Province recognizes Yellowquill education degrees

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The province will start recognizing education degrees from Yellowquill University College in 2025.

Graduates of the post-secondary institute’s bachelor of education program will soon be certified to teach in every school across the province, in addition to being accredited to work on reserves.

“We know there’s a shortage of Indigenous educators across the province – specifically, in the north – and we need to educate more Indigenous folks, and it seemed, frankly, like a very easy thing to do to help an institution be even more successful,” Advanced Education and Training Minister Renée Cable said.

Yellowquill was established by the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council in 1984. The student population is made up mostly of Indigenous students, although non-Indigenous students can enroll.

A total of 134 teacher candidates — nine of whom are expected to graduate next year — are registered across all years of the bachelor program at present.

The Manitoba government said in a news release it will continue to work with Yellowquill to recognize other programs at the institution and has provided a one-time $250,000 administrative grant.

The University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, Université de Saint-Boniface, Brandon University and University College of the North all offer certified education programs.