Strategic Direction

BC's Indigenous Public Post-Secondary Institute

Strategic Direction

2018 - 2023 NVIT Strategic Plan

2018 - 2023 NVIT Strategic Action Plan

The following four strategic directions are fundamental for NVIT to achieve its vision and mission. NVIT strives to achieve excellence in each of the identified directions. These foundational strategic directions will remain relevant for the foreseeable future, while providing the framework for annual planning across the institution. NVIT’s strategic directions are:

a. Learner-centred

b. Academic Excellence

Goal 1: Reputable as a School of Excellence

Key Strategy: Strive for excellence and relevance in teaching, student support, curriculum, and graduates.

Actions:

Implement an Education Plan to guide the academic direction and standards of the institution;
Promote and share professional development opportunities with all employees ;
Celebrate graduates and alumni;
Celebrate educational and research accomplishments; and
Support learner mobility through credentialing and certification.

Goal 2: Rigorous Academic Standards

Key Strategy: Deliver academic programs that are transferable, recognized, and supported by academic policies that meet or exceed industry standards.

Actions:

Promote professional development to enhance engagement and relevancy in teaching;
Conduct program reviews that ensure credentialing and external accreditation;
Uphold and support the work of Education Council in their role in establishing academic standards and policies;
Consistently and respectfully apply the Education Council standards and policies;
Support and develop Program Advisory Committees to ensure industry relevancy; and
Conduct an academic policy review.

Goal 3: Faculty Practicing Indigenous Pedagogy

Key Strategy: Ensure that NVIT has qualified and committed faculty supported by high quality, flexible, and innovative approaches through Indigenous pedagogy.

Actions:

Promote academic excellence in Indigenous pedagogy;
Hire scholars who embrace Indigenous ways of knowing;
Offer professional development opportunities that support Indigenous pedagogy;
Offer enhanced educational opportunities for employees to increase their expertise; and
Create a collaborative space for sharing knowledge.

Goal 4: Exemplary Quality of Instruction

Key Strategy: Resourceful, competent, and qualified educators equipped with the tools to effectively facilitate learning.

Actions:

Recruit and retain highly qualified faculty with a demonstrated commitment to Indigenous teaching and learning experience;
Promote and support the use of current and innovative teaching methodologies;
Celebrate and acknowledge innovative instructional practices; and
Deliver affordable, accessible programming, and support services that meet the needs of our learners.

c. Community Relevance

Goal 1: Advocate for Indigenous Education

Key Strategy: Provide access and support to meet the educational and skill development needs identified by Indigenous communities.

Actions:

Advocate for literacy, numeracy, and skill attainment for prospective learners;
Deliver program and support services that meet the educational and skill development needs identified by Indigenous communities;
Assist communities in accessing funding opportunities and strengthening capacity; and
Provide relevant information to assist Indigenous communities in establishing educational priorities through community based assessments.

Goal 2: Deliver Accredited, Transferable, and Credentialed Programs and Services

Key Strategy: Maintain and enhance strategies to respond to community needs for programs and services.

Actions:

Deliver programs and services in partnership with the Indigenous community through flexible and innovative operations;
Explore opportunities to support northern Indigenous communities;
Provide consistent services to communities engaging with NVIT;
Implement a language fluency degree framework in partnership with other post-secondary institutions; and
Support programs and services being delivered through Indigenous post-secondary institutions.

Goal 3: Develop and Sustain Relationships/Partnerships with Organizations that Support NVIT's Mandate

Key Strategy: Develop and sustain strategic and positive relationships with government, industry, and other stakeholders.

Actions:

Develop and sustain relationships with provincial and federal governments and agencies;
Develop and sustain relationships with Indigenous leadership organizations (Assembly of First Nations, Leadership Council, Metis Nation of British Columbia)
Explore business relationships with organizations and post-secondary institutions supportive of Indigenous education; and
Maintain a presence at provincial professional tables (e.g. academic leaders, senior finance, learner services and information technology) to ensure currency and to uphold NVIT's reputation as a leader in Indigenous education.

Goal 4: Meet the Educational and Training Needs of Indigenous Communities and Organizations

Key Strategy: Develop and sustain strategic and positive relationships with local, national, and global Indigenous organizations and integrate those relationships into the NVIT community.

Actions:

Develop and sustain the current relationship with Indigenous and Adult Higher Learning Association;
Develop, sustain, and explore new relationships/partnerships with Indigenous organizations; and
Develop and sustain post-secondary relationships/partnerships with Indigenous people of the world.

d. Organizational Effectiveness

Goal 1: Organizational Culture that Supports Evidence-Based Planning and Decision-Making

Key Strategy: Create a culture of accountability and informed decision-making.

