Study with Pirurvik Online from Anywhere! Our Winter 2025 Qimattuvik Certificate is delivered completely online.

Pirurvik’s Qimattuvik Certificate is a 10 course program providing Inuktut language enhancement to functional speakers of the language.

All courses in Qimattuvik are delivered in a fully-immersive Inuktut environment and are designed to improve participants’ use of advanced Inuktut terminology, strengthen literacy skills, and to instill confidence and a stronger connection to Inuit culture.

Qimattuvik also features 3 optional courses that are pre-requisistes for the Aqqusiurvik Inuktut Instructor Diploma.

Students who complete all courses will receive a Qimattuvik Certificate from Pirurvik and a certificate in Indigenous Language Revitalization from the University of Victoria.

To apply, click on the button below. In the Dropdown menu for ‘Program of Study,’ select ‘Qimattuvik’

Pirurvik’s Aqqusiurvik Inuktut Instructor Diploma is a comprehensive 21 course program that features Inuktut language enhancement and a full range of training in the skills needed to become a successful Inuktut instructor. At the end of the program, students participate in two practicums to acquire hands-on experience instructing in an Inuktut-immersion learning environment.

In the second two semesters, students receive a full range of training in the skills needed to be successful Inuktut instructor. This includes Inuktut immersion teaching techniques, course planning, curriculum design, teaching and learning resource development and student evaluation.

Students who complete all courses will receive an Aqqusiurvik Diploma and a diploma in Indigenous Language Revitalization from the University of Victoria.

To apply, click on the button below. In the Dropdown menu for ‘Program of Study,’ select ‘Aqqusiurvik’

This course is designed to help learners to think critically about how Inuktut is used in the workplace. Learners will become more conscious of the mixing of Inuktut and English and literal translations and apply strategies for avoiding them. Learners will be taught to think from an Inuktut-first perspective to improve their ability to communicate clearly in Inuktut in a work context. This will help learners to improve the overall quality of Inuktut in the workplace. This course will emphasize written Inuktut and will be customized to the learners’ work environments.

To register as a new Pirurvik student, click on the Apply Now button below and from the dropdown menu for Program of Study, select ‘Qimattuvik.’

Each community has its own rich base of Inuit knowledge and wisdom that is articulated and embedded through their Inuktut language and terminology. The goal of this course is to develop a greater appreciation of the richness of the range of Inuktut spoken throughout Inuit Nunangat. By understanding differences in pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary, spelling and writing systems, learners will be better equipped to learn and work across Inuktut dialects.

To register as a new Pirurvik student, click on the Apply Now button below and from the dropdown menu for Program of Study, select ‘Qimattuvik.’

This advanced course is intended for learners who already have a strong grounding in Inuktut and are looking to enhance their understanding and ability to use complex terms. The course draws on rich Inuktut concepts and terminology to enable generations today to express themselves more articulately in Inuktut. The instructor assists learners to apply these terms to the modern context. Learners will acquire a deeper connection with Inuit knowledge keepers and become part of the continuum of the traditional Inuit teaching and learning cycle.

To register as a new Pirurvik student, click on the Apply Now button below and from the dropdown menu for Program of Study, select ‘Qimattuvik.’

This course is designed to help learners to avoid language mixing - that is using English words when speaking or writing Inuktut. In the workplace, at home and in the community, it has become a common habit to use English terms even when effective, and sometimes better, Inuktut options exist. Learners will examine and reflect upon their daily use of Inuktut and also learn new terminology relating to topics such as health, finance and computing. The course will also explore the challenges relating to the creation and dissemination of new terminology with the goal to keep Inuktut fluency in the workplace.

To register as a new Pirurvik student, click on the Apply Now button below and from the dropdown menu for Program of Study, select ‘Qimattuvik.’

Inuktut isumatunikkut titiraqqitsiniq uqqaritsinirlu will help learner’s practice and develop their Inuktut writing skills. Learners will learn to express their Inuktut thoughts in a natural, non-technical way. This course is intended as a bridge to bring the articulacy of our oral tradition into a written form. Learners will explore modern and traditional forms of creative Inuktut expression and practice writing their own.

To register as a new Pirurvik student, click on the Apply Now button below and from the dropdown menu for Program of Study, select ‘Qimattuvik.’

This course is an exploration of the highest level of Inuktut language and knowledge through the voices of Inuit who lived prior to our modern communities and context. Learners will be exposed to thoughts, ideas and knowledge that will help in their personal development, their understanding of Inuktut historical events, their quality of language and terminology, and generally provide a stronger base to deal with today’s challenges.

To register as a new Pirurvik student, click on the Apply Now button below and from the dropdown menu for Program of Study, select ‘Qimattuvik.’

Pirurvik’s Aurniarivik Certificate is a full-time, 8-month program designed specifically for Inuit who have not grown up speaking Inuktut and who want to build proficiency in the language. Courses in this program take place in a fully immersive Inuktut environment and emphasize the skills of speaking, comprehension, reading and writing. Language training is interwoven with activities aimed at strengthening the connection participants have with the Inuit way of life.

Students who complete all courses will receive an Aurniarvik Certificate and a certificate in Indigenous Language Revitalization from the University of Victoria.

To apply, click on the button below. In the Dropdown menu for ‘Program of Study,’ select ‘Aurniarvik.’