Saskatchewan Government Inaugurates Practitioner Program in Canada

Declared as a “Key Component” of the Government’s International Education Strategy in 2021, the International Education Practitioner Program has been launched by Saskatchewan to build up the international education capability and add to the competitiveness among the universities. 

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Minister of advanced education, Gene Makowsky quoted, “the International Education Practitioner Program will provide international education training to the post-secondary education sector to keep up a consistent level of understanding and knowledge of international engagement across the province,” 

This initiative would result in boarding more international students and will work as a booster in University of Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan targets by putting up the province among study destination choices. 

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Around 78 post secondary employees of education institutes are nominated to participate in this program hoping they would finish this program by March 2023. Training will be delivered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels by the Canadian Bureau for International Education. 

Courses will impart knowledge on student recruitment and admission procedures, international students services and support, international relations and partnership building practices and worldwide student mobility particularly in Saskatchewan. 

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Larissa Bezo, President and CEO of CBIE stated, “Canada’s national voice of the education sector is elated to join hands with the government of Saskatchewan in the design and delivery of this unmatched capacity building initiative targeting international education practitioners across the province.”

“The international education sector is a critical contributor to provincial growth strategies across the country and we applaud the government of Saskatchewan’s vision to standardize and further professionalize this important sector”, she added. 

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Prior to the pandemic, international students were bringing around CAD 252 million to Saskatchewan’s economy. However, as per Province’s 2021 strategy, institutions would be seen setting targets on the number of global students they can entertain according to their capacity.

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