About NITEP

Join the growing number of Indigenous leaders in education who are transforming schools, organizations, and communities through Indigenous ways of knowing.

The Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP) at UBC is a five-year concurrent program. Students and alumni are using their NITEP education to advance Indigenous educational priorities in classrooms, schools, organizations, and communities. NITEP features the following:

  • Bachelor of Education Degree with an Indigenous specialization
  • Holistic support that nurtures identity, belonging, and wellbeing.
  • A cohort model that creates community and support amongst NITEP students
  • Courses and curricula enhanced through Indigenous perspectives including local Elders & knowledge keepers
  • Support from Indigenous mentors and educators
  • A traditional program with contemporary values that exemplifies how Indigeneity can be interwoven within mainstream post-secondary education