Learn about the Joint Education Action Plan for Yukon First Nations students

The Joint Education Action Plan (JEAP) 2014–24 is a 10-year agreement that resulted from a Tripartite Education Partnership agreement between:

• Government of Yukon;
• Government of Canada;
• all 14 Yukon First Nations governments; and
• the Council of Yukon First Nations.

The plan focuses on ways to improve educational outcomes for First Nations students in the Yukon.

The action plan initiatives include:

• mandatory Yukon First Nations cultural awareness training for Department of Education staff, including those who work in schools;
• mandatory completion of the First Nations 101 course at Yukon College as a condition of hire at the college and the Council of Yukon First Nations;
• re-establishment of the First Nations Education Commission;
• development and implementation of Cultural Inclusion Standards for all Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools;
• more support for Yukon First Nations languages;
• development of tools to support cultural inclusion in schools; and
• development of protocols and policies for engaging with Yukon First Nations on key issues about education and matters that affect First Nations students.