Parkland College

Office assistants are valued for their ability to bring organization and professionalism to the workplace. Administrative professionals handle the day to day office administration for an individual, network or team.
Over the course of this Sask Polytech Certificate you will learn to use leading office software, from word processing to accounting to email. You will gain practical experience through simulated office situations. You will practice standard office procedures, from directing telephone communications to preparing for meetings to maintaining office equipment and managing office supplies.

Welcome to the exciting world of business! Whether you want to operate your own business or climb the corporate ladder, your future success in business starts here. This Sask Polytech program will give you a strong foundation in core business concepts, including accounting, economics, organizational behavior, computers, marketing, human resources, and more.

After completing the certificate, you can pursue the Business Management Diploma or transfer to a university program. Courses are transferable to the Edwards School of Business, University of Regina, and several other institutions.

Agricultural Equipment Technicians diagnose, repair, modify, overhaul, service and maintain some of today’s most technologically advanced machines — tractors, combines, cultivators, seeders, sprayers. If you like working with ag equipment and troubleshooting mechanical problems, it’s a great career choice.

You’ll find your skills are in demand at leading equipment dealerships. You might work as a technician in a fully-equipped service centre or travel to farms and rural areas on service calls. You can also transfer your skills to other industries, such as mining and construction.

This one-year certificate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic is delivered at the Trades & Technology Centre in Yorkton. You will spend most of your classroom time in our trades shop with our experienced industry-trained instructors where you will receive an education placing you at the forefront of the technical curve. With our small class sizes, you will gain a thorough understanding of:

• Air conditioning, heating and electrical
• Engines, fuel systems, hydraulics, power trains
• Gas and arc welding
• Harvest, hay and forage equipment
• Onboard computer and global positioning systems (GPS)
• Seeding, tillage, sprayers and applicators
• Shop procedures and safety
• Tractor set-up and pre-delivery

A two-week work experience at an agricultural dealership will build on your practical skills and knowledge.

The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Heavy Equipment Truck & Transport Technician program is designed to give you basic training in two high-demand mechanical trades at once. Heavy duty equipment technicians work on large mobile equipment—bulldozers, cranes, graders, loaders and earthmovers used in construction, mining, forestry and more. Truck and transport mechanics work on trucks, buses and highway transport vehicles for dealers, garages and transportation companies.

At our new Trades and Technology Centre, you will learn the skills necessary to assemble, repair, service and maintain all types of Heavy Equipment and Truck/Transport vehicles. You will spend most of your classroom time in our new large shop with our experienced industry-trained instructors where you will receive an education placing you at the forefront of the technical curve. A two-week on the job work experience component in an industrial setting will build on your practical skills and knowledge.

Students may apply for Level 1 and 2 Technical Training credit and trade time upon indenturing as an apprentice with the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Power Engineering Technician program will give you the tools and knowledge you need to start out in this complex and exciting field. Power Engineers keep the heat on in winter and the lights on at night. They operate hospital fridges, industrial coolers, all types of boilers, compressors, generators, motors and more.

At Parkland College’s Trades and Technology Centre you’ll learn the basics of power generation with practical training in boiler operations, electrical controls and instrumentation, maintenance and tool use. You’ll develop troubleshooting skills in practical labs, get boiler firing time in the power lab, and industry work experience in your second term.

Although power engineering isn’t classified as a trade, it is government regulated and certified by the province where you live and work. It is divided into four levels of skills and training (First Class is the highest). A combination of work experience and course completions followed by rigorous interprovincial examinations allows an engineer to progress from one class to another.

You will study Fourth Class interprovincial standardized material as preparation to challenge the interprovincial Fourth Class Examinations.

Graduates are eligible to challenge the provincial exam to obtain the Refrigeration Engineering Certificate required to operate large refrigeration plants in Saskatchewan. Graduates may go straight into the workforce or enroll in Third Class Power Engineering.