In – Person
The Indigenous Land Stewardship (ILS) Program offers students career preparation in land and resource management and a gateway to higher education. This one-year certificate program consists of ten courses rooted in Indigenous knowledge of land, community, and ecology.
Online
Students from anywhere in Canada with internet access may join the ILS Online Certificate Program. Course content is identical to the regular ILS certificate program but offered online. Asynchronous delivery means classes run more flexibly, with students accessing class materials during different hours and from other locations. However, coursework and assignments follow the same weekly schedule as the regular program.
Indigenous Land Stewardship graduates may further their post-secondary studies through block credit transfer agreements with our academic partners.
Program graduates find jobs with land and resource administration employers, including First Nations Bands, Indigenous organizations, resource, utility, land development companies, environmental groups, municipalities, and others.
Indigenous Land Stewardship graduates may further their post-secondary studies through block credit transfer agreements with our academic partners. ILS credits can be counted towards degrees at Capilano University, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.
This program is Full-time, Monday to Friday
Transferable credits to university
This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training.
Online & in-person
Career with high demand & salaries
ILS 100 |
Introduction to Land Stewardship |
70 hrs |
ILS 110 |
Academic English |
70 hrs |
ILS 120 |
Indigenous Environmental Knowledge |
70 hrs |
ILS 130 |
Ecosystems |
70 hrs |
ILS 140 |
Climate Crises Strategies |
70 hrs |
ILS 150 |
Indigenous Governance, Law and the Environment |
70 hrs |
ILS 160 |
Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Land Stewardship |
70 hrs |
ILS 170 |
Leadership and Program Management |
70 hrs |
ILS 180 |
Field Studies – Contemporary Indigenous Mapping |
50 hrs |
ILS 190 |
Field Studies – Community-Based Planning |
50 hrs |
If you do not meet high school graduation requirements or need to boost your high school grades before applying to a program, NEC can help you.
Tuition: | $5,800.00 |
Fees: | $150.00 |
Books: | $665.00 |
UPass: | $387.00 |
Total Cost: | $7,002.00 |