Events
WIL Coffee-and-Learn: Engaging Indigenous Student Talent for a Strong Future: Indigenous Intern Leadership Program
Nov 12, 2025 09:00 AM
to
10:30 AM
Building 255 Room 205
Registration Deadline: Nov 12, 2025 01:47 PM
Dear VIU Faculty and Staff,
That time of year has come again, and CEWIL (our national organization for WIL) has put together some amazing webinars on a variety of career and WIL-related topics. We will be hosting 6 viewing parties with coffee and snacks in Building 255, Rm 205 over September, October, and November. See below for a description of the workshop topic:
This session will outline an innovative future-focused Indigenous Intern Leadership Program (IILP), a joint initiative of the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN), the Business Council of BC (BCBC) and Vancouver Island University (VIU) in partnership with Okanagan College (OC).
The IILP is designed to facilitate the successful transition of Indigenous graduates into the workforce. This initiative strategically matches Indigenous professionals with a wide range of employers for at least a two-year paid internship.? The program aims to foster the creation of a supportive community for the intern with a network of mentors and peers, professional growth and leadership development, and career resources and skills training. Indigenous intern stories, lessons learned, and a scale-able program model will be shared.