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Saskatchewan Oil & Gas | Educatio
Highlights from
BY NICOLE WILLIAMS
Saskatchewan’s Education Sector
Article sources: U of R, U of S, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Government of Saskatchewan. Directory photo credits: CAPP (cover/p. 20); Saskatchewan Polytechnic (cover/above).
Saskatchewan delivers high quality postsecondary
education and training through
a variety of institutions, including universities,
technical institutes and career and
regional colleges, with several focusing
on First Nations and Aboriginal education.
There are also several STEP members who
specialize in providing education and training
programs.
The University of Regina (U of R), University
of Saskatchewan (U of S) and Saskatchewan
Polytechnic Institute all offer degrees
in various program areas, with the U of R
and U of S offering graduate degrees as
well.
As of the fall 2015 academic year, the
U of R boasted 10 faculties and 25 academic
schools and departments, providing
over 120 undergraduate and 78 graduate
programs to more than 14,000 students,
including nearly 2,000 international and
more than 1,600 Aboriginal students. Currently,
over 400 researchers – including
nine Canada Research Chairs – work at the
university’s 18 research centres, making it
one of the leading research institutes on
the prairies.
The U of S features three graduate
schools, six federated and 13 interdisciplinary
colleges, and it is home to some of the
province’s most prestigious research centres
such as Innovation Place and the Canadian
Light Source, Canada’s only Synchrotron.
As of September 2015, over 19,700
undergraduate and graduate students – including
more than 2,200 international and
2,072 Aboriginal students – were enrolled
in the university.
In 2015, Saskatchewan Polytechnic provided
over 150 hands-on training programs
to more than 26,600 students. It continues
to introduce and adapt programs to meet
Saskatchewan’s ever-changing workplace
and industry needs.
The First Nations University of Canada
(FNUniv) and Saskatchewan Indian Institute
of Technology (SIIT) are among those dedicated
to Aboriginal and First Nations education.
FNUniv is a U of R federated college,
offering Indigenous-focused graduate and
undergraduate degrees, and SIIT provides
certificate and diploma programs in areas
ranging from trades and technical to business
and health.
There are eight regional colleges as well
as several career colleges operating in the
province. Over 160 vocational training programs
in the fields of business, esthetics,
health services, trades and more are available
through the various career colleges,
while the regional colleges provide trades,
adult education and university level programming
for residents across Saskatchewan.
30 GLOBALVENTURES • SUMMER 2016