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This 60-credit program provides an opportunity for Algonquin, Cree, Inuit, Mi'kmaq and Mohawk people to become qualified as teachers. It is offered on a part-time basis in Indigenous communities throughout Quebec in collaboration with, for example, the Cree School Board, the Kativik School Board, and various Mi'kmaq, Mohawk and Algonquin education authorities.
Quebec graduates of this program receive Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) certification to teach at the elementary school level in First Nations and Inuit schools.
On completion of the Certificate requirements, trainees may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Education for Certified Teachers program with up to 30 credits advanced standing. Certain non-credit academic upgrading courses may be required of B.Ed. applicants.
Time Limit
The time limit for completion of the 60-credit Certificate in Education for First Nations and Inuit is 12 years. The University reserves the right to request that a student retake a course or courses after a 5-year period if it is felt that too long a break has occurred in the ongoing nature of the training.
The following program requirements are for all students except those specializing in teaching physical education.
12 credits of practicum courses:
| EDEC 201 | (1) | First Year Professional Seminar |
| EDEC 253 | (1) | Second Professional Seminar (Kindergarten/Elementary) |
| EDFE 200 | (2) | First Field Experience (K/Elem & Secondary) |
| EDFE 256 | (3) | Second Field Experience (Kindergarten/Elementary) |
| EDFE 300 | (5) | Aboriginal Education Field Experience |
18 credits from course List A and course List B with at least 12 credits in different subject areas. Priority should be given to selecting courses from List A.
List A
| EDEC 262 | (3) | Media, Technology and Education |
| EDEE 230 | (3) | Elementary School Mathematics |
| EDEE 241 | (3) | Teaching Language Arts |
| EDEE 250 | (2) | The Kindergarten Classroom |
| EDEE 270 | (3) | Elementary School Science |
| EDEE 275 | (2) | Science Teaching |
| EDEE 280 | (3) | Geography, History and Citizenship Education |
| EDEE 282 | (2) | Teaching Social Sciences |
| EDEE 291 | (3) | Cultural Values and Socialization |
| EDEE 332 | (3) | Teaching Mathematics 1 |
| EDEE 355 | (3) | Classroom-based Evaluation |
List B
| EDEA 241 | (3) | Basic Art Media for Classroom |
| EDEC 200 | (3) | Introduction to Inuit Studies |
| EDEC 220 | (3) | Curriculum Development |
| EDEC 243 | (3) | Teaching: Multigrade Classrooms |
| EDEC 244 | (3) | Issues in Aboriginal Education |
| EDEC 403 | (3) | The Dialects of Inuktitut |
| EDEE 240 | (3) | Use and Adaptation of Curricula |
| EDEE 243 | (3) | Reading Methods in Inuktitut/Cree |
| EDEE 247 | (6) | Individualized Instruction |
| EDEE 248 | (3) | Reading and Writing Inuktitut/Cree |
| EDEE 261 | (3) | Reading Clinic - Early Childhood |
| EDEE 292 | (3) | Using Instructional Resources |
| EDEE 340 | (3) | Special Topics: Cultural Issues |
| EDEE 342 | (3) | Intermediate Inuktitut/Amerindian Language |
| EDEE 344 | (3) | Advanced Inuktitut/Amerindian Language |
| EDEE 345 | (3) | Literature and Creative Writing 1 |
| EDEE 346 | (3) | Literature and Creative Writing 2 |
| EDEE 444 | (3) | First Nations and Inuit Curriculum |
| EDKP 204 | (3) | Health Education |
| EDKP 224 | (3) | Foundations of Movement Education |
| EDKP 342 | (3) | Physical Education Methods |
| EDKP 494 | (3) | Physical Education Curriculum Development |
| EDPE 377 | (3) | Adolescence and Education |
| EDSL 247 | (3) | Second Language Education in Aboriginal Communities |
Faculty:
Faculty of Education—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)