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Study for an exciting eco-career in the North

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Through Aurora College’s Environment and Natural Resources Technology Diploma (ENRTP), students prepare for an exciting eco-career that will help to sustain and protect some of Canada’s most unique flora, fauna,…

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Northern-educated nurses are in high demand

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Over the past 30 years, Aurora College has been instrumental in helping the northern territories meet the demand for qualified, dedicated registered nurses, with more than 400 graduates. The four-year…

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Meet Dëneze Nakehk’o, Chair, Indigenous Knowledge Holders Council

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Dëneze Nakehk’o is a Dehcho and Denesuline Dene from Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (Fort Simpson, NT). A well-known Indigenous activist, communicator and intellectual in the Northwest Territories, he gained widespread…

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Kenny Ruptash, Aurora College’s Board of Governors Chair

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Kenny Ruptash has spent much of his life building both his career and his family in the Northwest Territories. As President of Nahanni Construction Ltd. and through more than 20…

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New tricameral governance model implemented

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As Aurora College prepares to transition into a polytechnic university, one of the priorities has been to establish a new tricameral governance model consisting of three bodies: the Board of…

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Aurora College one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for ninth year

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December 4, 2025 Aurora College one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for ninth year INUVIK, NT – Aurora College has been named one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges…

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Northern Health Research Day 2025

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YELLOWKNIFE, NT (November 26, 2025) – Media are invited to attend the Aurora College Northern Health Research Day, where 28 students from the School of Health and Human Services will…

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Observer Communicators: keeping northern flights safe

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If you’ve ever wondered who helps keep the planes flying in and out of northern communities safe, the answer is closer than you might think. Observer Communicators – specialists who…

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High school students “TAP” into skilled trades

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For several years, the Canada-wide shortage of skilled tradespeople has been growing, and is sharply felt in the NWT – especially in the smaller communities. According to Employment and Social…

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Driving success: Big rigs, haul trucks and heavy equipment

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At the Centre for Mine and Industry Training, students in Heavy Equipment Operator, Class 1 and Class 3 Driver training, and mining programs practice operating big rigs, haul trucks and…

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Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that Aurora College is situated on the traditional territories and homeland of the Dene, Inuvialuit, Métis and Cree peoples of the Northwest Territories. We are grateful to the many Indigenous peoples of the NWT for allowing us the opportunity to learn, work and live on their lands. We are also deeply grateful for the generous sharing of Indigenous Knowledge, wisdom and ways of knowing, being, doing and believing with our students and employees.


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