McGill University and Kativik Ilisarniliriniq are launching the first full-time university program to be delivered in Nunavik, reports CBC. Starting September in Kuujjuaq, the two-year, 60-credit Certificate in Education for First Nations and Inuit will prepare Nunavimmiut to become teachers with the skills they need to teach in Inuktitut and teach the language as a subject. The program aims to address chronic teacher shortages and enables students to pursue a McGill education without leaving the region. Graduates will be eligible for a Nunavik teaching licence and may continue toward a BEd through McGill.
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