Once you have accessed information through
Job Futures you will then have some valuable
facts about programs and institutions. You should then weigh
this information against some of your preferences. You should
consider:
Do you want to go school for one year? Two years? Five years
or more?
Do you prefer a certain way to obtain your education and training?
Some ways that expand learning outside the traditional classroom
include:
apprenticeship,
a
co-op program,
competency-based
learning, distance learning (including multi-media and
correspondence). Click on any one of these for further information.
Do you prefer a certain type of learning institution, or
in a certain location? These can include the
universities,
SIAST,
regional
colleges or
private vocational
schools, among
others.
You may also want to keep in mind the Interprovincial
Agreements,
which enable students to study needed occupations in other
provinces if the course is not offered in Saskatchewan.
Are you a mature student you might want to consider your options regarding Recognition of Prior Learning. Any prior learning, or work experience could be considered for credit towards your selected programs.
If you have collected all the factual information from Saskatchewan
Job Futures and have considered the above
factors, you may have come up with a decision. This is a big
decision so take your time. In fact you may have selected
a few programs of interest and you may need to go through
one or more of the previous steps one more time.
If you have made your decision then you should now know:
