The following are skills and occupations required particularly in the Aboriginal
and reserve communities:
Business Management Skills
Experienced/Certified Tradespersons
Health, Medical and Education Skills
Self-Government
Business Management Skills
- Retail Management (Small Business)
- Accounting Skills
- Community and Economic Development Skills (including a cultural awareness component)
- Project Management
- Band Management / Administrator (with negotiation and conflict resolution skills)
- Housing Property Management
- Infrastructure Maintenance
- Surveyors (land claims and development)
- Entrepreneurship Skills
- Information, Communication Technology (ICT) skills
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Experienced/Certified Tradespersons
- Plumber
- Electrician
- Carpenter
- Sheet-Metal Worker
- Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanic
- Motor Vehicle Mechanic
- Small Engine Repair (outboard motors, chain saws, snowmobiles)
- Heavy-Equipment Operators
- Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition Practitioners
- Mould Remedication Skills
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Health, Medical and Education Skills
- General Practitioners and Traditional Healers (someone who has obtained a medical
degree, but also apprentices with an elder or a practicing traditional healer).
- Specialist Physicians, Optometrists and Chiropractors
- Nurses
- Public Health Nurses and Health Care Aides
- Public Health Educator (especially with knowledge of Diabetes)
- Teachers, (especially high school math and science, Aboriginal languages and reading
clinicians)
- Teachers Aides and Education Support staff
- Elder Advisors
- Early Childhood Educators / Daycare Managers
- Social Worker (Family Violence Counselor)
- Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Gambling Addictions Counselor
- Adult Education Instructors
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Self-Government
As First Nations communities move more and more towards self-government, the demand
for knowledge and skills in this area will continue to grow. The following are skills
and occupations that are either currently required or will be in the near future.
- Political Science Training and Leadership Training (B.A., certificates)
- Treaty / Land Claim Settlement Specialists
- Lawyers
- Justice Workers (B.A. in Law, specialized)
- Education Administrators
- Project Managers and Proposal Writers (accessing and managing funding dollars)
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