Plan Your SUTIL Event

Plan Your SUTIL Event

We’re so glad that you’d like us to visit your school!

Our Post-Secondary Education (PSE) events provide your grade 9-12 students with the chance to exercise their curiosity and plan for their future. Students will interact with institutions from across Western Canada that represent colleges, universities, trades, technical schools, and career specific training opportunities that are available to them after high school.

Our Post-Secondary Education (PSE) events provide your grade 9-12 students with the chance to exercise their curiosity and plan for their future. Students will interact with institutions from across Western Canada that represent colleges, universities, trades, technical schools, and career specific training opportunities that are available to them after high school.

SUTIL is here to make planning your event a breeze. Our September-December travel is divided by region and managed by a PSE (post-secondary education) committee member. Your contact from the committee will help you choose a format, can suggest options for easy planning, will email you a “What to Expect” package at the beginning of the semester, and can answer your SUTIL related questions. We’ll do our best to accommodate your school’s needs.

SUTIL is here to make planning your event a breeze. Our September-December travel is divided by region and managed by a PSE committee member. Your contact from the committee will help you choose a format, can suggest options for easy planning, will email you a “What to Expect” package at the beginning of the semester, and can answer your SUTIL related questions. We’ll do our best to accommodate your school’s needs.

Before we begin, there are few things we’d like you to know:

  • Member Attendance at Events: Our full members attend all events. Associate member attendance is based on space availability of the host school. You can view our list of members here.
  • Non-Members at Events: Local employers may be included in events. If a Non-SUTIL post-secondary institution would like to attend, they must contact the SUTIL Chair to obtain permission from the SUTIL Executive.
  • Other Schools at Events: We want to provide information to as many Saskatchewan students as possible. You are encouraged to invite neighbouring schools to attend the event if your school has the capacity to do so. We can assist you in facilitating this – just ask!
  • Event Timing: It is important that events end on time so that we may safely travel to our next destination.
  • Set-Up & Take Down: When possible, we can arrive early to assist with set up and help with takedown at the end of the event. This is dependent on our travel schedule and where we may be coming from or leaving to that day.
  • Student Engagement: Valuable connection with students is crucial to a successful event. We can provide you with a list of questions in a bingo card format to foster discussion at the booths. For other tips, talk to your PSE coordinator.

Let’s get started planning your SUTIL PSE event!

Check out the options below to find the format that best suits your students’ needs.

Half Day Event

SUTIL will visit your school in the morning or afternoon for your choice of presentations, brief intros and booths, or SUTIL presentation with booths.

Full Day Event

 If your school has a total of 200 or more grade 11 and 12s, you can book SUTIL for an entire day! Your event can have presentations exclusively, run as a career fair with booths only, or use a combination of the two.

Evening Event

Booking an after-school event allows interested parents to attend. Note that this event type does not include presentations as an option.

Format 1: Half Day Event

Times: 9:00am – 11:00am  OR  1:00pm – 3:00pm

Tips for Host Schools: Brief Introductions and Booths is a great way for students to gather information about multiple schools! It also allows for more personalized conversations to suit their needs and interests.

Tips for Host Schools: Brief Introductions and Booths is a great way for students to gather information about multiple schools! It also allows for more personalized conversations to suit their needs and interests.

Option 1

Full Presentations ▼

Two 45-minute time slots for presentation sessions  

Each institution presents in a separate classroom

All SUTIL Full Members must be given the opportunity to present

SUTIL Associate Members can also have presentation sessions, by discretion of the host school

Space requirement: Minimum 5 classrooms

Option 2

Brief Introductions and Booths ▼

30 minutes of institution introductions – representatives provide a brief overview of their institution

All SUTIL Full Members will address students

SUTIL Associate Members can address students, by discretion of the host school

30 to 60 minutes of booth visits

Students visit the institution booths to have individual conversations, ask questions, collect information and swag

Total time required: 60 to 90 minutes per group of students. There can be two sessions of brief intros and booths during a Half Day Event

Space requirement: Auditorium/Gymnasium/Library space for tables to be set up for each institution

Option 3

SUTIL Presentation and Booths ▼

Full members give a structured 45-60-minute PowerPoint presentation with each institution being given 7-10 minutes.

Remaining time reserved for booth visits (booths may not be omitted from this format).

Associate members may attend at the discretion of the host school.

Space requirements: Auditorium/Gymnasium/Library space. Audio/visual equipment needed.

Format 2: Full Day Event

This option is only available for events with student numbers exceeding 200 combined grade 11s and 12s

Times: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Tips for Host Schools: We recommend a combination of presentations and booths to get the most out of your day. Allotting specific booth time ensures that students have time to explore more options!

