At a time when there is a lot of discussion around bringing in more immigrants to deal with a labour shortage, Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s latest graduate follow-up-survey-results and student-census-data show that the overall graduate employment rate is at a 20-year high. The program and individual course enrolment rates are also steadily increasing.

Sask Polytech’s overall graduate employment rate is 96 per cent, a two per cent increase from the previous academic year. The School of Health Sciences has the highest employment rate with 99 per cent of graduates finding employment, followed by the School of Nursing with 98 per cent. The Indigenous graduate employment rate also increased by eight per cent with a jump to 94 per cent.

Sask Polytech president and CEO Dr. Larry Rosia says, “Our students learn, earn and contribute to growing Saskatchewan. The fact is a polytechnic education leads to employment.”

Employer satisfaction with Sask Polytech graduates remains steady at 92 per cent and 91 per cent of Sask Polytech of graduates are employed in Saskatchewan.

Nutrien vice president of Human Resources says the global fertilizer company and Sask Polytech have shared a mutually beneficial partnership for many years.

Aaron Fornwald says as potash production ramps up and they build their employee base, they believe Sask Polytech graduates are well equipped and qualified to support their efforts.

International student enrolment jumped 25.6 per cent with 1,910 distinct students. The top three countries international students arrived from during the 2021-22 academic year are India, Vietnam and Nigeria. Indigenous student enrolment continues to recover from the impacts of the pandemic. With a total enrolment of 1,889, Indigenous students make up 13 per cent of Sask Polytech’s student community.