Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) is the only publicIndigenous post-secondary institution[3] in the Canadian province ofBritish Columbia,Canada. It started in 1983.[4] As B.C.’s only Indigenous-led public post-secondary institution — founded by the five First Nations of the Nicola Valley and fully governed by a First Nations board of governors — NVIT has a mandate to provide post-secondary education and support services to Indigenous students across British Columbia.[5]
NVIT is British Columbia's Aboriginal public post-secondary institute. NVIT was formed as a private institute in 1983 by theFirst Nations bands of Coldwater, Nooaitch, Shackan, Upper Nicola and Lower Nicola. NVIT was designated as a Provincial Institute under the British Columbia College and Institute Act in 1995. NVIT spent years in the downtown core of Merritt, British Columbia. The Eagles Perch campus opened in 2002.
NVIT is a member of the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA), which was created in 2003 to represent and work on behalf of Aboriginal controlled adult and post-secondary education institutes in British Columbia.[6]
Due to its work with Northern BC First Nations, including the Wit'suwit'in,[7] Nisga'a,[8] and Lake Babine First Nation,[9] has explored a Northern campus.[10][11] In 2019 the province of BC provided $2.7 million for Indigenous teacher education.[12][13] In 2022 NVIT received $3.4 million in funding for mobile training units devoted to healthcare and Information Technology education.[14]
NVIT terminated CFO Ernie Gran in September 2023.[15] CEO Ken Tourand was terminated August 14, 2024.[16]
The Vancouver campus is at 200-4355 Mathissi Place,Burnaby,British Columbia V5G 4S8. In 2022 BC announced $2.5 million in funding for a new Vancouver campus.[18]
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