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ᖃᓂᖕᖏᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓯᒍᕕᑦ , ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑏᑦ ᐊᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑖᕐᕕᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑭᑕᐅᒐᔭᕐᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᓚᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᕐᕋᒥᓂ . ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎ ᐃᓱᐊᕆᔭᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓗᓂ , ᐱᓇᓱᒌᕈᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᐃᓐᓇᕿᓕᕈᓂᓪᓗᓃᑦ .
ᐊᕐᕌᒎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖅ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ , ᐃᓄᓐᒪᕇᑦ ᖃᓂᖕᖏᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᓯᔨᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᓯᒍᓐᓇᓲᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᒋᓚᖓᔭᒥᓂᒃ .
“ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓇᓲᖑᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᓗᒍ .” ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᓖᓴ ᒥᐊᓱ , ᑐᑭᒧᐊᑦᑎᓯᔨ ᐃᓄᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᕐᓂᓗ . “ ᓇᔪᕐᑕᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᐅᒥᑎᑦᓯᓯᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ .
ᑰᑦᔪᐊᒥ , ᔨᐊᓯᑲ ᓂᖏᐅᕈᕕᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᓴᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᓇᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᐊᑦᔨᒐᓚᖓᓂᑦ “ ᐱᔭᕇᓚᐅᔪᕗᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒐᓂ 2013-ᒥ , ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᖕᖕᒎᒪᑦᓯᓚᐅᔪᖓ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᒍᓯᕐᑖᓚᖓᒍᒪ ᓯᑯᑦᓴᔭᒥᒃ .” ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᔨᐊᓯᑲ .
2014-ᒥ , ᔨᐊᓯᑲ ᐊᑌᓐᓇᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ . “ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᖓ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ , ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᔭᕐᓯᒪᖕᖏᓚᖓ ᐱᔭᕇᒍᑎᒋᒐᔭᕐᑕᕋᓂᑦ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᓂ .” ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᔨᐊᓯᑲ .
ᔨᐊᓯᑲ ᑐᑭᑖᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᖃᓂᖕᖏᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᑎᒍᑦ “ ᑐᓂᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᖁᑎᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑕᑎᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒌᕐᓱᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᓱᑦᓱᓂ ᐱᒐᓱᐊᕐᓇᑐᕋᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ . ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᓯᐊᕐᓇᓚᐅᔪ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᒃᑯ ᐋᑉᐳᙰᔭᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᑎᒃ ᓯᑯᑦᓴᔭᖅ ᙯᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ ,” ᐅᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᔨᐊᓯᑲ ᖁᖓᑦᓱᓂ .
ᖃᑕᖕᖑᑎᖓ ᓄᔭᓕᕆᕕᖃᕐᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᒥ . ᔨᐊᓯᑲ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᓚᕿᕗᖅ ᓄᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ . •
Jessica Ningiuruvik ᔨᐊᓯᑲ ᓂᖏᐅᕈᕕᒃ
Many Nunavik adults enter the workforce without having completed their secondary studies . In most cases , they are only one or two courses away from getting their diploma . Their professional , personal or family responsibilities prevent them from attending courses during the daytime .
Distance Education is the ideal solution for anyone in this situation . The program is offered everywhere in Nunavik , by the Kativik School Board Adult Education and Vocational Training department .
“ This was really a perfect formula for me ,” says Nauya Vidhal . “ I am working full-time as a receptionist . I really wanted to get my secondary studies diploma so that I could enrol in a vocational program to become a make-up artist . And I could not afford to stop working while studying .”
Nauya was missing only one course to complete her secondary studies . She took her Inuttituut exam this spring and received her diploma from the Ministry of Education during the first week of August 2016 .
Nauya has no regrets . “ Not having your secondary studies diploma is such an obstacle when you become interested in a specific career or want to study something in particular ,” she reflects .
For Nauya , vocational training is just a first step . She would like to go to college . “ The way I see it ,” she says , “ the most education you get , the more cards you have up your sleeve .”
When enrolling in the Distance Education program , each student receives the course ’ s material by mail , at home . The students complete the course at their own pace , after work or during their free time .
For more than two years now , adults studying at a distance have also been offered the possibility to meet with teachers in their community .
“ Sometimes , it ’ s necessary to get help in person ,” says Lisa Mesher , Director of the Adult Education and Vocational Training department . “ This on-site support has really enhanced our Distance Education program .”
In Kuujjuaq , Jessica Ningiuruvik has a story similar to Nauya ’ s . “ I finished high school in 2013 , but was missing one course to get my diploma ,” she says .
In 2014 , Jessica was working full-time as an administrative technician with the Kativik Regional Government . “ Because of my job , I could not take courses during the day to complete my secondary studies ,” she says .
Jessica decided to try the distance education program offered by KSB . “ You need to be committed to completing your courses because studying after work is demanding . But it was so rewarding to complete my science course and to finally receive my secondary studies diploma ,” she says , smiling .
Inspired by her cousin who owned a hair salon in Kuujjuaq , Jessica would now like to study hairdressing . •
© Jade Duchesneau-Bernier
Cet article est publié en collaboration avec la Commission scolaire Kativik ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᐃᑎᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓂᑦ This article is published in collaboration with Kativik School Board
26 KANGUQ Hiver / Winter 2017