About AJURISARVIK
This program is entirely funded by the Kativik Regional Government
AJURISARVIK
is therefore a simulated business that sells Inuit Art.
The simulated transactions generated by our sales activities allow AJURISARVIK participants to practice the skills necessary to perform the various roles necessary for the smooth running of a company’s day-to-day operations, without any fear of making mistakes.
AJURISARVIK is part of the Canadian Practice Enteprise Network (CPEN) and of the Practice Enterprise Network Worldwide (PENWorldwide) which allows inter-company transactions and benefits from the services of more than 7000 other practice enterprises, as well as participants to interact with participants from all over the world.
Team
ISABELLE PICARD
Senior Manager of Inuit Services
Responsible of the development and supervision of the overall services and programs for the Inuit clientele at PS Jeunesse.
ALEASHIA ECHALOOK
Ajurisarvik Practice Enterprise Manager
The Practice Enterprise Manager is responsible for the management of all operations and participants of AJURISARVIK.
BENOÎT AUCLAIR, CRHA
Employment Advisor (interim)
Responsible for the job search component of the program, as well as the animation of workshops.
Our partners
FUNDER
Financing of the project comes from the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) Sustainable Employment Department (SED). KRG-SED is an Inuit organization with the mandate of is to provide comprehensive and professional services for employment, training, income support and childcare services to the Nunavik population in the context of Inuit social and economic development. For this project, they have partnered with 3 organizations:
PROMOTOR
PS Jeunesse; is an employability NPO partnering with the KRG on multiple other employability programs such as Ivirtivik and Pijunnaqunga. Considering their expertise of managing projects in Nunavik for Inuit, they have been attributed the role of owner of the AJURISARVIK. They are the one in charge of the staff and the operations of the Practice Enterprise.
PARTNER
The Canadian Practice Enterprise Network (CPEN); having contributed to the development of multiple Practice Enterprises in Canada, CPEN has been involved in the development of the framework and training content for AJURISARVIK Practice Enterprise. AJURISARVIK is an official member of the CPEN, which is also member of the PEN Worldwide, allowing our participants to complete transactions with all of the other PE within the international network.
MENTOR COMPANY
Ilagiisaq / La Fédération des Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (FCNQ); Since every Practice Enterprise is based on the operations of an existing enterprise, FCNQ has agreed to be the mentor company from which the transactions of the AJURISARVIK will be simulated. FCNQ is present in every community of Nunavik and is a Fédération of all the coops owned by Inuit of Nunavik. The current activities of AJURISARVIK are based of Nunavik Arts https://artnunavik.ca/ department of the FCNQ, which is mostly selling Inuit sculptures, jewelry and crafts.