Education Partnerships Program (Regional Education Agreement) in Canada
Education Partnerships Program (Regional Education Agreement) in Canada
About the programThe program supports:
Collaboration between First Nations, provincial and territorial ministries or departments of education and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
The capacity development of First Nations organizations to deliver education, including establishing education systems and service delivery agreements responsive to First Nations students and community education needs
The program has 3 distinct funding components:
Partnerships: this component supports First Nations education administration and service delivery organizations to deliver activities that:
are related to existing partnerships
address some of their governance and administration costs
Activities can strengthen or expand their services to advance student success in First Nations, independent, provincial or territorial schools.
Structural Readiness: this component supports targeted activities that build the capacity of
First Nations education administration organizations to:
Deliver education services
Develop and implement transformative education systems and agreements that delegate responsibility for elementary and secondary education to First Nations
Regional Education Agreement: this component supports activities such as:
Information sessions on education transformation
Technical tables
Negotiating or renegotiating education agreements supported by leadership
Who can apply
Partnerships
Applicants who may be eligible to receive funding through the Partnerships component of the program are:
First Nations
Any First Nations organization mandated by First Nations
First Nations organizations mandated by First Nations must:
Demonstrate support from First Nations communities or schools, such as but not limited to a band council resolution, letter or email of support
Undertake, as a key function, elementary and secondary education support for groups of First Nations communities or schools
Applicants must have an existing partnership arrangement with 1 or more of the following:
First Nations, including First Nations organizations mandated by First Nations
School board-like entities
Provincial or territorial ministries of education
Provincial or territorial school boards
ISC
Applicants must clearly identify their respective partners in their proposal and demonstrate that partners will work together on identified priorities.
The purchasing of services, regardless of the duration of the service agreement, does not constitute a partnership for the purposes of this program.
Structural Readiness
Applicants who may
be eligible to receive funding through the Structural Readiness component of the program are:
First Nations
Any First Nations organization mandated by First Nations
A First Nations designated organization who will administer the Structural Readiness component on behalf of the region
First Nations organizations mandated by First Nations, or a First Nations designated organization must:
Demonstrate support from First Nations communities or schools, such as, but not limited to, a band council resolution, letter or email of support
Undertake, as a key function, elementary and secondary education support for groups of First Nations communities or schools
Eligibility to apply for Structural Readiness funding does not depend on having a partnership memorandum of understanding.
Entities such as bands or First Nations organizations that are delivering education services under a self-government agreement are not eligible to apply to the Structural Readiness component.
Regional Education Agreement
Applicants who may be eligible to receive funding through the Regional Education Agreement component of the program are:
First Nations
Any First Nations organization mandated by First Nations
First Nations organizations mandated by First Nations must meet the following criteria:
Have demonstrated support from First Nations communities or schools, such as but not limited to, a band council resolution, letter or email of support
Individual First Nations communities or schools can only be a party to a single proposal in each component
Entities such as bands or First Nations organizations that are delivering education services under a self-government arrangement are not eligible to apply to the Regional Education Agreement component.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Education Partnerships Program (Regional Education Agreement) in Canada
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