Transcript Post-Secondary Education Program Joint AFN/INAC Program

Post-Secondary Education
Program
Joint AFN/INAC PSE Program Review
with representation from NAIIHL and
the Labrador Inuit
Regional Information Process
Summer/Fall 2005
PSE Program Review Process
This presentation will look at the following
questions:
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Briefly, what is the PSE program?
Why is the program being reviewed?
What is the process for the Review?
What is the time line for the Review?
What are the issues the Joint Working Group is looking
at?
How will the Joint Working Group know what First
Nations want?
What does the Joint Working Group need to know from
First Nations?
How will First Nations know what changes are planned?
What is the PSE program?
The Post-Secondary Education (PSE) program has two parts:
1. The Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP),
including University and College Entrance Preparation
(UCEP) and
2. The Indian Studies Support Program (ISSP)
PSSSP:
funds eligible students attending recognized institutions for
tuition, books and supplies, travel, & living allowances for set
period of time
ISSP:
up to 12% of the PSE budget may be used to support program
design and delivery that enhances First Nation and Inuit PSE
achievement. This includes funding for Indigenous institutes of
higher learning.
The National PSE program budget for 2005-2006: $304.85M
What is the PSE program?
The goal or objective of the current PSE program is:
To improve the employability of First Nation people and Inuit
by providing eligible students with access to education and
skill development opportunities at the post-secondary level.
This is expected to lead to greater participation of First Nation
and Inuit students in post-secondary studies, higher First
Nation and Inuit graduation rates from post-secondary
programs, and higher employment rates for First Nation
people and Inuit.
It is expected that students funded by this program will have
post-secondary educational outcomes comparable to other
Canadians with similar educational backgrounds.
Why is the PSE program being reviewed?
• The PSE program was last reviewed in 1989;, this is the first
joint review of the program since it started.
• For some time First Nations have expressed concern that PSE
funding is not adequate to meet the needs of students – cost
for tuition and living have increased faster than the program
budget.
• In her November 2004 report on the PSE program, the Auditor
General was quite critical of the management of the program,
saying that there needed to be: a clear statement of roles and
responsibilities (who is responsible for what); clear performance
expectations; a mechanism for allocating funds to ensure
equitable access to as many students as possible; credible
reporting; and, reasonable review and adjustment.
• This PSE Review is an opportunity to look at the program –
what is good about it and what would be better if changes
were made.
What is the Process for the PSE Review?
• A Joint AFN/INAC Working Group has been set up to make
recommendations for the future of the PSE program.
• There are First Nation representatives from each region as well as a
representatives from the National Association of Indigenous Institutes of
Higher Learning (NAIIHL) and the Inuit of Labrador
• The majority of members of the Working Group are First Nation.
• The Working Group will seek input from First Nations through regional
meetings and a review of existing studies. It will present its
recommendations to the Chiefs’ Committee on Education and the
National Indian Education Council (NIEC) and to INAC as well as to the
Labrador Inuit Association.
• INAC will prepare the documents necessary to get the approval of the
government for any changes to the PSE program, based on the
accepted recommendations of the Joint Working Group.
What is the Time Line for the Review?
1989:
PSE
Program
Revised
2000:
AFN Review
of
PSE Program
2004:
November
Auditor
General’s
Report
2005:
January
PSE Working
Group
Established
2005:
Early Fall
Regional
Input to
PSE Review
2006:
January
Working Group
Recommendations
Complete
2006:
June
Renewed
Policy & Management
Framework
2007:
April
New PSE
Program
in place
The time line presented here is what the Joint Working Group is working towards.
There are deadlines that have been established for the process that MUST be met.
These are:
Renewed PSE Policy Framework: June 2006
Renewed PSE Management Framework: June 2007
Changes in funding arrangements in effect for April 2008
What are the Issues the Joint Working
Group is looking at?
The Joint Working Group has identified some key issues:
For the PSSSP component:
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Goals and Objectives
Roles and Responsibilities
Current capacity to meet needs
Data collection and monitoring
Program Resources
Program Management
For the ISSP component:
The same 6 issues, plus
7. Recognition of First Nation post-secondary institutions
How does the Joint Working Group know what
First Nations want in the PSE program?
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The Working Group is learning from many reports that have been done about the
program in the past.
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The Working Group also wants to hear from First Nation communities directly,
through their PSE managers and other PSE stakeholders.
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There will be Regional Meetings that bring all of the First Nation PSE managers and
other stakeholders together to share information.
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The Working Group would like the PSE managers to consult with others in the
community, including students, about the questions to be discussed at the Regional
Meetings.
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The questions that must be answered at the Regional Meetings are included as part
of this information package. This information is vital to developing a new PSE policy.
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There will be a report to the Working Group from each Regional Meeting and the
Working Group will consider all of the regional reports when making its
recommendations.
What does the Joint Working Group need to
know from First Nations about student support
and about institutional support?
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What should be the goals and objectives of the PSE program – for communities, for
students, and for institutions?
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What is working well about the program now?
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What problems have come up in managing the program?
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Does the program meet the needs of students (or potential students) in your
community?
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If not, in what way would you like to see the program change to better meet student
needs?
who should be funded?
what should funded (e.g., range of student services, kind of programs)?
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What does and doesn’t work about the way the funding is currently allocated and
managed?
How will First Nations know what changes
to the PSE program are planned?
• The Joint Working Group plans to have draft recommendations
for policy and program management changes ready to be
presented to the Chief’s Committee on Education and to the
National Indian Education Council, to INAC and to the Labrador
Inuit Association by January 2006.
• The Joint Working Group will communicate information about
the PSE Program Review recommendations on the AFN and
INAC websites and in various other ways, such as a special
bulleting to be mailed to all participants at the regional
meetings.
• After January 2006, each First Nation regional representative
on the Joint Working Group can provide information back to
their regions on what changes are being proposed.
• Decisions on any changes that will be requested must be final
before March 2006 in order to have the policy framework
finalized by June 2006.
Important Dates
• September 22, 2005 – BC PSE Review
Consultation meeting ( one representative from each
Band/Education Authority) - a preliminary report will be
drafted and presented October 2005 to the National PSE
Working Group and shared at the FNESC Regional Sessions.)
• Fall FNESC Regional sessions for further input
• January, 2006 final BC Region report to
National PSE Working Group
Next Steps
1. Discuss PSE issues in Community and record
discussions in the PSE Review Workbook.
2. Select a representative to attend the Sept. 22,
2005 PSE Consultation meeting.
3. Participate in the Fall FNESC Regional
Sessions to provide further input to the
Review.
Together we can create a new PSE Policy to
meet the needs of our students.
Contacts
• FNESC Post-Secondary Sub-Committee
Chair – Barbara White
– [email protected]
• FNESC Director -Post-Secondary Education
and Training – Karen Bailey-Romanko
– [email protected]