Survey Finds Canadian Employers Want Polytechnic Graduates
New campaign reflects critical importance of tech education to economic recovery
Eleven of Canada’s polytechnic institutions are championing the polytechnic model of education as the country rebuilds post-pandemic.
“As Canada emerges from COVID-19 and tackles our biggest challenges – an aging population, technology adoption and climate change – polytechnic graduates will be increasingly critical,” says Sarah Watts-Rynard, CEO at Polytechnics Canada, the national association of polytechnic institutions. “Simply put, our graduates have the pragmatic skills to get things done.”
Canada’s polytechnics engaged Leger, a major Canadian market research company, to survey human resources influencers and parents about their perception of polytechnic education. Leger reported that 88聽per cent of human resource influencers who hired a polytechnic graduate indicate having a positive experience hiring these graduates overall. Three-in-five human resource influencers say they actively seek out polytechnic graduates when hiring.
“We love hiring polytechnic graduates,” says Steve Pratt, head of engineering at Cytiva, a biotechnology company based in Burnaby, B.C. “They exhibit an ideal and pragmatic blend of academic excellence with hands-on experience.”
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