Community-based access to apprenticeship: An Indigenous work-integrated learning model

Abstract

Fresh approaches to trades training are essential for decolonizing educational access and success for Indigenous people. Holistic approaches to supporting student success are needed for the unique learning needs and contexts of Indigenous learners. Community-based training presents opportunities for this type of innovation. Using a Canadian case study and an Indigenous storytelling approach of witnessing, this paper introduces an Indigenous work-integrated learning conceptual model to support apprentice access and success through a community-based program. This student-centered approach ensures the apprentice is grounded in culture and Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being. Key features are described in a medicine wheel, which includes community, training providers, funders, and industry, and has the apprentice at the core. © 2022 International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. All rights reserved.

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Author Keywords

Apprenticeship access co-operative education community-based education Indigenous education

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Author Affiliations

Assiniboine Community College, Canada, Brandon, MB, Canada

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

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Community-based access to apprenticeship: An Indigenous work-integrated learning model

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