Post-Secondary Education Gathering

October 25, 2024, Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel

The First Nations Education Steering Committee invites participants from First Nations to the 2024 Post-Secondary Education Gathering. 

The purpose of this gathering is to provide an update and seek further direction on the development of the BC First Nations Tripartite Post-Secondary Education Model (PSE Model) and its four pillars which include:

  1. First Nation Learners
  2. First Nations-Mandated Post-Secondary Institutes
  3. Community-Based Program Delivery
  4. Respectful and Responsive Public Post-Secondary System

Agenda Highlights

  • An update on milestones achieved to date in advancing the PSE Model, including the new First Nations Mandated Post-Secondary Institutes Act.
  • An update on implementation of post-secondary related actions in the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Action Plan.
  • A discussion of the legislative, policy and funding considerations related to all four pillars of the PSE Model.

For more details, please visit the event page.