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Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute is pleased to offer three programs starting in January 2006 ...

• Aboriginal Community Services Worker Program
• Native Early Childhood Education Diploma Program
• First Nation Business Administration Certificate

1. Aboriginal Community Services Worker Program

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute in partnership with Confederation / Negahneewin College

The ACSWP is a 2 year ((4 semester) program that provides students with a comprehensive and culturally relevant educational experience.

The distance education delivery format of the Aboriginal Community Services worker Program allows students to remain employed in the social service field within their home community throughout the training.  The program is also available to anyone interested in beginning a career in social services.

ACSWP graduates pursue the followin career opportunities:

• Program Coordinators
• Alcohol Workers
• Mental Health Workers
• Community Health Representatives
• Health Liaison Workers

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2. Native Early Childhood Education Diploma Program

The program will be delivered in January 2006 in partnership with Cambrain College

The NECEP is a two year, four semester program that provides a comprehensive and culturally relevant educational experience.

Students will:

• travel to Thunder Bay to participate in two 2-week on-campus sessions per semester
• earn their ECE certification for employment in licensed child care settings
• develop knowledge and skills to organize and maintain a safe, stimulating learning environment to ensure the child's total development.
• examine the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of the child.

Graduates may be eligible for advanced standings when entering other diploma or degree programs.  The modular delivery provides students with the flexibility of earning a NECE diploma while remaining employed in their home community.  Oshki-Pimache-O-Win provides students with support services to help ensure student success.

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Delivered January 2006 by Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute in partnership with Cambrian College

The First Nation Business Administration Certificate Program is a one-year, two semester program, providing a comprehensive and culturally relevant educational experience that will:

• Increase human resource capacity within the First Nation communities and Aboriginal organizations.
• Increase employment opportunities for graduates through development of up-to-date, marketable skills.
• Offer graduates eligibility for advanced standing when entering diploma or degree programs.
• Allow flexibility and access to employed students through the use of a modular format - two intensive on-campus sessions per semester.
• Student support services to help ensure student success.

Course List

• Introduction to Accounting
• Mathematics of Finance
• Business Communications I
• First Nation Funding Arrangements
• Spreadsheet Management
• Managerial Accounting
• Organizational Behavior
• Writing Fundamentals
• Introduction to Marketing I
• Introduction to Marketing II
• Business Mathematics
• First Nation Human Resource Management I
• Introduction to Computer Competency

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