Prince Albert Daily Herald
The provincial government announced roughly $13-million in funding for Saskatchewan Polytechinic and the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) on Tuesday.
The funds will allow both institutions to engage under-represented groups, create jobs in long-term care, and increase the number of apprentices in Saskatchewan.
Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison touted the funding as a way to improve the province’s workforce.
“Saskatchewan’s greatest resource has always been its people,” Harrison said in a media release. “This funding supports the provincial Growth Plan priority to develop a skilled workforce in our province through education and training.”
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Prince Albert Daily Herald
Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Applied Research Student Showcase featured 56 project videos focused on solving real-world problems. Some participants in the showcase were from the Prince Albert campus who are taking Geographic Information Science (GIS) certificates and Integrated Resource Management diplomas.
“It’s really to celebrate and show our students outside research projects. Oftentimes these are extra in addition to their programming and they collaborate with industry partners, community partners on projects and they provide a value to our partners in that. And as far as the students they experience that get, they get that hands on experience, they get to work with that industry partner but a lot of times this differentiates our students when they go for interviews when they get into the job market they see that they have done this extra research project,” Dr. Susan Blum, associate vice-president, Applied Research and Innovation for Sask Pol
Beginning in the fall of 2021, Saskatchewan Polytechnic s two-year registered veterinary technologist program will give students the opportunity to begin their studies remotely and complete the program at a partnering clinical practice with local veterinarians in rural areas. This program is important to addressing a labour market shortage in rural Saskatchewan, Makowsky said. We are pleased to work alongside Saskatchewan Polytechnic to ensure we are able to meet the growing demand now and into the future. In 2021-22, the Ministry of Advanced Education is providing $687,000 for development and operating costs. In addition, veterinarians and veterinary technologists who work in rural and remote communities for up to five years, will have up to $20,000 of their Saskatchewan Student Loans forgiven.