Aboriginal Ecotourism Field School
The Native Education College (NEC) and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) offer an Aboriginal EcoTourism Field School in community and outdoor settings. The field school is an intensive three-week live-in experience that provides hands-on experience in environmental tourism, heritage interpretation and business planning. It is ideal as an introduction to Aboriginal tourism experiences and for mature students who are interested in starting an Aboriginal tourism operation.
This field school provides an effective combination of practical and theoretical skills and knowledge - designed for those interested in an introductory experience in outdoor guiding, cultural interpretation, wildlife guardianship and Aboriginal tourism business development. The program can be adapted to both water and land based ecotourism businesses or cultural interpretation. Students will work with a local community on the feasibility of traditional Aboriginal tourism businesses, including wildlife interpretation and Aboriginal cultural interpretation.
Aboriginal Ecotourism Field School Program Content
TSM 115 Aboriginal Interpretation Field Experience
TSM 116 Ecotourism Field Experience BCIT Aboriginal Venture Program (condensed
format)
Course Descriptions
See TSM course descriptions under the Aboriginal
Tourism Operations program.
BCIT Aboriginal Venture Program (condensed format)
The Aboriginal Venture program at BCIT is a 12 week business planning program.
An introduction to business planning that is incorporated into the field school
includes topics such as market analysis, business plan, business licenses and
financing.
For further information on current programs or to discuss offering the program in your community please contact :
Associate Dean of Educational Outreach
Native Education College
285 East 5th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Telephone: (604) 873-3772 Ext. 321
Facsimile: (604) 873-9152
Email: outreach@necvancouver.org
