Training & Support
Income Assistance
Our Income Assistance worker training, support and resources are designed for Income Assistance workers.
Learning is provided by facilitators delivering competency-based courses on how to help community members acquire funds to meet their basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter, and to access employment.
We actively engage Elder/Knowledge Keepers and honour their sacred teachings. We practice having an Elder/Knowledge Keeper present in each of our training deliveries to provide wisdom, guidance, and learner support.
Training Courses
- Support and training to individuals working in the management and operation of income assistance and social development determined based on the needs of the Income Assistance Regional Working Group.
Income Assistance Regional Working Group
Our working group is for:
- Social Development, Income Assistance, and Pre-Employment Support delegates/workers to share information on a quarterly basis regarding the On-Reserve Income Assistance Program. Themes related to best practices, professional development, programs impacting those we serve, and changes made to both federal and provincial IA programs will be shared.
Meetings include:
- Roundtable to share success and challenges and learn from one another.
- Best practices in on-reserve Income Assistance programs.
- Income Assistance training curriculum updates.
- Income Assistance worker training opportunities.
- Situations staff are encountering in their Nations, what is working well and the challenges they are facing.
- Updates on legislated labour law updates from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services (MSS), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and FSIN.
For more information contact:
- Learning Operations Consultant: Kayla Rosteski-Merasty, kayla@sfnfci.ca
- Learning Operations Coordinator: Misty Kay, misty@sfnfci.ca
