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NALMA EDUCATION AND TRAINING UPDATE
NALMA National Gathering
Whitehorse, September 2018
Carly Armstrong, Director of Education and Training, NALMA
Presentation outline
• Overview of NALMA Education and Training activities
• 2018-2019 Training Schedule
• DRAFT Redesign of Professional Land Management Certification Program• Overall objectives and principles in redesign• Core courses• Elective options• Online Learning
• Institutional Partnership Development
• Overview of NALMA Education and Training policy
Nalma Education and training activities
• Planning and delivery of Professional Lands Management Certification Program and specialized training
• Development of Education and Training policy
• Creation of PLAR policy
• Redesign of PLMCP
• Institutional Partnership development
• Development of new toolkits and educational resources• Estates booklet• Survey toolkit• Law/Bylaw development toolkit
2018-2019 training schedule
Important dates
• Registration for training events opens/closes approximately 8 weeks prior to event
• Register online at nalma.ca/events or coemrp.ca
PLMCP Registration Deadlines
• Level I at University of Saskatchewan:• TBD
• Level I at Algoma University• April 12, 2019
• Level II Delivered through NALMA• February 15, 2019
Plmcp redesign
Draft PLMCP Redesign
• Based on feedback from NALMA members and First Nations across the country
• Responding to community need and emerging issues, technologies and updates to the field of land management
• Creating greater flexibility, choice and opportunity
• Mandatory and elective course options
• Online learning opportunities
• National and Regional in scope
Mandatory courses
3 courses which cover introductory, essential material for “general practitioners” in lands will be required
• History, Legislation and Fundamentals
• Collective and Individual Interests
• Third Party Interest on Reserve Land: Leases and Permits
Existing Elective options
• Additions to Reserve/Reserve Creation
• Environmental Management
• Reserve Land Designation and Commercial Leasing
• Matrimonial Real Property and Estate Management
• Land Use Planning
• Technical Leasing (online, formerly Module 401B)
• Lands Program and Office Set up
Future elective options
• Natural Resource Management
• Technical Tools in Land Management
• Surveys
• Dispute Resolution for Land Managers
• Law and By-law Making
• Policy and Procedure Development
• Community Engagement in Land Management
Accreditation
• Courses will be designed to meet university requirements for accreditation, including contact hours and learning assessments
• Will adapt existing toolkits for PLMCP to meet requirements
• Development of assignments and other assessment methods
• PLMCP will continue as 18-credit set of courses
• 5 day trainings will be 3-credit courses
• 3 day trainings will be 1.5 credit courses
Institutional partnership development
Institutional partnership development
• NALMA board has selected 2 priority regions for institutional partners in the short term:• Ontario• British Columbia
• Algoma University in Sault Ste Marie has been selected for Ontario region and curriculum development is underway• Goal: Level I at Algoma University in place May 2019
• We are in the early stages of finding a partner in BC
• We welcome your suggestions on potential partners
Criteria for institutional partners
• Enable First Nations to take PLMCP closer to home
• Criteria for institutional partners
• Strong relationship with Indigenous communities, cultures, knowledge
• Relatively large population of Indigenous students
• Strong support services for Indigenous learners
• Indigenous faculty
• Existing programming in land management or related programming
• Willingness/enthusiasm to partner with NALMA and deliver training
Nalma education and training policy
Nalma education and training policy
Policy has been designed to:
• Streamline training delivery and ensure consistency across NALMA training events and units
• Ensure consistency in decision-making
• Address on-going issues
• Provide clarity to NALMA board, staff and members
• Document current practices and procedures
• Answer questions for new staff and members
Education and training policy: highlights
• Addresses on-going issues such as “no shows”
• Provides clarity with respect to reimbursements (i.e. eligible and ineligible expenses, guidelines for reimbursements for meals and incidentals while away)
• Clarifies policies for sharing toolkits and other NALMA materials
• Confirms who access to NALMA training, costs to attend for others (i.e. consultants, lawyers, etc.)
• Documents PLMCP policies from PLMCP student handbook
• Communication is key!
Thank you!Questions or Comments?