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8 Denis Caron (pictured), dean of Industrial Training, was appointed to the Banff Centre Leadership Development Advisory Board and re-appointed to the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency board of directors. communities, with our vision to serve as a catalyst for social and economic development, with an enduring commitment to organizational effectiveness, and with the four strategic priorities set for us by the SIAST board of directors: 1. Student-centred learning, especially with respect to recruiting and retaining nontraditional learners, and responding to evolving needs and opportunities through the use of innovative teaching modes. 2. Partnerships that enhance the effectiveness of the training system. 3. Recruitment and retention of talented and diverse faculty, staff and administrators. 4. Facility redevelopment that supports effective program and service delivery. Highlights include: EMPLOYER-RESPONSIVENESS In response to the need for more nurses in Saskatchewan, special mid-year funding from the province allowed us to begin planning for the Loredana Carani, Medical Diagnostics instructor, represented the Saskatchewan Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists at the Canadian Medical Association Inter- Professional Education Planning meeting. introduction in Saskatoon of our Practical Nursing program, resulting in an overall increase of 28 seats. In 2006-07, we increased seat capacity for Practical Nursing delivered through Parkland, Carlton Trail and North West regional colleges, and we signed an agreement with Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Northlands College that will see 15 students take the program online. The first year of the program was delivered in Quinton, Saskatchewan, through an agreement with the Kawacatoose First Nation. To meet demand for expertise in the field of prior learning assessment, development of a new Recognition of Prior Learning Practitioner advanced certificate program began. The program will appeal to people working in the fields of education, career counselling, human resource management and employee recruitment. In response to labour force needs in the construction sector, we expanded capacity in core carpentry programming by 40 percent over two years to 504 seats, and through extension programming by 67 percent to 300 seats.
Top: Eric Uy, Business certificate student Bottom: Rochelle Naytowhow, Basic Education student Additional mid-year funding from the provincial government allowed us to respond to significant industry demand in Regina with short programs in flooring installation and framing. Mid-year funding also enabled us to offer 12 additional welding opportunities in Saskatoon. Our new mobile training lab was pressed into service at the Cameco Cigar Lake mine, where we collaborated with Northlands College to provide Levels 1 and 2 training and approximately 500 hours of on-the-job training to 12 Industrial Mechanic and 12 Electrician apprentices. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A restructuring of our International Services group resulted in the creation of the Business Development and International Partnership (BDIP) unit. BDIP provides a new capacity to identify and respond to provincial, national and international training and consultancy opportunities. 9 In 2006-07, the unit launched a study into the feasibility of supporting immigration by assessing and recognizing applicants’ credentials, and matching these with employer needs. The foreign credential recognition study was funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Through a BDIP-led partnership with Ho Chi Minh University of Industry in Vietnam, 108 students began the first year of SIAST’s Business Administration diploma program. In India, through a partnership with the Charutar Vidya Mandal, more than 100 students enrolled in SIAST’s CAD/CAM continuing education programming. Here in Saskatchewan, international enrolment on SIAST campuses reached 34, up from a handful a few years ago. BDIP was also placed on a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation short list to deliver Aboriginal social housing management training across Canada.
Page 1 and 2: SIAST 2006-2007 ANNUAL REPORT
Page 3 and 4: HIRE EDUCATION Flexibility, innovat
Page 5 and 6: The SIAST Mobile Training Lab Desig
Page 7 and 8: SIAST BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wilson Oli
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Page 13 and 14: Marie Darichuk, a Nursing Education
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Page 17 and 18: Tara Hupaelo, Medical Diagnostics i
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Page 23 and 24: 05/07 STATISTICS
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Page 27 and 28: 06/07 FINANCIALS
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Page 31 and 32: 29 KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS AND DATA (
Page 33 and 34: Cal Nikiforoff, an instructor in th
Page 35 and 36: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
Page 37 and 38: The SIAST Nursing Division and SIAS
Page 39 and 40: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STA
Page 41 and 42: The United Nations’ Regional Cent
Page 45 and 46: Larry Fladager, SIAST Woodland Camp
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