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Workplace Diversity Employment Office - Yukon First Nation Services

Programs for First Nation citizens

• First Nation Training Corps
• Temporary Assignments between First Nation and Yukon governments

• Who can access our services?
• What do we offer?
• Programs for First Nation citizens
• Special events

We work hard with Yukon First Nations and Yukon government departments to help meet Chapter 22 land claim obligations by finding training job opportunities for you.

• Facilitate training and professional development for Yukon First Nation people
• Assist Yukon First Nation citizens in finding and keeping employment within the Yukon public service

WDEO First Nation Services offers employment services to Yukon First Nation citizens. First Nation Training Corps positions are restricted to persons of Yukon First Nation aboriginal ancestry.

WDEO First Nation Services offers a variety of services for First Nation people looking for work in the Yukon government.

Hiring process information

We talk to you about how the hiring process works for jobs in the Yukon government. We explain “preferential hires”, “direct appointments”, temporary assignments” and other hiring methods. We help you access other hiring-related resources in the Yukon government.

Resume assistance

We help you develop and fine-tune your resume to help you land a Yukon government job.

Interview training and post-boards

We provide practical tips and support throughout the Yukon government interview process and post-interview debriefing.

Resume database

We maintain an inventory of resumes submitted by Yukon First Nation job seekers that we can provide to Yukon government departments.

Support services

We offer individual support for employees to adapt to a Yukon government work environment. (A culturally relevant support group, the Aboriginal Employees Forum, was launched in June 2007.)

Temporary assignment placement services

We encourage Yukon government employees to take temporary positions with First Nation governments and Yukon First Nation government employees to take temporary assignments with the Yukon government. Assignments help all employees gain valuable work experience as well as an understanding the organizational culture in different governments. Temporary assignments also build and enhance the self-government capacity of Yukon First Nation governments.

Staffing process public information sessions

The Public Service Commission’s Corporate Human Resource Services Branch provides staffing process information sessions for people who want to apply for a Yukon government job.

First Nation Training Corps

The First Nation Training Corps (FNTC) offers training opportunities in the Yukon government to Yukon First Nation people. There are FNTC positions in a variety of occupations at various levels in the Yukon public service.

FNTC provides on-the-job training and professional development in the Yukon public service. This may be supplemented with courses, workshops and conferences by the departments. Positions vary in length but most last from one to two years.

First Nation governments may request training for their citizens to fill anticipated vacancies in their government. This is on-the-job training that may be supplemented with courses, workshops and conferences.

The program also assists Yukon government departments with succession management by attracting Yukon First Nation people to the public service.

Temporary assignments

WDEO First Nation Services helps both Yukon government employees on temporary assignment with a First Nation government and First Nation government employees who come to the Yukon government on a temporary assignment.

Temporary assignments provide an opportunity for Yukon First Nation citizens and Yukon government employees to gain valuable work experience and expand their skill base. These assignments foster a mutual understanding of the workplace, and build and enhance the self-government capacity of Yukon First Nation governments.

Various Yukon First Nation governments host career fairs for youth during the school year. These fairs encourage aboriginal youth to explore career opportunities in the Yukon public service.

WDEO First Nation Services helps coordinate Yukon government departments participating in these career fairs and assists First Nation governments with planning the events.

Additional Information on WDEO First Nation Services

• Yukon First Nation Services Annual Activity Report - 2006-2007 [2296.82 KB ]
• Yukon First Nation Services Brochure [2716.70 KB ]

• Last Updated: 3/17/2009 |
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