The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Vancouver Island University have partnered to bring the Indigenous Student Success Program to Alberta. VIU—which offers an Indigenous Intern Leadership Program that the student success program is based on—has expanded this type of offering into AB, with SAIT signing on as an early adopter. Under the Indigenous Student Success Program, SAIT’s Indigenous graduates can apply to two-year internship positions at Alberta companies, where they will gain access to leadership development, networking, and alumni activities. “The Indigenous Intern Leadership Program is playing a critical role in British Columbia to ensure the transition to meaningful work for Indigenous graduates,” said VIU President Dr Deborah Saucier. “We look forward to working with SAIT officials to share our lessons with them as they establish a similar program in Alberta.”
