Ways of Indigenous Leadership and Learning, Advanced Certificate

Program at a glance

Credential

Advanced Certificate

Work experience

None

Delivery

Blended

Study options

Part-time

Open to International

Area of study

Indigenous Education

Length

2 years or 5 semesters

Program under review

Applying Indigenous leadership in communities and organizations

The Ways of Indigenous Leadership and Learning (WILL) program empowers leaders, through a strength-based approach, to address internal capacity, growth, and development, and help ensure that organizations are accountable to your organizational mandate and goals. You'll develop the know-how to face opportunities, challenges and demands as you provide leadership to Indigenous communities and organizations.

Leadership enhances community connections

In the WILL program you will learn to integrate Indigenous cultural norms, approaches and ways of being and doing into your leadership of communities, organizations or agencies.

Bring Indigenous ways of being and doing into your work

Through blended learning, and a unique "across the waters" approach, which includes land-based, online and experiential learning, you will gain perspectives and skills within an interNational learning community made up of Indigenous learners and teachers in Canada, and with interNational partners across the globe.

The approaches, strategies and capacities acquired in WILL prepare working or emerging professionals, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to be successful in your positions of leadership. WILL highlights how connections with the natural world can support personal, community and organizational Indigenous self-determination.

After Graduation

As a graduate, you'll be prepared to support and enable Indigenous self-determination and development and lead change across public and private sectors.

The WILL program offers a unique part-time blended learning opportunity, with an “across the waters” approach. This learning model includes land-based, online and experiential learning. Students will gain perspectives and skills within an interNational learning community made up of Indigenous learners and teachers in Canada, and with interNational partners across the globe.

What you'll learn

Current and future students can browse current and upcoming courses using the myCamosun course catalogue.

Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, students and scholars

Through a blended online, applied-learning and on-the-land delivery model that follows a seasonal models of birth and rebirth, WILL highlights how connections with the natural world can support personal, community and organizational Indigenous self-determination. It empowers leaders to address internal capacity growth and development, and help ensure that organizations are accountable to their organizational mandate and goals and are realistic in their expectations.

This program emanates from IECC and relies heavily on knowledge obtained from intensive consultation with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, students and scholars. The program is grounded in Indigenous knowledge and perspective and will be delivered in ways consistent with Indigenous teaching methods and methodologies.

Filling the need in community and organizations

The Advanced Certificate in Ways of Indigenous Leadership & Learning (WILL) program emerged from the recognition that professionals face particular opportunities, challenges and demands as they provide leadership to Indigenous communities and organizations. Moreover, as increasing numbers of organizations and institutions seek to work towards reconciliation processes, here and across the waters, it becomes more critical to provide training to Indigenous and non-Indigenous professionals tasked with leading such processes. WILL is structured to facilitate current and future international partnerships.

Tuition and fees

Effective from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025

Estimated Tuition

Tuition estimates are for the entire program.

Ways of Indigenous Leadership and Learning, Advanced Certificate

$14,789 (domestic)

*There will be additional costs for international travel

Domestic tuition fees vary depending on the individual course fees for the classes you select.

For International students visit: International Tuition & Fees.

Student Fees

In addition to tuition estimates, student fees are calculated based on your enrolment. Refer to: Student Fees.

Financial Assistance

You may need to find more than one source of funding to help pay for your education and living costs while attending college. Check out sources of money you don't need to pay back as well as those that need to be repaid.

Financial Aid & Awards

Application deadline

Program under review.

Admissions

One of:

C+ in English 12
C in English 12 Camosun Alternative

And all of:

Bachelor's degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution; and,
Any accredited Indigenous studies or Indigenous language course from a recognized post-secondary institution

Special Permission
- Applicants seeking approval for admissions will be expected to demonstrate through an interview with the IECC Executive Director or designate:
  - A minimum of 2 years formal leadership experience in an Indigenous community, organization or movement; and
    Knowledge of history, policy and social structures and practices that impact Indigenous peoples.

When you apply you will need to submit proof that you meet the program admission requirements listed above. Where a letter grade is specified, you must have proof of that grade or higher.

For more details, including courses, please see the program outline in the Academic Calendar: Loading...