Indigenous Apprenticeship
GABRIEL DUMONT INSTITUTE GDITE Apprenticeship engages Indigenous youth in apprenticeship programs, pairing youth with employers. Students work in a career trade of their choice, become indentured, attend technical training, and work toward achieving journeyperson status. They build trade time hours, have continual employment while improving technical and workplace skills, and learn their career options. Read […]
Go Where Eagles Dare – International Work/Study Program
SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES Students from diverse academic areas can prepare for and engage in short-term international work and study opportunities through Go Where Eagles Dare. The program includes multi-institutional social innovation projects and design thinking workshops, student entrepreneurship, and alumni mentorship via travel club and Elder involvement. See where the 2023 Go Where […]
Inspiring Indigenous Leadership (taught abroad)
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN The development of a culturally informed and comprehensive study abroad support program offers Indigenous students the opportunity to develop leadership skills and increased intercultural competencies. The skills gained in study abroad experiences have been found to positively influence career path and success. It is fundamental for Indigenous post-secondary students to expand these […]
JobConnections
SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES JobConnections is a mobile service delivery initiative providing outreach employment services to primarily Indigenous communities through an oversized, fit-up RV. Expansion of the program’s delivery now includes grades 10 to 12 students, in helping them identify the best pathways for their personal situation and career choice. Students are connected to […]
Indigenous Graduate Student and Professional Transition
USask College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (CGPS) and the Office of the Vice Provost, Indigenous Engagement (OVPIE) co-created a program to provide mentorship and professional development for Indigenous students transitioning from post-secondary to professionals. With input from Indigenous graduates, Elders and Knowledge keepers, the aim is to provide programming, events and support that creates […]
Kahkisiw Supports Model
TRI-INSTITUTE INITIATIVE The Partnership is working collaboratively on creating a framework to provide wraparound supports to youth based on best practices. The framework will allow supports to be customized and unique to the individual learner, from the application process to employment and serving the whole student life cycle. The potential impacts of this support are […]
Connectivity
The Gabriel Dumont Institute has offered programs in the La Ronge area for the past 4 years. Connectivity has always been an issue in Northern Saskatchewan which has impacted students as a barrier to accessing resources, particularly through the pandemic. A stable broadband internet connection will allow better access to online libraries and seamless communication […]
Scott McIntyre
Entrepreneur, Advocate Scott McIntyre takes a break from his work day for a chat about the journey he’d taken to becoming a businessman. He’s co-owner of XUSI Clothing & Screen Printing, a company he created with his brother two years ago. His days are busy filling orders and working on new design concepts for casual […]
Chante Speidel
Standing backstage at the live telecast of the EleV of the Mastercard Foundation launch, Chante Speidel waited for her name to be called. “It was nerve-wracking”, she says. “I had no idea what questions they’d ask.”
Going where eagles dare, seeing new possibilities: SIIT students travel to New Mexico for international experience
This past March, 12 students in the SIIT Go Where Eagles Dare (GWED) program travelled to New Mexico as part of the curriculum. The GWED program is a pilot program funded through the Oyateki Partnership, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), Global Skills...