The positive growth at the Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute is a direct result of the support provided by the educators, leadership, partners, funding agencies, students and alumni. The key is communications and consultations through the following activities:

Career Fairs

• Webequie First Nations 12th Annual Career Fair, May 23, 2007
• Fort William First Nation Health Fair, July 11, 2007
• Cambrian College Open House, Sudbury, November 17, 2007
• Moose Factory Annual Career Fair, February, 2008
• Moosonee Annual Career Fair, February, 2008

Community Visits

Meeting with the educators, leadership and prospective students helps OSHKI to provide relevant and required programming that helps meets the learning needs in the in the communities.

• Weagamow lake First Nation, May 2007
• Cat Lake First Nation, September 2007
• Sandy Lake First Nation, September 2007
• Pikangikum First Nation, November 2007
• Deer Lake First Nation, February, 2008
• Sandy Lake First Nation, March 2008
• Keewaywin First Nation, March 2008
• Long Lake #58 First Nation, March 2008
• Ginoogaming First Nation, March 2008
• Pikangikum First Nation, March 2008
• Wunnumin Lake, March 2008
• Kingfisher Lake, March 2008
• Mattagami First Nation, March 2008
• Matachewan First Nation, March 2008
• Wahgoshig First Nation, March 2008

More visits are planned in the coming year.

Conferences

• Regional Career & Job Fair at Lakehead University, May 2007
• All Ontario Chiefs Conference, Pelican Falls First Nations High School, Sioux Lookout, June, 2007
• Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Keewaywin Conference, Aroland FN, August, 2007
• Association of Canadian Community Colleges’ Conference on Strategies for Aboriginal Learners in Rural and Remote Settings, Timmins, October 26, 2007
• Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Chiefs Assembly on the Northern Table, Timmins, November 15, 2007
• Chiefs of Ontario 2nd Annual Education Conference, November 21 & 22, 2007
• Sioux Lookout District Chiefs Meeting, January 22 &23, 2008
• Keewaytinook Okimakanak’s Women in leadership Video Conference, January 28, 2008
• Matawa Education Conference, March 2008
• Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Winter Chiefs, March 2008
• Sioux Lookout Health Directors Meeting, March 2008
• Keewaytinook Okimakanak Tribal Council Visit, March 2008

Newsletter

Regular features on an array of topics that include student success stories, profiles of staff, students and instructors, current and new programs, program offerings, admissions requirements are covered in OSHKI’s newsletter that is issued on a quarterly basis. The newsletters will continue in the coming year.

Program Calendar

A user friendly program calendar that assists prospective students during the admissions process is widely distributed to each community and education authority in Nishnawbe Aski Nation as well as regional and NAN related organizations. Copies are distributed at all public functions that OSHKI attends. As one of the primary resource and communication tools, information on our various partners is also included.

Public Relations/Media Events/Web Casts

Keeping the public at large informed of the institutional and programming activity is an ongoing priority. Media Advisories are issued and Press Conferences are held for significant activity like the:

• Graduation Ceremony, September 2007 – Media Advisory and Web Cast
• Partnership Agreement Renewal Virtual Signing Ceremony through a Web Cast
• Teaching Radiography at a Distance, November 2007 - Project Launch and Web Cast