Indigenous Education Program

The BCER's Indigenous Education Program is a partnership with several post-secondary institutions across the Province to provide scholarships and training programs for Indigenous peoples.

The goal of this program is to provide Indigenous people with tangible skills that can benefit them and their communities and promote Indigenous Nations and peoples’ participation in the BCER's operations beyond the consultation process. This is just one of the many steps being taken towards a more holistic Indigenous presence throughout the oil and gas regulatory cycle.

Awards

Through the Indigenous Education Program, annual funding is available for awards at seven institutions across B.C. To date, over 78 students have received funding across 21 B.C. communities.

Please reach out directly to the Awards Office at each institution for more information.

University of Northern British Columbia

Indigenous Knowledge Research Grant and awards for Engineering

$5,000 | $2,750 | $2,250

Vancouver Island University

Resource Management Officer Award

$5,000 (two available annually)

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Trades, Energy, Engineering, Natural Sciences

$1,000 (four available annually)

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

All programs

$1,000 (three available annually)

Northern Lights College

$1,000 (two available annually)

Coast Mountain College

$1,500 (two available annually)

College of New Caledonia

$1,000 (two available annually)

Training

The BCER has sponsored training programs with various post-secondary institutions. Training programs are created to fund seats for Indigenous students to take applied Natural Resource Management courses.

These courses are practical, hands-on, providing students with industry-recognized qualifications upon completion.

Current training programs:

Programs have now wrapped up. Stay tuned for future offerings.

Past training programs:

Vancouver Island University

Environmental Field Techniques
Environmental Technical Certificate Program

University of Northern British Columbia

Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Environmental Monitoring
Land Reclamation

Northern Lights College

Environmental Site Assessment Technician

Natural Resource Training Group (NRTG)

Environmental Monitoring Technician