Industry Engagement

What we offer

Our solutions

The Industry Engagement Office connects you with the talent, technology, and experts you need to thrive in today's rapidly changing business environment. We're here to help streamline your experience, acting as a gateway to SAIT's many industry engagement opportunities and the campus community.

Engagement opportunities

Discover some of the many ways we can collaborate for mutual benefit. Every engagement opportunity is tailored to meet the needs of your organization.

Recruitment and talent pipeline

Connect with top talent, raise the profile of your organization, and strengthen your workforce with industry-ready professionals. Access a pipeline of skilled, work-ready graduates through targeted recruitment and engagement opportunities.

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Research and innovation

The ARIS Hub is a driving force behind Alberta's cutting-edge research landscape. Our state-of-the-art research labs, facilities, and team of researchers are dedicated to providing services and solutions across sectors and supporting multiple stages of your project. And the best part? You keep the IP.

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Training and workforce development

We offer tailored professional development program options to empower individuals, organizations, and communities around the world to overcome attraction and retention challenges, reimagining the workforce through upskilling and reskilling.

Learn more about corporate training

Student engagement

Connect directly with career-ready students through capstone projects, industry nights, student clubs, guest speaking opportunities and on-site tours. Build your talent pipeline and showcase your organization as a leader in industry-education collaboration.

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Giving and sponsorships

Make a meaningful impact through philanthropic giving, gifts-in-kind, or dynamic event sponsorships. Your support helps advance education and community development while raising your brand profile across SAIT campus and beyond.

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Youth initiatives

SAIT's youth initiatives lead the way in shaping the future workforce by providing life-changing experiences for youth. Through programs like high school dual credit, digital technology workshops, camps, and more, we are committed to offering a variety of initiatives that educate, empower, and inspire young minds

Learn more about youth initiatives

Interested in becoming a vendor or hosting an event at SAIT? We also provide procurement and competitive bid opportunities, and event venues and catering services.

Benefits

The power of collaboration

Partnering with SAIT creates shared value, delivering tangible benefits for industry, students and alumni, and the local and regional economies.

For industry

Partnering with SAIT gives your organization a competitive advantage through access to top talent, applied research capabilities, and meaningful engagement opportunities. Collaborate with us on solutions to real-world challenges, strengthen your workforce through student placements and recruitment, and raise your brand profile across campus and industry networks. We work with industry to co-create partnerships that align to shared objectives, creating mutual benefits and measurable value.

For students

Industry partnerships enrich the student experience by offering opportunities for real-world learning, mentorship, and career development. By learning and working with companies and organizations throughout their time at SAIT, students gain industry insights and hands-on experience that prepare them for meaningful careers. Alumni benefit from ongoing industry connections, job opportunities, and access to a professional network that supports long-term success.

For Calgary and the region

Collaborations between industry and SAIT drive innovation, economic development, and workforce readiness across the region. By aligning education with industry needs, we help local businesses thrive, supporting job creation and ensuring that talent remains rooted in our communities. Together, we create a more resilient, skilled, and future-ready economy and workforce.

Industry partners

Get to know some of the organizations we’re working with.

Collaboration in action

Don’t just take it from us. Hear insights and examples directly from our industry partners.

SAIT and SwissDrones are driving innovation through joint R&D projects and advanced training programs for Canadian companies. We are honored to collaborate with SAIT to share unmanned aviation technology’s future and foster the next generation of RPAS advancements. Crossing the 50-drone production mark is a milestone, but every handover tells a story — one of teamwork, dedication and cutting-edge technology making a real-world impact. A huge thank you to the entire SAIT team for being part of this journey. Here’s to many more!

SwissDrones

As our organization has expanded into multiple global markets, SAIT has been a valued partner from our very beginning. Their team, capabilities and understanding of rapidly evolving market dynamics have enabled us to cost-effectively deliver many new technologies. We look forward to continuing to work with SAIT on improving innovation success in Calgary.

Avatar Innovations

Developing tomorrow's energy solutions requires bright, open and curious minds to help us look at problems differently. SAIT-trained energy problem solvers contribute fresh insights, ignite innovation and find unique solutions.

TC Energy

SAIT has been an important partner for our company for more than a decade by delivering innovative education programs and preparing students for rewarding careers in oil and gas. The institute is a key training ground by providing industry-focused courses and applicable hands-on learning that helps produce talented people ready to make immediate contributions to our business. We look forward to continuing to work with SAIT and advance energy-related programs on campus, including through the Cenovus Energy Centre at the MacPhail School of Energy

Cenovus

Advisory Committees

Our advisory committees play a vital role in keeping SAIT’s programs align with the needs of the rapidly evolving work of work through insights from industry experts and community leaders.

Learn more about our advisory committees

Strategic Plan

The next chapter in SAIT’s story is full of possibilities, and we’re deepening the integration of industry, research, and academic programming to build bold futures.

View our strategic plan

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