part­ner­ship between UAl­ber­ta and YTC rep­re­sents a step ahead toward rec­on­cil­i­a­tion and the recog­ni­tion of First Nations sov­er­eign­ty and knowledges.

What Co-Deliv­ery Looks Like

Course reg­is­tra­tion – Begin­ning in the Fall 2020 term, all core and elec­tive cours­es that encom­pass First Nations knowl­edge will be deliv­ered through Yel­low­head Trib­al Col­lege. Reg­is­tra­tions for Indige­nous-con­tent cours­es will be processed direct­ly through YTC, while busi­ness elec­tives will still be offered and man­aged by the Fac­ul­ty of Extension. 

Cur­rent cita­tion stu­dents – As an ICE cita­tion stu­dent admit­ted through the appli­ca­tion process, you won’t see any major changes. Your pri­ma­ry rela­tion­ship for the pro­gram is still going to be with the Fac­ul­ty of Exten­sion and, as always, we’ll be there for you for any admin­is­tra­tive sup­port you may need. 

Although the require­ments for the pro­gram — that is, the core cours­es and elec­tive hours you’ll need to take to com­plete the cita­tion — will remain unchanged, you will have a wider port­fo­lio of elec­tives to choose from, which will now include busi­ness courses. 

One of the changes tak­ing place is that reg­is­tra­tions for your next Indige­nous-con­tent ICE cours­es will be processed direct­ly by the col­lege. You’ll be able to trans­fer all of your ICE cours­es between the two insti­tu­tions (UAl­ber­ta and YTC), with no fees charged for trans­fer­ring course credits.

New appli­cants – If you are a new stu­dent apply­ing to ICE on or after Octo­ber 21, 2020, you will be wel­comed into your pro­gram by Yel­low­head Trib­al Col­lege (YTC), which will be your main point of con­tact for any admin­is­tra­tive sup­port you may need. If you haven’t applied to the pro­gram but have com­plet­ed one or more Indige­nous-con­tent cours­es at Exten­sion, you will be able to apply to the cita­tion through the YTC. You’ll also be able to trans­fer all of your ICE cours­es between the two insti­tu­tions with no fees charged.