The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) is a policy and advocacy organization that represents and works on behalf of First Nations in British Columbia. FNESC has a mandate to support First Nations students and advance First Nations education in BC.

News

    • FNESC invites you to the upcoming BC Specific First Nation School Capital Funding Model Meeting. Registration is open. Go to event page
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    • FNESC invites you to the upcoming Regional Sessions. Registration is now open. Go to event page

    • New legislation recognizes work of First Nations post-secondary institutes. The work of First Nations to provide post-secondary education to their communities will be supported by ongoing funding provided under new legislation, reflecting the integral role of First Nations-mandated post-secondary institutes as a key pillar of B.C.’s post-secondary education system. Learn more…

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The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) was founded in 1992 by participants at a provincial First Nations education conference at the Vancouver Friendship Centre. That visionary group of people determined the need for a First Nations-controlled collective organization focused on advancing quality education for all First Nations learners.

Learn more about FNESC.

The BC Tripartite Education Agreement: Supporting First Nation Student Success (BCTEA) has been signed, resulting in important and positive changes for First Nations education in British Columbia.

Learn more about BCTEA.

The School Act Amendments Resource is a compilation of key sections of the School Amendment Act (2023), and supporting ministerial orders, ministerial regulation and provincial policy that address a number of commitments made by the Ministry of Education and Child Care in the BC Tripartite Education Agreement and in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan.

Learn more about the School Act Amendments.

Quick Links

    • FNESC Membership is open to BC First Nations (Bands).  Each First Nation is eligible to have one representative on the FNESC Board. Contact FNESC at 1-877-422-3672 regarding membership questions or updates or see details on our Membership Page.

Did You Know?

Each year FNESC holds a series of community meetings called Regional Sessions to report on our activities and to seek input from First Nations on a wide range of education issues.