Skilled Trade and Technology Week Proclaimed in Saskatchewan

Released on November 5, 2024

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed November 3 - 9, 2024 as Skilled Trade and Technology Week in Saskatchewan. Supported by Skills Canada Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC), the week highlights the career opportunities in the skilled trade and technology sectors, and aligns with National Skilled Trade and Technology Week, proclaimed by Skills/Compétences Canada.

To celebrate the week, Skills Canada Saskatchewan is hosting a networking breakfast, followed by a skills fair on Thursday, November 7 at Campus Regina Public. Middle years and high school students have been invited to learn about available post-secondary and career opportunities in these fields. 

Careers in trades and technology provide many opportunities for Saskatchewan youth. Educators are invited to explore a number of activities with their students to learn more including connecting with Skills Canada Saskatchewan to host Trade and Tech Days at their school; inviting apprentices, journeypersons and other industry representatives into their classrooms to deliver presentations; or administering the Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship (SYA) program. 

Developed and overseen by the SATCC, SYA enhances students' understanding of apprenticeship and careers in the skilled trades through 12 activities, including researching and writing a report on a designated trade; interviewing a journeyperson; and attending a career fair. Students who register as apprentices in Saskatchewan within five years of program completion receive 300 trade time hours and the waiver of their apprenticeship registration fee and Level 1 technical training tuition.

Skills Canada Saskatchewan is a provincial non-profit organization affiliated with Skills/Compétences Canada. The organization promotes careers in the skilled trade and technology sectors to Saskatchewan's youth and hosts the annual Skills Canada Saskatchewan competition, which sees participants showcase their skills to compete for medals and a chance to represent the province at the Skills Canada National competition. Skills Canada Saskatchewan also delivers programming, such as trade exploration workshops and skills camps, across the province. To learn more about Skills Canada Saskatchewan, visit: skillscanadasask.com.

The SATCC oversees and administers the apprenticeship and trade certification system in Saskatchewan. The SATCC trains apprentices; certifies apprentices and tradespeople; regulates the apprenticeship system of training and promotes apprenticeship. For more information about apprenticeship and the skilled trades, visit: saskapprenticeship.ca.

Saskatchewan's economic growth is supported by government's recently released Building the Workforce for a Growing Economy: The Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy, a roadmap to build the workforce needed to support Saskatchewan's strong and growing economy, and Securing the Next Decade of Growth: Saskatchewan's Investment Attraction Strategy, a plan to increase investment in the province and further advancing Saskatchewan's Growth Plan goal of $16 billion in private capital investment annually.

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