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Youth across Nunavut are wrapping up their summer jobs funded by the $2.6-million Tuglirijavut Student Employment Program, which has funded more than 130 positions this year, according to the Government of Nunavut. 

That doesn鈥檛 count student jobs at the Qulliq Energy Corporation or students who have completed their contracts. The final number of hires is expected to be available in September. 

Municipalities across the territory also make use of summer students. Kyra Aviak, 18, has been working as a receptionist at Kugluktuk's hamlet office. The best part of her first job is finding out how quickly she can pick up new skills, she said. 

鈥溾�奍 find that cool how I learn new things suddenly, and it doesn't really take me that long to learn a new thing from other people,鈥� Aviak said.

She鈥檚 been working from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday since June 29 and will wrap up her position there on Sept. 23. 

Residents of Kugluktuk call the hamlet office asking for water or waste disposal and the need for a pumper truck, and Aviak is there to pick up the phone 鈥� the first point of contact. 

Handling purchase orders from community organizations is also part of her daily responsibilities. 

鈥溾�奍t's been great. I have something to do during the day, and I'm not really bored and I really like the environment,鈥� Aviak said. 

She's on a first-name basis with at least 12 of her colleagues, who she listed enthusiastically when asked about the office environment. 

There are stressful parts of the job, however, Aviak confessed, such as when residents in foul moods take out their frustration at her over the phone. 

Despite the occasional challenge at the hamlet office, Aviak already has a vision for the next step in her career path. She wants to become a youth night leader after her hamlet contract ends in mid-September. She hopes to oversee activities for young people from midnight to 8 a.m. at the local recreation centre. 

The GN usually employs 200 students each summer, including positions at the Qulliq Energy Corporation.

Iqaluit has the most student employees under the territorial government program this year at 58. Rankin Inlet has 18, there are 11 students employed in Kugluktuk, Cambridge Bay has 10 and Arviat has eight. 

Iglulik has six student employees funded by Tuglirijavut, Pond Inlet has 5, Pangnirtung has three, Whale Cove has one student employee, as does Arctic Bay. 

The program, which translates as 鈥渙ur next ones,鈥� prioritizes Inuit students and non-Inuit students who lived in Nunavut before entering high school. 

Non-Inuit students at a post-secondary institution outside of Nunavut who hold a territorial health card are also eligible for the program.

Completion of Grade 10 or 11, full enrolment in high school or post-secondary, or graduation from high school in the previous semester are also requirements for eligibility.