Nunavut Arctic College, Nunavut

Promising practices within post-secondary systems have been identified at Nunavut Arctic College. The College's mission is to contribute to the development of Nunavut and a prosperous future, rooted in who the people are and who they want to be. It provides support to students in all areas of their development supporting personally-set goals and builds on students' strengths to enable them to contribute and serve their families and communities and be able to participate and contribute as Nunavut takes on new roles in the global community. There is community-centered education and training characterized by a culture of openness, inclusiveness and tolerance and respect for Inuit knowledge and values. Three campuses and 24 Community Learning Centers in 26 of Nunavut's communities make up the College. The business and management courses that are offered at the College are designed to train the professional workforce of Nunavut. It has a Language and Culture Program where students receive 75% of their instruction in Inuktitut. The Nunavut Research Institute is also included as a division of the College. Successful partnerships have been established with the following universities: McGill University, Teacher Education program; Dalhousie University, Nursing Program; University of Victoria, Law Program.


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