2014-15 Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnership Program
Proposal Template (includes proportion of points that will be allocated to that section during review.)
IMPORTANT: Proposals lacking mandatory requirements will not be screened in for review.
Section 1
Program Contacts
and Signatures
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Front
Cover Page and
Title
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MANDATORY
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Section 2
Partnerships
See Section 2B of
the guide.
P.1-3
30% of review
points
Institution and
Community
Partnership
Engagement,
and
Agreements,
other Partners
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Section 3
Program Details
P.4
Program
Location
P.4
Need for
Program
See Section 2C and
4 of the guide.
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Program
Delivery /
Supports
40% of review
points
P. 47
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Credentials,
Accreditation
and Laddering
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Provide proposal title, and date and contact information for the publicpost secondary institution and the community partners.
Applications must be signed by the President or Vice President of the
public institution and the Aboriginal community Chief/Chief Councillor or
delegates.
Describe the partnership between the Aboriginal community /
Communities and the BC Public Post-Secondary Institution.
Provide a summary of the engagement process, including what was done,
when, and where.
Provide a letter of support from the Aboriginal community / communities.
Describe how leading practices in partnership development and
Aboriginal engagement have been used.
Describe the reciprocal benefits of the project.
Indicate which local Aboriginal post-secondary institute(s) (e.g. IAHLA
members) are involved in the program, or explain why this is not possible.
Indicate which local ASETS Partner(s) is involved in the program, or
explain why this is not possible.
Describe the involvement of First Nations Education, Training,
Employment and Social Development Departments, or explain why this is
not possible.
Indicate which Aboriginal community the program will be delivered in /
provide rationale if the program will not be delivered in the community.
Identify if the Aboriginal Community partner is a first-time applicant.
Indicate the distance to the closest public post-secondary institution.
Provide documented evidence of local job opportunities and labour
market demand for the program, e.g. community feasibility research and
analyses, or community development plans or a description of planning
that is underway.
Describe how the program will meet the community’s identified need(s).
Describe training and/or further education outcomes leading to
employment and anticipated employment outcomes.
Briefly describe the method of community-based program delivery (faceto-face or via online blended-delivery within an Aboriginal community).
Describe the components of the program in detail. Include program
content, course descriptions, start and end dates of program modules and
overall program start and end dates.
Indicate the student supports that will be provided by the public
institution and by the community.
Describe the integration of cultural supports into the program.
Describe protocols and policies for protection of Indigenous knowledge.
List which certificates/diplomas and provincially recognized industry
credentials are being sought. Identify the public institutions(s) to which
they transfer.
Indicate course/program laddering and/or job/employment pathway.
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2014-15 Aboriginal Community-Based Delivery Partnership Program
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P.8
Minimum
Number of
Participants
P.8
Participant
Recruitment
Plan
Section 4
Participants
See Sections 2D
and 3 of the guide.
10% of review
points
P.910
Entrance
Requirements
for Enrolment /
Preparation
and Readiness.
Identify the total minimum total number of students based on the budget
request.
 Identify how many of these participants will be LMA eligible (see
Definitions section below).
Note: this information will be used to determine costs per student and
contract targets.
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Describe the steps that will be taken to market the program and recruit
participants.
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Describe participant assessment process (es) clearly including methods,
sources and leading practices in Aboriginal learner assessment.
Describe how you will ensure learner readiness.
Describe interventions that will be used to ensure learner retention and
success.
Provide an outline of Individual Learning or Training Plans to be used.
Describe other student requirements, including work gear, clothing,
immunization, etc.
Provide a breakdown of the community and public institution roles and
responsibilities for reporting.
Provide the names or titles of the people who will be doing the reporting
at the public institution and at the Aboriginal community.
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Section 6
P.10
Responsibilities
Reporting and
Budget
See Section 6 of the
guide.
20% of review
points
Section 7
Agreements
This section must be
included in order for
the program to be
funded.
Budget
(Budget
template /
Excel hyperlink
provided in
Appendix A)
Partnership
Agreements
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Use Budget Template provided in Appendix A.
Provide sufficient budget detail.
Ensure that administration costs up to 10% of the budget request are
broken out and are not duplicated in other administrative charges.
Indicate in-kind and other funding contributions from partners.
Provide evidence of reasonable costs, e.g. estimates from vendors.
Mitigate potential duplication of costs.
Attach copies of signed partnership agreements between Aboriginal
Community/Organizations and Public Post-Secondary Institutions. These
must be signed and dated by parties’ delegated authorities.
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