School of Information and Communications Technologies
Work Experience Program

Information for Prospective Employers

• Who to Contact
• The Opportunity
• The Benefits
• The Candidates
• The Programs
• Program 2010 Availability and Salary Expectation
• The Process
• The Expectation
• Other ICT Programs with Practicums

Who to Contact

Donna deMan, Work Experience Coordinator
SAIT Polytechnic
School of Information and Communications Technologies
1301 - 16 Avenue NW
Room MD 322, Heart Building
Calgary, AB T2M 0L4
Phone: 403.210.5631
Fax: 403.284.8184 

The Opportunity
As an employer in the world’s fastest growing industry, you have positions to fill. Positions that require candidates who can do more than just get the job done.

What you need are people with the right combination of cutting edge knowledge and practical experience. People with the skills and diplomacy to ease comfortably into your organization. People with the talent to help your business make inroads into the new economy.

It's a tall order.  We're up to the challenge.

The Benefits
The Work Experience Program at SAIT's School of  ICT offers you:

• Access to motivated, skilled and productive candidates.
• An opportunity to effectively evaluate potential permanent employees.
• Savings on recruitment costs and improved retention, with an appropriate employment match.
• A concentrated pool of experienced, talented professionals with which to maintain your competitive advantage in the marketplace.

The Candidates
Employers don't just need bodies. Students don't just need jobs. What everyone needs is the right fit.

Rest assured that when you hire a SAIT student, you're selecting a candidate trained by Calgary's premier polytechnic. SAIT students benefit from a quality curriculum, delivered by leading instructors, featuring a balanced academic diet of theory and hands-on practice. Who better to fill your human resource needs?

The Programs
Meeting industry demand is what SAIT's School of  ICT programs are all about. We start with input from industry leaders. Add leading educators who are experts in their field. Introduce innovative delivery methods. Utilize only the latest technology – our facilities and equipment are state-of-the-art.

The end result: Widely respected programs accredited by government, professional organizations, software vendors and industry.

You are invited to choose from the following:

4 or 8 month work term positions:

• Bachelor of Applied Technology Information Systems Degree
  - Information Systems Development
  - Network Management
  - Software Engineering

Fast Track Programs – shorter work practicums of 8 weeks

• Database Administrator 
• Network Technician
• Object Oriented Software Development 
• Technology Infrastructure Management

Program 2010 Availability and Salary Expectation

* Although these students are available on an unpaid basis, you will enjoy a stronger response to your posting if some type of remuneration is available to the student.

The Process

• Submit your work term position offering(s) to our IT Work Experience team. The position(s) will be posted at SAIT, the resumes collected and forwarded to you.
• Select the students you wish to interview. SAIT will arrange interview times that are convenient for both you and your student candidates. Interviews may be conducted at your office, or on the SAIT campus, whichever is preferable.
• Upon completion of the interview process, choose the candidate whom you feel best meets your organization's needs. SAIT will inform the student of his/her selection for the position.
• Submit a letter of offer confirming employment. 

The Expectation
We ask that you, the employer:

• Use reasonable efforts to enable the student to receive broad exposure to the business carried on by the company at your facility.
• Require the student to perform only such tasks as reasonably fall within the scope of the student's training and abilities.
• Sign a straightforward practicum employment agreement outlining the above mentioned responsibilities.
• Complete a brief "Employer Work Term Evaluation Report" at the end of the work experience term.
  

Other ICT Programs with Practicums
The following ICT diploma programs also have practicum opportunities. Please click on the program title for a description of the program.  To find out more information about the program practicum, please contact the practicum facilitator.