Diploma in Tremplin DEC - Premières Nations is a diploma in Upgrading/upskilling programme offered by Cégep de l'Abitibi Témiscamingue in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters. Teaching is in French. Tuition is CAD 3,740 per year for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Upgrading/upskilling
Duration: 2 semesters
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Tremplin DEC – Premieres Nations (code 081.05) is a non-program transitional pathway offered by Cegep de l'Abitibi-Temiscamingue at its Val-d'Or campus, reserved for students who can demonstrate Indigenous status. It is intended for students who are unsure which college program to choose, feel unprepared for college-level study, were previously refused admission to a program, lack secondary-level prerequisite courses, or need to complete up to ten remaining high-school credits. The pathway runs two sessions, during which an academic advisor helps the student build an individualized course plan combining common general-education courses — physical education, philosophy, French writing and literature, English, and a psychostrategic-learning course — with an exploratory course chosen from a program offered at the Val-d'Or campus. Through the OBAKWADAN partnership with the Centre regional d'education des adultes CREA Kitci Amik, students missing up to ten secondary-school credits can finish their high-school diploma while beginning college coursework, within the same two-session window. Any general-education courses completed are later recognized toward a regular college program. At the end of the pathway, the student applies for admission to the specific program they have chosen to pursue.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Tremplin DEC – Premières Nations (081.05), programme d'accueil réservé aux personnes des Premières Nations non admises dans un programme, dont le programme visé n'est pas offert, à qui il manque des préalables du secondaire, qui ne sont pas prêtes à s'inscrire immédiatement, ou à qui il manque au plus 10 unités pour obtenir leur diplôme d'études secondaires. La page du programme n'exige aucun cours préalable spécifique ; l'admission repose par ailleurs sur la base générale du Cégep : le diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) — la personne titulaire d'un DES qui n'a pas réussi la langue d'enseignement de 5e secondaire, la langue seconde de 5e secondaire, les mathématiques de 4e secondaire, la science et technologie de 4e secondaire ou l'histoire de 4e secondaire peut se voir imposer des cours de mise à niveau — ou le diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) complété par la langue d'enseignement de 5e secondaire, la langue seconde de 5e secondaire et les mathématiques de 4e secondaire. Le candidat ou la candidate doit en outre prouver son statut autochtone. L'anglais fait partie de la formation générale commune : le niveau de départ est fixé par un test de classement du collège, non par un préalable d'admission. Aucun portfolio, entrevue ni vérification des antécédents judiciaires n'est mentionné pour ce programme. L'admission se fait exclusivement en ligne auprès du SRAM.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants to Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue apply through the shared SRAM portal (admission.sram.qc.ca) serving Montréal-region cégeps. For Winter 2027, applications opened 15 September 2026, Round 1 closes 1 November 2026 and Round 2 closes 25 November 2026, with unfilled seats carried forward. SRAM has not yet posted Fall 2027 domestic dates. Internationally, SRAM's Fall 2027 window runs 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2027; its next window (Winter 2028) runs 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. Admission is rolling by round, not a single fixed date. The college's own admissions page still shows a stale Session Automne 2025 round schedule and directs applicants to SRAM's dates page for the current calendar. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
