Saskatchewan Polytechnic is flexible and responsive in initiating, facilitating and expanding partnerships. We maintain interactive and reciprocal arrangements with many educational partners, including:
- Dumont Technical Institute
- First Nations University of Canada
- Polytechnics Canada
- Regina Trades and Skills Centre
- Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
- Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
- Saskatchewan Regional Colleges
- Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centre
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
We offer academic partnership programs in collaboration with a number of institutions and organizations.
Our mobile training labs, operated in conjunction with educational partners and employers, expand provincial training capacity and increase access to trades training by taking shop facilities and instructors to remote areas of Saskatchewan. Each lab includes a tractor trailer unit with pop-out sides that transform it into a 1,100-square-foot training facility. Labs accommodate a range of programs, including welding, industrial mechanics and electrical. Training sessions last from seven to 20 weeks, depending on the program delivered, and labs can accommodate 12 students at a time.
Polytechnics Canada
In 2012, Saskatchewan Polytechnic joined Polytechnics Canada, an alliance of research-intensive, internationally recognized post-secondary institutions committed to creating high-quality jobs for the future. Other members are Algonquin College, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Conestoga, Fanshawe, George Brown College, Humber, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, NAIT, Red River College, SAIT, Seneca and Sheridan.
The polytechnic model of education enables students to choose among degree-level programming, certificate, diploma, apprenticeship and post-graduate credentials, and brings a high level of practical experience to the workforce. Members of Polytechnics Canada are leaders in industry innovation activity in the Canadian college sector and are committed to student involvement in applied research.
Learn more about Polytechnics Canada.
Academic partnership programs
Academic partnership programs are credit programs offered in collaboration with partner institutions and organizations. Graduates receive a completion credential from Saskatchewan Polytechnic and/or the partner institution.
Bachelor of Science in Dental Therapy
- offered in partnership with University of Saskatchewan, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority and Northlands College
- Learn more about the Bachelor of Science in Dental Therapy.
Collaborative Nurse Practitioner
- offered in partnership with the University of Regina
- Learn more about the Collaborative Nurse Practitioner program.
Commercial Pilot
- offered as a partnership between Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the Saskatchewan Aviation Council
- combination of training at a flying school and on-campus courses
- Learn more about the Commercial Pilot program.
Power Engineering Technician
- provides practical training in boiler operations, maintenance techniques and tool usage
- offered in partnership with Southeast Regional College and Cypress Hills Regional College
- graduates eligible to challenge the provincial exam to obtain the Refrigeration Engineers Certificate and may enrol in year two of the Power Engineering Technology program
- Learn more about the Power Engineering Technician program.
Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Technician
- presented in a modular format
- Learn more about the Radiation and Environmental Monitoring Technician program
Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- offered in partnership with the University of Regina
- Learn more about the Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing.