SGEI has strong partnerships with community and other post-secondary institutions. SGEI is committed to language and cultural revitalization, which is a focus of all its work and programs.
In 2020, building on the financial contributions from government and the private sector, the Mastercard Foundation entered into a five-year commitment with SGEI to help augment and expand opportunities in communities and support the transition to meaningful employment. SGEI offers innovative programming that are based on community needs and link skills training with in-demand jobs.
This partnership includes:
• The overall goal of supporting Indigenous young people through post-secondary education and on to meaningful work.
• Embedding Anishinaabe teachings, worldviews, and language across all programming, including K-12 and post-secondary levels.
• Enhancing, expanding, and creating new credentialled programming and research by utilizing the provincial Indigenous Institutes Act (2017) and the Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council.
• Deepening and developing new partnerships with post-secondary institutions to deliver additional programs, expanding work integrated learning opportunities and micro-credentials for learners, expanding organization and community-led research, and convening key organizations, communities, youth, and leaders to strengthen coordination and collaboration to better support Indigenous youth.
• Enhancing, expanding, and creating new holistic supports and expanded access for learning opportunities through technology, community outreach, and services closer to home. Expanded programming will be delivered on-reserve, along with expanded online and alternative delivery methods.
• The overall goal of supporting Indigenous young people through post-secondary education and on to meaningful work.
• Developing an Employment Navigator program to support Indigenous youth as they transition from post-secondary to employment.
