Tomorrow's talent, today.
From boardrooms to building sites, things are getting real.
Our demographics are shifting, and many who we rely on to get critical jobs done today will be retired in the next five years. By 2027, more than 700,000 skilled tradespeople will leave the workforce (RBC, Powering Up, 2024).
On top of this, the economy is shifting, meaning that ideas and opportunities are more global in nature than ever before.
With the right training today, tomorrow’s leaders will be ready to channel this constant change into new possibilities. Real Futures™ represents our commitment to embracing this exciting moment with the confidence that the best is yet to come — for SAIT, for our province, and for countless students and graduates alike. Real Futures™ is our chance to be bold, and to find inventive solutions to shared problems, and to position our city and province to thrive in a world defined by constant change.
Real Futures™ will enable SAIT to deliver on the promise to transform who, how and what we teach in response to the shifts unfolding across our communities, technologies and economies. So, let’s get to it. Let’s come together with a practical purpose, and a commitment to ensuring that the future we shape and create is one we want to celebrate — today, and tomorrow.
HOW we teach
From using virtual reality to understand the ins and outs of industrial plumbing systems to diving into ultra-realistic cyber security simulations to be cyber ready, it’s happening here at SAIT. We’re responding to changes in industry as they unfold, taking our cues from the real people getting the real work done.
WHO we teach
The world is changing, and our economy is now truly global. SAIT is driving an expanded, inclusive talent pool and bringing more diverse voices into the fold.
The real people who do everything from keeping the lights on to keeping our economy moving forward are made up of a dynamic mix of perspectives and global experiences. Canada’s economy continues to welcome new talent every single day, and SAIT is responding to this with training and supports aimed at getting skills to where they’re most needed. Whether it’s homebuilding or healthcare, we’re at the forefront of aligning international experience with community need.
WHAT we teach
We are overhauling tried-and-true programs to feature the cutting-edge tech graduates will find when they step into their careers. We’re expanding what we teach by taking our institution into places and spaces that it’s never been before. From an expanded downtown presence to a new space for students to learn in Banff, one of Canada’s tourism capitals, we are expanding the ways in which we connect students to skills.
We can’t predict the future, but we can prepare for it. With Real Futures™, SAIT is ensuring that students, faculty and our community have the knowledge in place to embrace tomorrow, whatever shape it takes.
If you’re like us, and believe the best is yet to come for SAIT, for our students, and for our province, then please join us in building Real Futures™.
For more information, contact:
Rachael Lehr, MBA, CFRE
Principal Gifts and Campaign Lead
Rachael.Lehr@sait.ca
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.