Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Youth Career ExplorationThe Saskatoon Industry-Education Council (SIEC) is a bridge between Saskatchewan’s career opportunities and Saskatoon area youth. Through a partnership among business, K-12 and post-secondary schools, unique hands-on career exploration events and programs are designed and delivered to students, helping them find a career that connects their passion and natural talents with current and future workforce needs.
Get Involved
Would you like to volunteer to be a mentor for students participating in Connected? Or are you a business who wants to host participants in our Spotlight on Careers?
Maybe you’re an educator who is interested in how SIEC can enhance your career development curriculum?
Contact us, we’d like to meet you.
Campus: 441 Witney Ave. N. Saskatoon, SK S7L 3M6
Telephone: (306) 683-7773
Email: admin@saskatooniec.ca
Programs
SIEC has a variety of career programming, and due to the COVID 19 pandemic, some of that programming looks a bit different for the time being.
Our team is busy working on modifying the ways programming is delivered where we can. Some of our programming is still available to schools and is continuing to run without interruption.
SIEC 2020
Program Information
SIEC runs a variety of programs that connect youth with career exploration opportunitie. We worked with over 30,000 youth in the last year alone, 1,600 businesses and post-secondary representatives, and more than 1,000 educators and career practitioners.
Saskatoon Industry Education Council Programs
Cardboard Boat Race Challenge
This highly popular project introduces grade 8 students to the concepts of Structure and Design, through an integrated unit encompassing learning outcomes from Math, Science, English Language Arts, Career Education, and PAA-Design Studies in a fun and meaningful way as students design, build, and then race cardboard boats.
Spotlight on Careers
Students in grades 11 and 12 experience industry and educational opportunities in a field of interest, visiting job sites and post-secondary facilities.
Digitized
Students in grades 11 and 12 explore careers in information technology through hands-on training, seminars, and workshops with the U of S Computer Science Department and international industry experts.
A Word
From Our Executive Director
“We can all agree that there is no issue more vital to the future of Saskatchewan business than workforce development. If we strive for a world-class economy, we require leading-edge employees and the very best entrepreneurs.
Yet, Canada’s approach to enriching this talent pool has been piecemeal at best. Interprovincial
Instead, our shared prosperity hinges on the ability to better nurture our workforce from within. And, to get there, we need a comprehensive youth-industry education strategy.”
– Janet Uchacz-Hart
SIEC
Our Programs
Calendar
Upcoming Events & Activities
26
January
Mind your Money: An intro to the Psychology of Spending
Hear from the Credit Counselling Society about how marketing strategies impact our spending and what consumers can do to make wise spending choices.
27
January
Occupational & Physical Therapy Career Pathways Panel
Hear from industry professionals and current students sharing their career journeys. This live event will include the opportunity for a Q & A for parents, students and teachers.
28
January
Spotlight on Mental Heath & Addictions
Hear from Saskatchewan Health Authority about careers in Mental Health and Addictions and learn positive mental health stratagies.
Blog
Our News & Announcements
Wrapping up a Whirlwind Year at the SIEC
If you would have told us last year what the past few months would look like, we would have never believed you. Here we are at the end of 2020, and like everyone else we have had to adapt how we offer our programs—especially so we can support teachers and students...
Finding Balance and Purpose in Your Career – A Pharmacist’s Perspective
Thank you to Kierra FineDay for sharing these inspirational words. Kierra is currently a Pharmacist in Saskatoon. She is a Nehiyaw woman from Sweetgrass First Nation, and she received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Saskatchewan in 2018 ...
Saskcode Zooming Across Saskatchewan
Saskcode continues its mission… Partnering with passionate and adventurous educators we are pursuing our dream of spreading robots to every school, to every classroom, and every student across Saskatchewan. It is true that we love robots, but we also know that...
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