DTI - Course Information
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Practical Nursing is a SIAST Diploma Program. It provides knowledge and skill development in providing professional nursing care independently or as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team.
Medical Laboratory Assistant is an Applied Certificate Program. You will learn how to collect specimens from patients and initially process and prepare specimens for analysis. You will develop data entry skills and learn how to perform clerical and reception services, and basic laboratory procedures.
Educational Assistant is a SIAST Certificate Program. The program (formerly known as the Teacher Assistant Program) provides the knowledge and skill development needed to assist the classroom teacher in inclusive educational settings with children and youth who have diverse learning needs. It combines theory and practical application for elementary and secondary age students in the K-12 school system.
SaskEnergy Readiness prepares students for the Induction Process with SaskEnergy, and links successful candidates with employment opportunities with SaskEnergy.
Construction Readiness is a program which provides employability and basic construction work skills for students.
Heavy Equipment Truck and Transport Mechanic is a SIAST Applied Certificate Program that provides knowledge and skill development in servicing, maintaining, testing, diagnosing and repairing heavy equipment, trucks, buses, and transport vehicles. Graduates will receive training for level one of the apprenticeship for the Heavy Duty Mechanics and Truck and Transport Mechanics trades.
Aboriginal Law Enforcement Preparation is a SIAST Applied Certificate Program that prepares Aboriginal individuals for employment in policing at the federal, provincial or municipal level, as well as other law enforcement agencies.
Outdoor Power Equipment Technician is a SIAST Applied Certificate Program that will teach you how to service, maintain and repair motorcycles/all- terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles.
Office Education – Health Link is a combination of the SIAST Office Education Certificate program and specific SIAST accredited health courses to provide a well-rounded base of knowledge and skill development related to the health administrative environment. You will receive practical and applied training in word processing, accounting, automated accounting, spreadsheets, database and internet searches, medical terminology, office procedures, employability skills, communications, business calculations, and job search techniques. Students will receive all other prerequisites for administrative careers in the health sector.
Continuing Care Assistant is a SIAST Certificate Program. The program (formerly known as Home Care/Special Care Aide) provides knowledge and skill development in helping people in their homes and in long term care facilities. Graduates work under the supervision of registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses or licensed practical nurses in home care or special care settings.
Medical Device Reprocessing provides knowledge and skill development in ensuring equipment and instruments used for patient care, procedures, and surgeries are cleaned and sterilized to industry standards.
Students will focus on the foundations of Medical Device Reprocessing, (including duties of a Medical Device Reprocessor, medical terminology, body systems, microbiology, infection control, and confidentiality) Decontamination (including Cleaning and Disinfecting equipment), Inspection, Assembly, and Packaging of medical materials, as well as Sterilization, Storage, and Distribution of medical equipment.
Students will receive a Statement of Achievement upon completion of the program, which will entitle them to work in the health setting. Students will have 160 hours of practicum placement which will go towards the necessary 500 hours required for National Certification.
Entrepreneurship/Small Business is a SIAST Applied Certificate Program that provides the practical business knowledge and skill development needed to start and manage a small business. Upon successfully completing the program, you will have a comprehensive business plan based on your own business idea.
Essential Skills provide students with essential skills, employability skills, life skills, and safety tickets for an entry level employment position or further training.
Health Entry Level provide students with essential skills, employability skills, and applicable safety tickets for an entry level position in a health related field.
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