Some high praise for Assiniboine College and its efforts surrounding Indigenous Education.
The post-secondary school was presented with a bronze in Indigenous Education earlier this week at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics Congress in Jamaica.
During the 2022-23 school year, Assiniboine offered programs in 34 different locations including rural, remote, and First Nations communities, with 56 per cent of Indigenous graduates representing students from programs delivered in a community-based setting.
Their 2023 Graduate Follow-up Survey showed 92 per cent of Indigenous graduates were employed within six months of graduating, with 97 per cent choosing to live and work in Manitoba after graduation.
The college’s Community Development department works in partnership with Indigenous organizations and nations to address the gaps in educational attainment rates and employment that exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Manitoba.
