Training Pathways
This overview outlines the collaborative ecosystem between the Foundational Learning Community (FLC), Hilgartner Training, and SAIT Continuing Education. This partnership is designed to bridge the gap between essential skill development and professional accreditation.
1. Training Pathways: The FLC & Hilgartner Collaboration
Managed by the Foundational Learning Community, these pathways serve as the "bridge" for adult learners entering the workforce or transitioning into technical training.
- Foundational Core: Managed by the FLC, these pathways focus on the "Essential Skills" framework—literacy, numeracy, and digital fluency—ensuring learners are prepared for the rigors of higher education.
- Hilgartner Programming: Hilgartner Training provides specialized, high-impact instructional modules that integrate directly into these pathways. Their focus is on applied professional skills and workforce readiness, offering a pragmatic layer to the foundational academic work.
- Integration Goal: To move a learner from "essential skill" development to a state of "career readiness," ready to tackle technical certifications at SAIT.
2. Training Plans: Personalized Professional Development
A Training Plan is the formal roadmap used to track a learner’s progress through their chosen pathway. Within this ecosystem, the plan serves three critical functions:
- Competency Mapping: Aligning a learner’s current skills with the prerequisites required for SAIT’s Continuing Education courses.
- Structured Progression: Outlining the specific sequence of Hilgartner-led workshops and FLC supports needed to reach professional goals.
- Funding Alignment: Training plans often serve as the documentation required for Foundational Learning Assistance (FLA), ensuring students can access available provincial grants and bursaries.
3. The SAIT Continuing Education Portal
The Education Portal is the digital gateway where the theoretical training plan becomes a reality. It is distinct from the general "mySAIT" portal and is dedicated specifically to professional and non-credit learning.
- Course Registration: This is where learners officially enroll in SAIT-accredited certificates and digital badges.
- Credential Management: The portal tracks completed micro-credentials and certificates, providing a "living resume" of the student’s achievements .
- Self-Service Tools: Students use the portal to manage tuition payments, view schedules, and access Brightspace (D2L), SAIT’s Learning Management System, where online course content is hosted.
Note: Successful completion of the FLC and Hilgartner modules is frequently used as a "ladder" into higher-level programs within the SAIT Portal, ensuring that the student has the "soft" and "essential" skills necessary to succeed in "hard" technical training.
