Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

Aboriginal college in British Columbia, Canada

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Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
Motto	Sharing Knowledge - Preparing Leaders
Type	Public
Established	1983
Academic affiliations	CICan, CCAA
Chairperson	Lennard Joe
President	Ken Tourand
Students	933
Location	Merritt, British Columbia, Burnaby, British Columbia
Campus	Multiple sites
Colours	Red & green
Website	nvit.ca

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) is the only public Indigenous post-secondary institution in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. It started in 1983.

History

NVIT is British Columbia's Aboriginal public post-secondary institute. NVIT was formed as a private institute in 1983 by the First Nations bands of Coldwater, Nooaitch, Shackan, Upper Nicola and Lower Nicola. NVIT was designated as a Provincial Institute under the British Columbia College and Institute Act in 1995. NVIT spent years in the downtown core of Merritt, British Columbia. The Eagles Perch campus opened in 2002.

NVIT is a member of the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA), which was created in 2003 to represent and work on behalf of Aboriginal controlled adult and post-secondary education institutes in British Columbia.

Campus

The Merritt Campus is at 4155 Belshaw Street Merritt, British Columbia V1K 1R1. The Vancouver campus is at 200-4355 Mathissi Place, Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4S8.

Cybersecurity

A ransomware cybersecurity incident in December 2019 wiped out most of NVIT's technology systems.

Programs

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NVIT programs and courses are accredited within the province of British Columbia.

Aboriginal Community and Health Development
Aboriginal Community Economic Development
Aboriginal Early Childhood Education (Merritt only)
Academic and Indigenous Studies (University Transfer)
Access to Practical Nursing
Administrative Studies (Merritt only)
Bridging to Trades
College Readiness (Merritt and Vancouver Campus)
Community Education
Information Technology
Health Care Assistant
Law Enforcement Preparatory Program (Merritt only)
Natural Resource Technology (Merritt only)
Social Work

References

James, Paul. "Nicola Valley Institute of Technology gets family-friendly investment". Radio NL - Kamloops News. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association
"Ransomware Cyberattack at NVIT" (PDF). University of Victoria. 13 December 2019.
"How NVIT turned a cyberattack into an opportunity". Compugen. 2020.

External links

Official website

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