Power Engineers operate and maintain the complex systems used to operate industrial boilers, pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
DurationDo you enjoy working with control systems? Are you interested in pursuing a career in utilities? If so, SIIT’s Power Engineering Programs may be the first steps in a rewarding career.
Power Engineers operate and maintain the complex systems used to operate industrial boilers, pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Demand for skilled power engineers is growing, opening the door to good jobs in the oil patch, mining, manufacturing, power generation utilities and more.
Power engineers require a college training program in power engineering and several years of work experience, and a provincial or territorial power engineering certificate according to class.
SIIT offers 3rd and 4th Class Power Engineering programs at the Saskatoon Campus. Both levels are full time programs (32 and 40 weeks, respectively).
SIIT Power Engineering students develop the knowledge and skills to operate and maintain- in a safe and efficient manner- equipment found in industrial settings and steam generating facilities.
Students progress from one class to another (starting at the 4th class) through a combination of work experience, course completions, and rigorous inter-provincial exams.
Intensive lab time for this program is provided at SIIT’s Steam Lab- located at the Northwest Regional College Campus in Meadow Lake, SK.Graduates of this program can expect to find work as power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 9241).
They are employed by power generation plants, electrical power utilities, manufacturing plants, hospitals, universities and government and commercial establishments
Admission And Apprenticeship Requirements
Mature Admission
3rd Class Pre-requisites
Acceptance Policy
Strong preference is given to applicants who are Status First Nations, but SIIT programs are open to anyone.
English Language Benchmark
Technical Training Levels And Courses
4th Class Power Engineering
3rd Class Power Engineering
What To Expect
Day To Day
Delivery Method
4th Class:
3rd Class:
Industry Exams and Certificates:
Work Integrated Learning
Work placements are available for Power Engineering students. Students must adhere to attendance and academic performance standards to participate.
Attendance Policy
Regular attendance is essential for academic success. Each program has specific attendance requirements that must be adhered to in order to graduate. For Power Engineering students, an attendance rate of 90% or better is required to graduate.
If you have been approved for funding, you must maintain the attendance required by your sponsoring agency to remain eligible to receive payment.
Graduation Requirements And Credential
Students must earn a 65% in each course to complete the 3rd and 4th Class Power Engineering programs. Graduates of each level will receive an SIIT Power Engineering Certificate, an SIIT Transcript, and 240 hours of Steam Time (4th Class Only).
Career Path
Career Opportunities & Salaries
Graduates of this program can expect to find work as power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 9241).
Power engineers operate and maintain reactors, turbines, boilers, generators, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment to generate electrical power and to provide heat, light, refrigeration and other utility services for commercial, institutional and industrial plants and facilities.
Power systems operators monitor and operate switchboards and related equipment in electrical control centres to control the distribution of electrical power in transmission networks.
They are employed by power generation plants, electrical power utilities, manufacturing plants, hospitals, universities and government and commercial establishments.
Power engineers require a college training program in power engineering and several years of work experience, and a provincial or territorial power engineering certificate according to class.
In Saskatchewan, these exams are written with the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan. Please click here for more information.
In Saskatchewan, the average annual salary for power engineers and power systems operators is $125,600 (https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/hire-train-and-manage-employees/labour-market-information).
For assistance finding employment, please contact your local SIIT Career Centre.
Licensing Requirements
Following graduation from SIIT programs, additional licensing requirements for Power Engineers in Saskatchewan are as follows:
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is a First Nations-governed educational institution, one of only four credit-granting post-secondary institutions in the province- and the only credit granting Indigenous institution.
SIIT provides adult learners with academic, vocational and technical training as well as services and supports for employment and career growth. Indigenous learners are at the core of SIIT, representing over 90% of the student body.
Vision And Mandate
SIIT’s Strategic Plan sets out a bold Vision: “Through student-focused, market-relevant programs and services in an Indigenous learning environment, we create work-ready achievers and role models who appreciate the value of learning now and in the future”.
In all things, SIIT is committed to maintaining a First Nations focus and is dedicated to ongoing collaboration with First Nations stakeholders and communities to implement learner-focused strategies.
SIIT recognizes a broad array of stakeholders that includes students, job seekers, graduates, instructors, educators, training partners, employers, Elders, First Nations leaders and communities, SIIT staff, management and board.
Our History
Established in 1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Community College, SIIT was created in response to the need for quality post-secondary education for Indigenous people in an environment that promotes traditional ways and supports success.
SIIT originally delivered adult academic upgrading and later branched into post-secondary programs.
With increases in funding, SIIT expanded its base of satellite colleges and added fully certified occupational courses and curriculum to its program offerings. In 1985, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) passed an Act respecting the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies.
In 2000, the Province of Saskatchewan conferred SIIT the authority to grant certificates, diplomas and credits by passing the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Act- making SIIT the only credit-granting Indigenous institution in the Province.
Our Existing Network
SIIT continues to expand its provincial impact and now encompasses a network of three principal campus sites, nine strategically located career and trades training centres, two mobile job connection units, and over 35 community learning sites.
SIIT maintains focus on advancement of post-secondary education, adult education and skill development for all First Nation peoples through multiple pathways that support student success. One of SIIT’s key strategies is to enter into partnerships to ensure growth, innovation, and opportunity for Indigenous people.
You’ll have the opportunity to work in commercial facilities like hospitals, schools and apartment buildings, or industrial facilities like pulp mills, mills, power generation stations and petrochemical plants.
Upon successful completions, graduates will have the knowledge and hands-on experience to challenge the Technical Safety BC standardized examinations for an Interprovincial Fourth Class Power Engineer's Certificate of Competency.
Experience the rewarding challenges of operating and maintaining facility equipment related to steam and power generation.
Fifth Class prepares you to take the Provincial Fifth Class Power Engineering exam or the equivalent low-pressure heating plant certificate provincial exam.
Students who successfully complete this program may be eligible for a nine-month reduction of qualifying experience time (steam time).
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