Vale has donated more than $500,000 to Indspire to produce a teaching resource that will encourage First Nations students to enter careers in mining.
Formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Indspire will produce Careers in Mining, a series of teaching guides that will focus on roles such as miner, millwright, environmental engineer, geologist and mine engineer.
Components of the program, which was launched in 2010, include career profiles, education requirements, activities, work and life skills, and a video. Additionally, Aboriginal role models, paired with Aboriginal mining experts will visit classrooms.
“Vale and Indspire worked collaboratively to ensure both the video and the curriculum were reflective of the industry and relevant to the audience,” sad Erin Satterthwaite, director of communications and community investment for Vale's Base Metals division, in a news release. “We wanted to promote Aboriginal awareness of opportunities in the mining sector and the message needed to be delivered by Aboriginal role models.”
The program has been employed in Ontario, Manitoba, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and British Columbia.
“Our partnership with Vale is invaluable; together we are providing Aboriginal high school students with a unique opportunity to see what their future could be if they pursue a career in the mining industry,” Indspire president and CEO Roberta Jamison said in the release.
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