ABOUT US
Tribal Chiefs Employment and Training Services Association (TCETSA) is an award-winning organization, rated optimal by Employment Social Development Canada (ESDC), that serves Indigenous people and all Albertans.
For Over 20 Years, We Have Connected People To Meaningful Careers And Skill Development Opportunities That Meet Employers’ Needs
OUR APPROACH IS UNIQUE
We combine Indigenous and Western perspectives to achieve our vision of meaningfully employed people and economically empowered communities.
Our Clients And Partners Are Job Seekers, Employers, Governments, And Educational Institutions
VISION
Meaningfully employed people and economically empowered communities.
MISSION
To be the premier Indigenous-run organization offering future-focused employment and training services to our people and all Albertans.
FIVE CORE VALUES
Impact
Empathy
Empowerment
Reconciliation
Collaboration
Our T.R.E.A.T.Y Model
TCETSA focuses on the T.R.E.A.T.Y Model, an award-winning integrated service delivery model that focuses on solutions to fostering Indigenous community development. There is an untapped supply of a younger First Nations workforce. With a coordinated client assessment process, retraining, employment transition support to off-reserve jobs, and access to meaningful employment, we provide employers with workers to help meet the region’s future workforce needs.
The six components of ourTreaty Model include
- T – The Supply of First Nations Workforce
- R – Retrain
- E – Employment and Educational Transitional Support
- A – Access Meaningful Employment
- T – Training Leading to Retention
- Y – Your Success
INDIGENOUS SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AGREEMENT HOLDER
Founded by Tribal Chiefs Ventures (TCV) Inc. in 2000, TCETSA is a federal ISET (Indigenous Skills &Employment Training) agreement holder for our six TCV First Nationslocated in Treaty 6, Northeast Alberta.
In addition to managing the ISET Agreement, TCETSA has a broader mandate to support TCV Nations on all employment and training matters, to provide information and advisory services to employers and partners, and to design future-focused initiatives that reach more people and complement the ISET program.
OUR NATIONS
Beaver Lake Cree Nation
Cold Lake First Nations
Frog Lake First Nation
Heart Lake First Nation
Kehewin Cree Nation
Whitefish Lake First Nation
DAYCARE CENTRES
To further support employment and training within our communities, we offer childcare services atour I.S.E.T. Sub-Agreement Holders Daycare Centre locations.
2022-2024 PROJECTS
- INDIGICONNECT
- TEAMS ALBERTA
- DRIVERS INITIATIVE
- TINY HOME PROJECT
- XPRESSIONS ART AND DESIGN
SPECIAL PROJECTS
- BOMA Partnership (Career Pathways inCommercial Real Estate Training)
- Graphic Design
- SPF Funding – Community-Based Environmental Monitoring
- First Nations Labour Market Survey
- TCETSA Job Fair
- Golf Tournament
- UAE Partnership
- SSW Training
- YEG Training
