College Certificate - Educational Assistant

The College Certificate - Educational Assistant at Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Saskatoon campus is a 8 month college certificate including a practicum training classroom support professionals for schools.

The program covers child development, learning support strategies, behaviour guidance and inclusive education practice, completed with a school-based practicum. Graduates support teachers and students — including learners with diverse needs — in elementary and secondary classrooms.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic is the province of Saskatchewan’s public polytechnic, founded in 1959, with a graduate employment rate of about 96% — among the strongest in Canadian post-secondary education. Programs are co-designed with industry advisors and taught hands-on in labs, shops and simulation facilities at the Saskatoon campus, in one of Canada’s most affordable student cities. Graduates who stay and work in Saskatchewan can also pursue the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) and the province’s Graduate Retention Program, which rebates up to $20,000 of tuition through tax credits.

This program is registered under CIP code 13.1501 (Teaching assistants/aides, general) and appears on Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s published list of PGWP-eligible international programs under the post-November-2024 field-of-study rules. Programs of two academic years support a PGWP of up to three years; shorter programs support a PGWP matching program length. Eligibility lists change — verify the current Sask Polytech PGWP list and IRCC policy before applying (final decisions rest with IRCC).