SCHOOLNET YOUTH PROGRAM INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FALL WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM 2006/2007

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1 SCHOOLNET YOUTH PROGRAM INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FALL WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM 2006/2007 FNSA is able to access funding through Industry Canada to provide support for technology student work placement opportunities for fortyeight First Nations students within twenty-four BC First Nation communities. In order to be eligible; The First Nations Community must: 1. Recruit for the fall work placement position in a fair, open and arm s length manner; 2. Be able to offer a First Nations student a twelve week work placement within the First Nations community (i.e. the school, the Band office) which has a focus on Information Communications Technology; 3. Be able to offer the fall student work placement appropriate supervision, mentorship and support during the placement; 4. Submit a completed copy of the Profile Information Form (PIF) for the successful student which provides proof of the youth s education status and age. 5. Assist the student in the completion of a Computing Fundamentals course (provided by FNESC), which will require 5-6 hours a week of student time. 6. Submit details of youth salary expenses and a final report including youth feedback.

Recruit for the fall work placement position in a fair, open and arm s length manner; 2. Be able to offer a First Nations student a twelve week work placement within the First Nations community (i.e. the school, the Band office) which has a focus on Information Communications Technology; 3.

2 The First Nations Student must: 1. Be between the ages of fifteen and thirty years (inclusive); 2. Be living on reserve; 3. Be suitably qualified (have experience or an interest in Information Communications Technology) 4. Be in secondary or post-secondary programs or be intending to return to school full-time after the work placement; 5. Be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident. 6. Be legally entitled to work according to relevant legislation; 7. Not be in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI) benefits; 8. Be willing to participate in national video/tele/web conferencing opportunities during and at the completion of the program. 9. Participate in the online Computing Fundamentals course unless they successfully challenge the course through a benchmarking assessment tool. 10. Assist FN SchoolNet in the gathering of community and school technology data as required. Program Guidelines The SchoolNet Youth Program will provide First Nations Communities with the funding to employ two students for a period of twelve weeks over the fall and winter. We request two students so that there is a "buddy" to increase the capacity of the community. The program must commence no later than Oct 16 th and must be completed by January 31st We require proposal applications for this ICT fall work experience opportunity immediately. If your community is interested, please complete the attached form and return to the SchoolNet office by Monday, September The proposals will be reviewed by staff and/or members of the FNSA board and successful proponents will be advised immediately. Students will also be required to complete a Computer Basics course called "Internet and Computer Core" that will be an online course provided by FNESC. The students will likely need to attend twice weekly this online course and complete the homework. If they are well versed in computers, they can challenge the course through a benchmarking assessment that they will take prior to the course start date. The course will start the week of Oct 16 th and end January 31 st, As we are only able to support 24 communities there will be due consideration for fair regional representation. Eligible Costs The First Nations community can pay the student placement on a salary scale between $10 and $13 per hour for up to 40 hours per week. In addition, communities will be provided with an additional 20% per hour to be used to cover other costs such as Canadian Pension Plan and Employment insurance contributions. This 20% is for employment related costs only. Total Eligible Cost per student is $ % CPP/EI = $7488

Be in secondary or post-secondary programs or be intending to return to school full-time after the work placement; 5. Be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident. 6.

3 2006/2007 SchoolNet Fall Work Experience Program Proposal Template 1. General Information: Name of First Nations Band/School: Contact Person: Mailing Address: Telephone: City: Fax: Province: Postal Code: Alternate 2. Program Information: a) Details of potential work placement (including work duties): Employer Job Title Work Duties

Address: Telephone: City: Fax: Province: Postal Code: Email: Alternate Email: 2.

4 b) Outline of supervision, support and mentorship which will be offered to the summer work placement position: c) How will the position be recruited? d) Start and end dates of project (not to exceed 12 weeks and not to go past January 31st 2006) Requested start is the week of October 16 th, Start Date: (MM/DD/YY) End Date: (MM/DD/YY) e) Projected outcomes/results to be achieved:

d) Start and end dates of project (not to exceed 12 weeks and not to go past January 31st 2006)

5 f) Please complete budget A. Number of Weeks to work (up to 12) B. Number of hours per week C. Hourly Wage Rate to be offered (up to $13) D. Employment Expenses (Ax B x C x 20%) TOTAL (A+B+C+D) $ Proposal Deadline is Monday, September 18th, 2006; by 4:30 p.m. Please submit to: First Nations Education Steering Committee # Park Royal South, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2 Fax: (604) or to fall-youth@fnesc.ca

Employment Expenses (Ax B x C x 20%) TOTAL (A+B+C+D) $ Proposal Deadline is Monday, September 18th, 2006;

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