Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.26
Liaison Matt Wolsfeld
Submission Date March 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Saskatchewan
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Matt Wolsfeld
Community Engagement Co-ordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Total number of continuing education courses offered:
378

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
59

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
15.61

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:

Foundations in Science Communications
Fundamentals of Collaborative Research
Advanced Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology
Community Energy Planning and Finance
Economic Analysis for Public Policy
Energy Transitions
Governance Foundations for Sustainability
Improving Teaching and Learning in Health Professions Education
Indigenous Nation-Building
Leadership
Non-Profit Management
Public Management
Public Policy Analysis
Quality Teaching in Health Professions Education
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Science and Innovation Policy
Small Animal Rotating Veterinary Internship
Small Animal Specialty Veterinary Internship
Social Economy and Co-operatives
Sustainability Solutions
Sustainable Water Management
Water Resources
Water Science
Aboriginal Business Administration
Biological Research
Criminology and Addictions
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Ethics, Justice and Law
Global Studies
Indigenous Governance and Politics
Indigenous Languages
Internationally Educated Teachers
Kanawayihetaytan Askiy
Leadership in Post Secondary Education
Prairie Horticulture
Precision Agriculture
Study of Indigenous Storytelling
Sustainability
Water Science
wîcêhtowin Theatre
Certified Crop Science Consultant Program
Weed Control in Organic Agriculture
Land Management: Soil Sampling Design and Implementation
Land Management: Geographical Information System (GIS)
Land Management: Introduction to Field Description of Soils
Land Management: Introduction to Indigenous Land Management Frameworks
Land Management: Introduction to Duty to Consult
Introduction to Prescribed Fire in the Grassland Environment
Labour-Management Relations Certificate
The Role of Practitioners in Indigenous Wellness
Building an Awareness of Cultural Humility - Caring Together Through Work
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Cultural Safety Module
Harm Reduction Primer and OAT Standards
Advanced Harm Reduction and OAT
Harm Reduction Learning & Connections
Recorded Webinar - Indigenous Trauma- and Equity-Informed Practice
Rethinking the Design and Delivery of Community Primary Care Services: Building a Team
Indigenous Leadership Program
"kiskēyihtamowina First Nations University of Canada Board Governance Program"


Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-focused certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s):

The Prairie Horticulture Certificate (PHC) supports and facilitates local food production and business associated with local food production. PHC is a part-time program that offers a flexible schedule to accommodate work-life balance and is offered over three terms per year. There are three streams of study:

• Fruit and Vegetable Production
• Greenhouse Crop Production
• Landscaping and Arboriculture
• Nursery Crop Production

http://phc.usask.ca/

The Master Gardener Certificate Program supports and facilitates local horticulture, development of green spaces and food production. It offers a wide variety of gardening and horticultural courses for all levels of ability and knowledge. The program is open to everyone age 16 or over. Anyone can take any of the classes at any time, either for personal interest or for certification, which involves certification examinations.

Master Gardener core courses include:
• Garden Fundamentals (workshop or distance format).
• Botanical Latin (workshop or distance format).
• Identifying Insects in Your Yard & Garden (workshop)
• Safe Use of Pesticides and Alternatives (workshop)
• Common Plant Diseases (workshop)
• Tree & Shrub I.D. (workshop)

In addition, over 30 special interest courses, tours or events are regularly offered..

http://continuing.usask.ca/personal-interest/master-gardener.php#Requirements


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