Training - Inuit Pole

Programs of study that incorporate and accentuate Inuit perspectives

Training activities are offered on a part-time or full-time basis directly in the communities where the co-teachers team teaches Inuit students admitted to certificate programs and short programs offered by UQAT. Every year, intensive training sessions are held. Part-time activities are meant for the two schools in Puvirnituq, Ikaarvik and Iguarsivik, and Nuvviti School in Ivujivik. Courses are held mainly at Ikaarvik School in the community of Puvirnituq and at Nuvviti School in Ivujivik. Full-time activities are meant for all Inuit residents of Nunavik and are offered in the community of Inukjuak.

UQAT faculty go to the community to teach Inuit teachers who have been admitted to certificate programs and short program available.

Courses are designed and developed by professors and lecturers who work together with an Inuit co-teacher whose second language is English—the language of training. The co-teacher interprets the course content, translates it into Inuktitut, ensures the students understand, and provides the professor with feedback about the Northern schools context. Because some students have done their basic schooling in French, this third language is used in addition to the first two, for completion of assignments.

Bachelor’s Degree in Pre-school and Primary Education through the completion of certificate programs and a short program offered to Inuit teachers (120 credits)

This 120-credit Bachelor by completion of certificates aims to train Inuit teachers to intervene with students at the pre-school and elementary levels in Nunavik The program is intended for all those who wish to get involved in their community by becoming a certified teacher.

It consists of four diploma programs:

• Certificat en éducation au préscolaire et en enseignement au primaire en milieu nordique I (5340) : 42 crédits
• Programme court 1^er cycle de perfectionnement didactique et pédagogique en enseignement en milieu nordique (9021) : 18 crédits
• Certificat en éducation au préscolaire et en enseignement au primaire en milieu nordique II (5440) : 30 crédits
• Certificat de développement de la pratique enseignante au primaire en milieu nordique (5540) : 30 crédits