The province announced Wednesday that the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre will develop and offer high school courses in Oil & Gas. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement in Weyburn, saying the classes give students the chance to explore career opportunities at home and the new courses through Sask DLC will include work placement.

The government is partnering with Teine Energy which is providing a total of $150,000 over two years to support both the development of the new online courses and the coordination of student work placements.

Through the agreement, Teine Energy will collaborate with educators at Sask DLC to develop new online Oil and Gas 20 and 30 courses. In each course, students will take 50 hours of online theory and 50 hours of work placement.