Please note that this mandate is currently under review.

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is a public, board-governed polytechnic institute operating as a technical institution in accordance with the Post-Secondary Learning Act. 

SAIT offers upgrading, apprenticeship, certificate, diploma, applied degree and baccalaureate degree programs that may provide career laddering opportunities or lead directly to career employment. 

SAIT is committed to building and nurturing strong business and industry partnerships and to serving the employment needs of key industry sectors: energy, business, communication, construction, health, information technologies, manufacturing & automation, media, public service and safety, tourism and transportation.  SAIT also advances academic excellence by working in partnership with industry on applied research.  As a global educator, SAIT is best known for excellence in energy training. 

SAIT primarily serves the Southern Alberta region and attracts students from across the province, nationally, and internationally.  By advancing the highest quality of learning and teaching, SAIT attracts a diverse group of students seeking practical, skills-oriented education and training, with immediate employment prospects upon graduation and continued opportunities for lifelong learning.

SAIT offers credit and non-credit courses and programs in all industry sectors, including customized training for domestic and international corporate clients.  The philosophical and practical emphasis at SAIT is to provide a quality student experience, focused on academic excellence and student support.   This is supported by key success factors: learner success, teaching excellence, curriculum effectiveness, market responsiveness, resource management and stakeholder engagement.  Programs are designed to facilitate learning through face-to-face, on-line and blended delivery methodologies to meet the needs of learners.  SAIT uses technology to enhance the learning experience and has a long history as a leader in computer-mediated distance education delivery. 

Alberta’s knowledge-based economy requires innovative, well-educated, skilled and adaptable citizens.  As a nationally recognized polytechnic, SAIT is a leader in workforce development that contributes to enhancing Alberta’s economic growth and prosperity.  SAIT graduates have the knowledge and skills to function in a global, interconnected world while contributing to the economic, social, environmental health and sustainability of the communities in which they live.

Approved by the Minister of Advanced Education on January 7, 2005