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Advancing Indigenous Management - Energy Sector Program (AIM-ES) was designed and developed in 2021, in partnership with the Indian Resource Council (IRC), National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development (NCIED), and Gustavson School of Business(GSB) at the University of Victoria.

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Advancing Indigenous Management - Energy Sector (AIM-ES)

Program Overview

The Advancing Indigenous Management - Energy Sector Program (AIM-ES) is an opportunity for individuals to refresh and revitalize their practices as a key employee of an oil and gas organization in BC or AB. Participants will come away with important tools to enhance their organization’s impact in their community. Individuals will professionalize their approach to Indigenous management and economic development while gaining the skills they need to serve their communities with confidence. The program includes 8 modules and will be delivered over the duration of four months beginning this December,2021. The University of Victoria will be delivering these courses to participants through a blended in person and online delivery model.

Program Highlights

  • Class size - 25 Indigenous participants


  • Enrollment for I-Manager - TBA


  • 4 Month Program


  • Mentorship and Coaching


  • Specialized - Tailored to your specific Entrepreneur goals.


Below outlines the course curriculum for the I-Manager program.  

AIM-ES Curriculum

Module 1 - Introduction

  • Economic Opportunities 
  • Business Modelling

Module 2 - Communication

  • Communicating for Success 
  • Presentation Skills

Module 3 - Resource Industry

  • Getting to Know the Resource Industry  
  • Industry Specialist Guest Speaker, Mentor and Networking Event

Module 4 - Budgeting & Financials

  • Budgeting
  • Financials

Module 5 - Leadership

  • Leadership - Leading Self & Others

Module 6 - Project Management

  • Project Management

Module 7 - Law

  • Business Law
  • Managing Contracts 
  • Suppliers
  • Business Writing

Module 8 - Projects Presentations

  • Final Presentations

AIM-ES Outcome

Enhance

Enhance the capacity of Indigenous communities to capitalize on business opportunities.

Facilitate

Facilitate access of Indigenous communities and/ or organizations to information, tools and/or resources that support business, employment and training opportunities.

Support

Support community and regional engagement regarding economic participation in energy infrastructure projects.

AIM-ES Program Application

Click here to fill out an application to the AIM-ES program.

Apply now

AIM-ES TEAM

Brent Mainprize

Barbara Bonnough

Barbara Bonnough

Dr. Brent Mainprize, MBA, PhD, is an award-winning professor at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business where he teaches entrepreneurship and Indigenous economic development. Brent has over 17 years' experience as an entrepreneurship educator, academic, and facilitator of economic change in Indigenous communities. 

Barbara Bonnough

Barbara Bonnough

Barbara Bonnough

Barbara began her career in tourism and hospitality, and studied Hospitality Management at Vancouver Island University. She has held positions in major hotels, resorts and country clubs in Canada and the US, primarily in Event Management. For the past 10 years she has held positions as a program and event manager for training companies in BC and Alberta. Barbara has successfully led onsite training programs in remote Indigenous communities across Canada in industries from tourism training, to heavy equipment operator training, to entrepreneurship training. She has also managed several of the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneur (ACE) programs, Empowering Aboriginal Generation of Leaders and Entrepreneurs (EAGLE) programs under UVic Executive Programs, and the new I-Manager - Energy Sector program under NCIED. Barbara is a highly effective grant writer, having generated successful applications for over $5M in funding for various training programs.

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