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NVIT's Reason for being
The NVIT Vision:
Our Collective Vision for the
institution is that NVIT:
- becomes the school of choice for Aboriginal
students because it has a reputation for producing quality graduates;
-
offers an extensive choice of programs relevant to the interests and needs of
Aboriginal students and communities;
- provides a rich educational and
cultural campus environment in which to learn and work;
- has the active and
dedicated leadership of a First Nation Board of Governors, and a qualified and
committed staff, the majority of which are Aboriginal;
- successfully serves
as a catalyst to the Aboriginal communities in the quest for education,
development and greater self-determination.
The NVIT
Mission:
To provide quality Aboriginal education and support services
appropriate to student success and community development.
To carry out
this mission NVIT will contribute the following outcomes (subject to available
resources):
a/ Comprehensiveness:
A comprehensive range of courses
and programs relevant to Aboriginal communities, including the broad areas
of:
- adult basic education
- vocational/trades/apprenticeship
-
career/technical
- academic/university transfer
- collaborative
degrees
- community education
- continuing studies
b/ Community
Development: A programming focus on Aboriginal community development by
emphasizing the social, economic, land and governance development themes, and by
remaining current with evolving related theory and community practice
c/
Innovation and Flexibility: Accessible education through flexible and
innovative delivery methods including on-campus, online, collaborative and
contract programs, an extended instructors pool, and satellite campuses where
feasible to support off-campus instruction
d/ Institutional Collaboration
and Partnerships: Collaborative approaches to program development and delivery
with public and private post-secondary institutions, school districts,
Aboriginal organizations and communities, government agencies, or
industry
e/ Accredited Courses and Programs: Provincially accredited
learning under NVIT s own authority that is transferable or recognized on a
laddered, course-by-course, or block transfer/recognition basis by other public
post-secondary institutions or by mandated provincial certification or
accreditation bodies
f/ Elders and Culture: Aboriginal culture, views
and traditions integrated into the curriculum and delivery of programs and
services through the leadership of NVIT s Elders and the founding
communities
g/ Student Success: An institution open to all learners
interested in Aboriginal community development and student success that is
supported through encouragement of a holistic education that addresses the
mental, spiritual, emotional and physical dimensions of an individual
The NVIT Values:
The overarching value that NVIT promises to uphold
is a commitment to Aboriginal cultures and traditions. To ensure continual
support of this commitment, NVIT embraces the following values:
- respect
for the dignity, rights, cultures, beliefs of all people;
- the continual
growth and development of individuals and communities;
- honesty and trust
in relationships;
- openness in communication;
- balance and harmony in
all activities;
- critical self-examination and a willingness to admit both
strengths and weaknesses;
- people making decisions for themselves;
-
care and support for others and respect for the earth; and
- accountability
to ourselves, the Elders, the students, the communities and to the provincial
government.
The NVIT Distinctive Competencies:
NVIT is unique in
the post-secondary system because we have distinctive qualities. The distinctive
qualities that NVIT continues to work toward and preserve are as
follows:
- it is a First Nation governed public post-secondary
institution;
- educational programs and services are reflective of
Aboriginal perspectives, values and beliefs;
- Elders are on campus to guide
and support staff and students;
- the majority of its staff is Aboriginal;
- it has knowledge and expertise relative to Aboriginal issues, local,
national, and international, historic and contemporary;
- it offers a
learning and work environment that allows for the free expression and practice
of Aboriginal values and ways; and it has the ability to deliver programs in
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