Indigenous Cultural Competency Training (ICCT)
The OFIFC’s Indigenous Cultural Competency Training (ICCT) program enables participants to build skills, knowledge, attitudes and values essential to fostering positive and productive relationships with Indigenous people.
The ICCT program is delivered over four cycles that build upon one another:
Cycle 1
introduces the most relevant information needed to better serve and support Indigenous people across all sectors. Participants gain a foundational knowledge that will help them begin enhancing their relationships with Indigenous peoples.
Cycle 2
continues the learning of Cycle 1 by introducing participants to the relevant contemporary issues and frameworks that have had an impact on Indigenous people and communities.
Cycle 3
provides a more in-depth look at treaties, sovereignty and the importance of understanding and respecting self-governance and Indigenous ways of knowing and doing.
Cycle 4
provides a comprehensive culture-based framework for participants to create an organizational vision for reconciliation and an action plan for developing cultural competency. This training program targets frontline workers, middle management, senior management and governance levels.