Multi-year Business Plan

Strategic priorities:

• Innovation in Action: Academic Plan 2021-2026
• School of Continuing Education
• Digitization and integration of processes and services
• ITS strategy and governance
• Strategy, governance, communication and business process modernization
• New Saskatoon campus
• Moose Jaw mezzanine renovation
• Campus modernization
• Employee support and development
• Advancement capacity building

Sustainability measures:

• Continuous improvement
• Corporate agreement support
• Data-driven decision making
• International education and enrolment
• Program review
• Printing reduction
• Sector collaboration

New programs:

• Bachelor of Dental Therapy

Expanded programs:

• The 2023-2024 Provincial Budget provided funding to expand several health sector programs.
  
  • Primary Care Paramedic
  • Continuing Care Assistant
  • Medical Radiologic Technology
  • Mental Health and Addictions Counselling
  • Medical Laboratory Assistant

 

Sask Polytech will continue advancing strategic and operational initiatives from previous multi-year business plans.

• Indigenous Student Success Strategy 
• Strategic plan cascade and execution 
• Strategic enrolment management 
• Internationalization 
• Applied research  
• New and expanded program capacity

Academic Plan

• The Academic Plan aligns Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s academic objectives with several goals in the Saskatchewan Growth Plan and Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s strategic plan (Leading the Rise), ensuring programming is accessible, responsive, sustainable, accountable and of high quality.

Administrative service excellence

• The Administrative Services Leadership Team will continue to implement the enhanced Service Excellence Charter, building a culture of service excellence by embedding the principles into all facets of the division.

Campus modernization

• Includes enhancing room scheduling policies, increasing the visibility and effectiveness of wayfinding, and increasing the flexibility and utilization of campus space.

Enhanced employee support and development

• Includes enhancing development opportunities for faculty and staff, continued implementation of the wellness model across the dimensions of mind, body, community and life and the launch of Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenization Strategy.

Enhanced strategy and governance

• Refresh of the institutional strategic plan will begin in 2023-2024, alongside ongoing enhancements to unit-level strategies and internal governance processes.

Saskatoon Campus Renewal Project

• This once-in-a-generation opportunity to consolidate Saskatoon locations into one site will create an innovative corridor that will serve the entire province.

Supports post-pandemic recovery and transition

• Re-opening of campus 
• Adjustments to delivery models
• Continued expansion of digital technologies

Emphasizes increasing revenue capacity

• Regaining momentum in international student recruitment
• Expanding the School of Continuing Education

Aligns with provincial government plans

• Immigration and Career Training plans
• The Growth Plan 2020-2030 

In 2022-2023, the combined operating and capital expenses are projected to exceed revenues by $1.417 million, which will be supported by drawing on the unrestricted operating surplus. This is a strategic surplus that will be utilized to reach a balanced budget by 2024-2025.