First Nations Technical Institute

First Nations Technical Institute

Motto	Sharing & Learning
Type	Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution.
Established	1985
Students	300 post-secondary students and adult learners
Undergraduates	university, and continuing education students
Location	Tyendinaga, Ontario, Canada
Campus	3 Old York Road, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON K0K 1X0
Affiliations	Tyendinaga Mohawk Council, FNTI Board of Directors, Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Education, Air Creebec and Wasaya, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and CTV Television Network
Website	fnti.net

First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution. Aboriginal institutes partner with colleges and universities to offer students degree programs, apprenticeships, certificate programs and diploma programs. Established in 1985 through innovative and dynamic partnerships among the Tyendinaga Mohawk Council, FNTI Board of Directors, Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Education & Training, it is the oldest Aboriginal-operated post-secondary institution in Ontario. It was founded to provide greater access to post-secondary education for Aboriginal peoples.^[1] FNTI delivers post-secondary programs approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The educational curriculum was adapted to meet the needs of Aboriginal learners to ensure it reflects community needs, cultural heritage and identity.

FNTI is a strong advocate of lifelong learning - evident in its initiatives to raise Aboriginal student entry into post-secondary education through educational programs offered at the elementary and secondary level. It currently has about 300 post-secondary students and adult learners from across the country enrolled in capacity-building programs at FNTI. To date, over 2000 students have successfully graduated from a variety of certificate, diploma and degree programs offered at the institution.

Through its innovative programs, FNTI has contributed to First Nations' community capacity building through the advancement of its community-based "best practices" model. FNTI's approach to learning and teaching has also been adapted by other post-secondary educations in Ontario and other parts of the world.

History

The site of the First Nations Technical Institute and the First Nations Flying School was originally an aerodrome known as Deseronto Airport. The No. 1 IFS Camp Mohawk field opened in 1916 as a training school for pilots during World War I. During World War II, the aerodrome hosted the No. 1 Instrument Navigation School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, which provided instrument-navigation training air crews.

Mission

The FNTI mission is "To provide respectful, holistic learning opportunities and experiences that enhance the capacity of First Nations people to regain control over their social, political, cultural and economic future." The FNTI motto is 'Sharing & Learning'. ^[2]

Partnerships

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Since its inception, FNTI has forged several partnerships with other colleges and universities in Ontario and Saskatchewan. It has also established international educational partnerships with indigenous peoples in Chile and South Africa, using its highly recognized PLA experience and techniques. FNTI has forged numerous governmental, corporate and industry training partnerships since its founding, and is a pioneer of building public-private partnerships. Examples of industry partnerships include its Aviation program partnerships with Air Creebec and Wasaya, and Media partnerships with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and CTV Television Network (CTV).

FNTI is the second largest employer on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.^[1] Locally, FNTI provides over 60 jobs in the Quinte area - contributing an estimated $6 million to the local economy.

Programs offered

Post-Secondary Programs at FNTI and Accrediting partners

Certificate Level
- Office Administration: in conjunction with St. Lawrence College
- Personal Support Worker: in conjunction with Canadore College
Diploma Level
- Social Service Worker (SSW): in conjunction with St. Lawrence College
- Aviation - Fixed wing pilot: in conjunction with Canadore College
Post Graduate Certificate
- Indigenous Community Health Approaches: in conjunction with St. Lawrence College
University Degree
- Public Administration and Governance (PAG): in conjunction with Ryerson University
- Bachelor of Social Work: in conjunction with Ryerson University
- Master of Social Work: in conjunction with Wilfred Laurier University
- Professional Masters of Public Administration: in conjunction with Queens University

Certificate Programs offered through FNTI

Provides tailor-made continuing education and training programs for government agencies, corporations, and communities. Designed programs include:

Facilitative Leadership/Community Development certificate
Returning the Bundle - SSW post-graduate certificate
Customer Service Excellence certificate
Computer Training
Indigenous foods and medicines
Employability skills

Programs under development

Aboriginal Law Clerk (diploma): in conjunction with St. Lawrence College and the Indigenous Bar Association
First Nations Public Relations (certificate): in conjunction with Loyalist College
Aboriginal Environmental Technician (diploma): in conjunction with St. Lawrence College
Apprenticeship (Automotive Technician, Millwright journeymen): in conjunction with Centennial College
Pre-Apprenticeship Program for Women

Elementary and Secondary

After-school elementary tutoring
Summer camps for elementary students
Employability skills for Grade 8/Co-op
Literacy training
HOPE (Haudenosaunee Opportunity for Personalized Education) Program, in partnership with local school board and Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, for at risk youth ages 16–20
Ohahase Education Centre, secondary education programs for adults and youth. Private school under the Education Act.

PLA National and International Partnerships

Each year, FNTI hosts the Annual Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) Conference, an international event directed to promoting PLAR and sharing emerging experiences.

FNTI is also a member of the Adult Learner Friendly Institutions Canada (ALFICan) research project (in partnership with Human Resources Development Canada (HRSDC) and a number of other private and public colleges, universities and community-based organizations) which aims to strengthen strategies and support for adult learning practices. Partners to ALFICan include Cambrian College, Maxwell College, Red River College, Prairie West Regional College, Nova Scotia Community College, Brandon University, Ryerson University (G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education), the Government of Manitoba (Adult Learning Centres), Abbott Agency, Canadian Auto Workers Education Department (CAW) and the Town of Newmarket, Ontario.^[3]

In addition, FNTI is also part of Canadian International Development Agency's (CIDA) Indigenous Peoples Partnership Program (IPPP) - a joint initiative with the Mapuche Indigenous people in Chile to share FNTI's extensive knowledge and expertise in PLAR, portfolio development and Indigenous knowledge. FNTI's focused efforts on sharing approaches to education, training and employment is aimed at helping build capacity within the Mapuche community.

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Post-secondary education in Ontario

Degree-granting institutions

Public Universities^[1]	Algoma Brock Carleton Dominican Guelph Lakehead Laurentian Laurier McMaster Nipissing OCADU Ottawa Queen's RMC Ryerson Toronto Trent UOIT Waterloo Western Windsor York

Private Universities^[2]	Baptist Bible College Canada Canada Christian Canadian Reformed Seminary Emmanuel FaithWay Baptist Great Lakes Bible College Heritage Baptist Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies ICS Maimonides Master's Redeemer St. Philip's Talpiot College Toronto Baptist Tyndale Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto

All above institutions are either established through an Act of the Legislative Assembly or through a Royal Charter

Degree Programs Offered^{under Ministerial Consent}	Adler School of Professional Psychology CMCC RCC

Affiliated Colleges	Assumption Brescia Canterbury Conrad Grebel Huron Iona King's Renison St. Jerome's St. Paul's

Community colleges

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology	Algonquin^† Boréal Cambrian^† Canadore Centennial^† Confederation^† Durham Fanshawe^† Fleming^† George Brown^† La Cité^† Lambton^† Loyalist^† Mohawk^† Niagara^† Northern St. Clair^† St. Lawrence^† Sault Seneca^†

Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning	Conestoga^† Humber^† Sheridan^†

Institutes of Advanced Studies	Georgian^†

^†Degree programs offered

Other recognized institutions

Specialist institutions	Michener

Affiliated Colleges	Assumption Brescia Canterbury Conrad Grebel Huron Huntington Iona King's PIMS Renison St. Jerome's St. Paul's Thorneloe

Aboriginal institutes

Anishinabek First Nations Kenjgewin Teg Iohahi:io Akwesasne Negahneewin Ogwehoweh Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Seven Generations Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Six Nations Polytechnic

North American Tribal Colleges and Universities

Canada

Alberta	Blue Quills First Nations College Maskwacis Cultural College Old Sun Community College Red Crow Community College Yellowhead Tribal College

British Columbia	Native Education Centre Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

Manitoba	Yellowquill College

Nunavut	Akitsiraq Law School Nunavut Arctic College

Ontario	Anishinabek Education Institute First Nations Technical Institute Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre Negahneewin College Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute Seven Generations Education Institute Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Six Nations Polytechnic

Saskatchewan	First Nations University of Canada

United States

Alaska	Iḷisaġvik College

Arizona	Diné College Tohono O'odham Community College

California	D–Q University

Kansas	Haskell Indian Nations University

Michigan	Bay Mills Community College Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Minnesota	Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Leech Lake Tribal College Mille Lacs Tribal College Red Lake Nation College White Earth Tribal and Community College

Montana	Aaniiih Nakoda College Blackfeet Community College Chief Dull Knife College Fort Peck Community College Little Big Horn College Salish Kootenai College Stone Child College

Nebraska	Little Priest Tribal College Nebraska Indian Community College

New Mexico	Institute of American Indian Arts Navajo Technical University Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

North Dakota	Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Berthold Community College Sitting Bull College Turtle Mountain Community College United Tribes Technical College

Oklahoma	Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College College of the Muscogee Nation Comanche Nation College Pawnee Nation College

South Dakota	Oglala Lakota College Sinte Gleska University Sisseton Wahpeton College

Washington	Northwest Indian College

Wisconsin	College of Menominee Nation Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College

Wyoming	Wind River Tribal College

Coordinates: 44°11′37″N 77°06′47″W / 44.193728°N 77.113037°W / 44.193728; -77.113037

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