First Nations Public Administration Certificate

The First Nation Public Administration (FNPA) Program is comprised of both a certificate and a diploma. The FNPA certificate is a ten course, 30-credit program offered through

community-based delivery or semester delivery. The diploma is an additional ten course, 30-credit program, which offers six core courses and the option to specialize in one of four areas; Education Administration, Health Administration, Band Management, or Housing Administration, to complete the last four (4) courses. The program offers courses for administrators and managers who require specific skills and education necessary for effective and responsible management in local First Nations governments and Aboriginal organizations.



Course topics include: organizational design and development; human resource administration; labour relations, policy development and implementation; legislative and government structure (provincial and federal); communication; economics; housing issues; administrative law; research; ethics; financial management; information management: accounting; finite mathematics and treaty negotiations related to your field and its impacts.



By enrolling in the FNPA program, you, as an employee in the First Nations public sector, will:

• Understand the role, growth, and importance of First Nations governments and also government in First Nations, Aboriginal organizations, and Canada;


• Gain knowledge of managerial theory;


• Learn and practice the skills required to apply management theory on typical work situations in order to deliver effective and efficient government services;


• Gain the skills and tools to analyze and communicate complex public sector management issues; and


• Create, recommend and implement solutions to management problems.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• 
  English Studies 12/English 12 First Peoples or ENGL 060;


• Pre-Calculus 11 or MATH 051.
  
  

For more information, contact Chelsea Vaughan 250-378-3378 or cvaughan@nvit.bc.ca

All students at NVIT are required to complete STSC 101. Depending on the program requirements STSC 101 may or may not count towards grad requirements. A waiver from STSC 101 is granted only through the Dean's office. Those applying for a waiver from STSC 101 must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with a minimum of 60 credits or equivalent of

previous course work.

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