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Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Culture Decolonization Education Indigenous Peoples
Geographic scope:	Local
Country of activity:	Canada
Mission statement:	The Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council (IAESC) is an independent and arm’s length Indigenous governed and controlled organization known as “the Council” in regulation under the Indigenous Institutes Act, 2017 (Ontario, Canada). Act acknowledges the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in its preamble. It recognizes the right of Indigenous peoples to establish and control their education systems and institutions by providing education in their own languages, and a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning. The model for the Indigenous Institutes pillar introduced in this legislation is the first of its kind in the world, transferring regulation of higher education to Indigenous communities. Embodying this model of independence, IAESC is a non-political Indigenous organization incorporated under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. As the recognized Council, IAESC performs the following functions: - Recommending Indigenous Institutes to the Government of Ontario for regular and ongoing funding; - Overseeing the quality assurance board, standards and benchmarks for Indigenous Institutes to grant certificates, diplomas and degrees; - Maintaining standards regarding the interests of students; and, - Approving Indigenous Institutes to use the term “university” based on criteria in Minister’s regulation, agreed to by the Council. IAESC is committed to working with Indigenous Institutes and communities to promote the revitalization of Indigenous languages, cultures, and knowledge through credible and high-quality processes. Our mandate directly responds to several of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, including numbers 10, 14 and 16.
Year established:	2018
Year of registration:	2018
Organizational structure:	The Indigenous Advanced Education and Skills Council (IAESC) is led by 3 founding volunteer Indigenous Board of Directors and supported by Chair and Executive Director; who also serve as Directors of the non-profit corporation. IAESC has established a Committee will be known as the Indigenous Institutes Quality Assessment Board (IIQAB) or IAESC’s Quality Assurance Board whose mandate is to make recommendations to the Council with respect to the quality assurance process, standards and benchmarks, applications from Indigenous Institutes to grant credentials and other related matters.
Number and type of members:	3 volunteer Board members, 1 Chair and Executive Director 3 Directors 12 staff
Funding structure:	Grants from Governments

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