At the time of this submission and in addition to NWC’s new strategic plan, the following have influenced NWC’s strategic priorities, goals and measures: i) North West College 2022-25 Strategic Plan – Balanced Scorecard. ii) Performance framework included in our 2022-23 budget letter. iii) Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan – The Decade of Growth 2020-2030. iv) Advanced Education’s Plan for 2022-23. v) Immigration and Career Training, Plan for 2022-23. NWC will align directly with the goals, strategies and actions in each of our two Ministry’s 202223 plans, which in turn align to the Government goals: i) A strong economy. ii) Strong Communities, and iii) Strong Families. In addition, NWC has aligned with the following actions from Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan: i) Developing Saskatchewan’s labour force. ii) Growing our population by keeping more young people in Saskatchewan and increasing immigration to the province. iii) Growing Indigenous participation in the economy through the growth of Saskatchewan’s natural resource industries and labour market development. iv) Delivering on the purpose of growth by ensuring growth builds a better quality of life for Saskatchewan’s families and communities. v) Supporting the transformation of Saskatchewan’s economy through technology and the growth of Saskatchewan’s technology sector. vi) Growing Saskatchewan’s agricultural economy. vii) Growing Saskatchewan's oil, gas, and natural resource economy. viii) Adding value and increasing Saskatchewan-based processing of the province’s agricultural products. ix) Promoting the quality and sustainability of Saskatchewan’s agricultural and natural resource exports. x) Engaging internationally to secure access and expand international markets for Saskatchewan’s products.
Theme 1: Student Success and Employable Labour Force Facilitate Student Success and Employment
The first theme calls on the College to be accessible and responsive. ‘Student Success and Employable Labour Force’ is at the forefront of the College’s purpose and several objectives are a continuation of long standing efforts. Educated and skilled graduates contribute to economic growth by fulfilling employer labour demands. Improving student employment and earning prospects reduces turnover for employers and provides a quality of life over time that benefits the students and their families. NWC continues to prioritize the success of First Nation and Métis students, and endeavor to build a labour force that is representative of our region. As pandemic restrictions are lifted and we learn to live with Covid-19 NWC’s plan is to return to normal capacity in the fall of 2022. There is optimism that student retention and resulting student success will improve markedly relative to the past two years. While the College was successful at pivoting to hybrid and online learning when needed, and plans to use of these options where appropriate, there is little question that off-campus participation did not translate into the desired rates of completion and graduation. Another strategic objective in this theme is to ‘facilitate student success and employment’. With a greater proportion of time spent on-campus the student experience will benefit from greater interaction with the NWC Student Services team. Staff are prepared to be proactive in the
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MULTI YEAR BUSINESS PLAN 2022-2025
