Vanier College and Kativik Ilisarniliriniq—the School Board of Nunavik—have partnered to offer an Integrated Support Technician Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS) program for education workers. The 450-hour program is tailored to the needs of the school board and includes prior learning recognition for learners who are already working in schools as Behaviour Technicians or Special Education Technicians. Kativik Ilisarniliriniq Assistant Director of Complementary Services Liza Cotnoir stated that some of the school board’s employees have been filling related roles for over a decade: this program will serve to recognize that work and “empower them to feel more confident coming into work.” Vanier is flying an instructor from the college’s continuing education department into Nunavik to teach the program. “This is the kind of work that has lasting and enduring positive effects on society, and we look forward to graduating many Integrated Support Technicians in Nunavik over the years to come,” said Vanier Continuing Education and Community Services Director Gregory De Luca.