Actions:

Integrate the NVIT Strategic Plan into the departmental operational plans;
Review policies and procedures to ensure relevance and currency;
Establish clear and concise communication to the NVIT community;
Implement operational plans (Strategic Enrolment Management, Information Technology, HR, Education, Facilities, and Finance) that are congruent and integrated; and
Through the Strategic Enrolment Management committee, establish key performance indicators/metrics/benchmarks to measure organizational effectiveness.

Goal 2: Trusted Financial Processes that are Transparent and Efficient

Key Strategy: Ensure that financial processes meet provincial requirements, and support the financial accountability and viability of NVIT.

Actions:

Develop annual reporting timelines and mechanisms that meet accountability and audit requirements;
Create a broader understanding of everyone's role in financial accountability;
Create a culture of accountability as outlined in the NVIT Code of Conduct, the provincial Taxpayer Accountability Principles, and through NVIT's institutional values.

Goal 3: Positive Working Environment through Engaged Employees

Key Strategy: Everybody, everyday, embraces and models a respectful and positive environment.

Actions:

Create and support opportunities for employees to be engaged in the NVIT community;
Create a shared responsibility for a positive and informed work environment;
Infuse Indigenous ways of knowing throughout the NVIT community; and
Promote respectful open communication.

Goal 4: Employ Individuals who Embrace NVIT Values and Philosophy

Key Strategy: Recruit and retain employees with a demonstrated commitment to an Indigenous learner-centred environment.

Actions:

Refine hiring practices to reflect NVIT values and philosophy;
Articulate and communicate expectations to current employees;
Support and acknowledge employees who exemplify a learner-centred philosophy; and
Cultivate an institute-wide learner-centred philosophy.

Goal 1: Motivated and Engaged Learners

Key Strategy: Create an environment where learners are motivated and actively engaged in learning, campus life, and governance.

Actions:

Goal 2: Shared Responsibility and Accountability for a Learner-centred Environment

Key Strategy: Create an institute-wide environment of shared responsibility and accountability.

Actions:

Goal 3: Opportunities for Career Development and Training

Key Strategy: Expand initiatives that promote learner academic and career pathways.

Actions:

Goal 4: Services and Supports that Honour an Indigenous Experience

Key Strategy: Actualize traditional and contemporary Indigenous ways of knowing.

Actions:

Goal 1: Reputable as a School of Excellence

Key Strategy: Strive for excellence and relevance in teaching, student support, curriculum, and graduates.

Actions:

Goal 2: Rigorous Academic Standards

Key Strategy: Deliver academic programs that are transferable, recognized, and supported by academic policies that meet or exceed industry standards.

Actions:

Goal 3: Faculty Practicing Indigenous Pedagogy

Key Strategy: Ensure that NVIT has qualified and committed faculty supported by high quality, flexible, and innovative approaches through Indigenous pedagogy.

Actions:

Goal 4: Exemplary Quality of Instruction

Key Strategy: Resourceful, competent, and qualified educators equipped with the tools to effectively facilitate learning.

Actions:

Goal 1: Advocate for Indigenous Education

Key Strategy: Provide access and support to meet the educational and skill development needs identified by Indigenous communities.

Actions:

Goal 2: Deliver Accredited, Transferable, and Credentialed Programs and Services

Key Strategy: Maintain and enhance strategies to respond to community needs for programs and services.

Actions:

Goal 3: Develop and Sustain Relationships/Partnerships with Organizations that Support NVIT's Mandate

Key Strategy: Develop and sustain strategic and positive relationships with government, industry, and other stakeholders.

Actions:

Goal 4: Meet the Educational and Training Needs of Indigenous Communities and Organizations

Key Strategy: Develop and sustain strategic and positive relationships with local, national, and global Indigenous organizations and integrate those relationships into the NVIT community.

Actions:

Goal 1: Organizational Culture that Supports Evidence-Based Planning and Decision-Making

Key Strategy: Create a culture of accountability and informed decision-making.

Actions:

Goal 2: Trusted Financial Processes that are Transparent and Efficient

Key Strategy: Ensure that financial processes meet provincial requirements, and support the financial accountability and viability of NVIT.

Actions:

Goal 3: Positive Working Environment through Engaged Employees

Key Strategy: Everybody, everyday, embraces and models a respectful and positive environment.

Actions:

Goal 4: Employ Individuals who Embrace NVIT Values and Philosophy

Key Strategy: Recruit and retain employees with a demonstrated commitment to an Indigenous learner-centred environment.

Actions:

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