School of Community Government Courses

Instruction involving practical sessions in making, marking, painting and maintenance of natural and artificial ice

Start Date: September 24, 2024

End Date September 25, 2024

Registration Deadline: September 10, 2024

Course Type: Classroom

Location: Inuvik

Arena Level II focuses on advanced instruction in refrigeration, theory, maintenance and troubleshooting, facility operations, and safety.

Start Date: September 26, 2024

End Date September 29, 2024

Registration Deadline: September 12, 2024

Course Type: Classroom

Location: Inuvik

This course earns a total of two (2.0) CEUs/Continuing Education Units

This three-day workshop covers the theoretical and practical aspects of chlorination, the handling and use of chlorine and chlorine compounds, as well as the operation and maintenance of chlorination equipment. It is intended for operators working in a municipality who wish to upgrade their knowledge of chlorination and chlorinators.

Start Date: March 5, 2024

End Date: March 7, 2024

Registration Deadline: February 20, 2024

Course Type: Classroom Course

Location: GNWT MACA SCG Classroom, 5th Floor Northwestel Building, 5201 Franklin Avenue, Yellowknife, NT

An hour-long webinar intended for community recreation staff who are thinking of developing sports programs in their communities. Spider Jones of Sport North shares his best practices for establishing effective sports programs at the community level. Spider discusses what makes a sports program successful, how to address challenges and barriers, the importance of physical literacy, and lists potential resources. Presenter: Spider Jones of Sports North

Start Date: Start anytime

Duration: One hour

Course Type: Pre-recorded webinar

Location: Online

This two-day long course will focus on parks and sport fields, grass types and turf management, irrigation, ball diamond construction, ball diamond specialty maintenance, weed and pest control. Community gardens, equipment maintenance, public relations and safety will also components of the course.

Start Date: June 11, 2024

End Date: June 12, 2024

Registration Deadline: May 28, 2024

Course Type: Classroom

Location: Yellowknife

This two-day course includes hands-on and in class components. Content includes plant beds and hanging baskets, soil tests, landscaping, composting, vandalism, pruning and tree planting, trails, campgrounds, by-laws, project management, skateboard parks and dog parks.

Start Date: June 13, 2024

End Date: June 14, 2024

Registration Deadline: May 30, 2024

Course Type: Classroom

Location: Yellowknife

Pools Level I will include instruction and practical sessions in water circulation/filtration, pool disinfection, water balancing, pool start-up/shut-down.

Start Date: May 28, 2024

End Date: May 29, 2024

Registration Deadline: May 14, 2024

Location: Hay River

Pools Level II will include instruction in advanced pool chemistry, pool volume calculations, specialty chemicals, hot water pools, waterborne diseases and risk management.

Start Date: May 30, 2024

End Date: June 1, 2024

Registration Deadline: May 16, 2024

Location: Hay River

Accessing funding to support the delivery of recreation services is key for all community governments. MACA’s Sport, Recreation and Youth Division provides contribution and application-based funding available to community governments to support recreation services, recreation operations and program delivery.

Please join Conan Donahue, Facility Program Specialist and Ashley Gillis, Manager Youth and Volunteer Programs with MACA’s Sport, Recreation and Youth Division (SRY) where they will review all SRY funding programs, the purpose and objectives of individual funding programs and how to access this funding. The webinar will provide participants with a better understanding of what funding is available and what programs community governments are eligible for so that they can maximize funding opportunities.

Start Date: Watch it anytime

Duration: 1 hour, but take as long as you like to watch the video

Course Type: Webinar Recording

Location: online

“Working with Youth” is an hour-long presentation for recreation leaders and a discussion among recreation leaders from several communities. Our presenter, Natasha McCagg, is a Training and Development Coordinator with the School of Community Government. Natasha leads the group through the best reasons for and best practices to use when working with youth.

Course Start Date: Any time

Duration: One Hour

Course Type: Online Self-directed

Location: Online