Tips for Host Schools: We recommend a combination of presentations and booths to get the most out of your day. Allotting specific booth time ensures that students have time to explore more options!

Option 1

Full Presentations ▼

45-60-minute time slots for presentation sessions

Each institution presents in a separate classroom

All SUTIL Full Members must be given the opportunity to present

SUTIL Associate Members can also have presentation sessions, by discretion of the host school

Space requirement: Minimum 5 classrooms

Option 2

Career Fair ▼

Students filter through the booths in groups throughout the day

All SUTIL Full Members have a booth

SUTIL Associate Members will contact the host school to request permission to attend

Space requirement: Auditorium/Gymnasium/Library space for tables to be set up for each institution.

Option 3

Combination ▼

45-60 minutes time slots for presentation sessions. Students sign up for sessions and visit booths while not attending presentations.

Space requirement: Auditorium/Gymnasium/Library space for tables to be set up for each institution. Presentation space requires a minimum of 5 classrooms.

Format 3: Evening Event

This option includes brief introductions and booths.

Times: 6:30pm – 8:30pm OR 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Tips for Host Schools: Promotion of evening events is key to a successful turnout. Please inform parents of the event through notifications and newsletters.

Tips for Host Schools: Promotion of evening events is key to a successful turnout. Please inform parents of the event through notifications and newsletters.

Option 1

Brief Introductions and Booths ▼

30 minutes of institution introductions – representatives provide a brief overview of their institution

All SUTIL Full Members will address students

SUTIL Associate Members in attendance will address students

60 to 90 minutes of booth visits

Students and parents visit the institution booths to have individual conversations, ask questions, collect information and swag

Total time required: 30 minutes for intros, and the remaining hour and a half to be used for booth exploration

Space requirement: Auditorium/Gymnasium/Library space for tables to be set up for each institution

Option 2

Booths Only ▼

Booths set up and parents and students may come and go throughout the time of the event

Total time required: 2 hours (students and parents are not required to stay for the duration)

Space requirement: Auditorium/Gymnasium/Library space for tables to be set up for each institution

Book Your Event

    Event Calendar

    SUTIL travel season runs September till mid December every year. You can view where we are travelling this fall using the arrows to scroll to a specific month.

    Testimonials

    Even though I am over a half a Century old, I have been inspired by the group to go for higher education. I have applied to the University of Regina and I got accepted. I plan on taking classes there and there and I pray and hope I will be successful to obtain two more degrees before I reach age 55. I want to be a role model for the students, my family, and the community. Before retiring I will tackle Masters.

    Jimmy Charles
    Stanley Mission Rhoda Hardlotte Memorial High School

    I really appreciate the SUTIL group and connections of associate members.  This makes planning a career day so much easier.  Thank you!

    Shelly Fransoo
    John Paul II Collegiate

    Great Opportunity to allow students and parents to get the information from the institutions themselves.

    John Svenson
    Melville Comprehensive

    Fantastic service to students in remote areas many of whom are not exposed to their opportunities in life.

    Clarence Neault
    Senator Myles Venne School

    Was a great morning!  Kids were highly engaged and had the opportunity to see a lot of options for post secondary!

    Michelle Wolf
    Carnduff Education Complex

    Easy to plan. Great opportunity for students! Presenters were excellent and engaging. I thought it was great. Good diversity of options for students. Awesome!

    Jeff Pederson
    Aden Bowman

    The event is very well organized and provides students with a great student:presenter ratio.

    Darin Faubert
    Wadena Composite

    Looking forward to having you come again next year.

    Ryan Johnson
    Davidson and Kenaston School

    The SUTIL Booths Only event allows students and parents/guardians to connect with recruiters from a wide variety of institutions and receive pertinent information firsthand in a relaxed atmosphere.

    Donna Bouchard
    Marion M. Graham Collegiate

    I appreciate the ease of planning this event. Communication was excellent and efficient.  I love the SWAG that students and I get.

    Bonnie Baron-Williams
    Thom Collegiate

    I appreciate all of the communication from the institutes ! Everything is well organized! Thanks!

    Kipp Bayer
    Sturgis Composite School

    Happy Friday the 13th of December,

    Thank you for The SUTIL Scoop and the SUTIL team visit at Rhoda Hardlotte Keethanow High School in Northern Saskatchewan. I noticed some of the team members were into Volleyball during the noon hour. Maybe that is how the team works; to have fun and to laugh and to warm up before presenting to the students and staff. Great Team! Thank you once again, SUTIL Team.

    Jimmy Charles
    Guidance Counselor-Stanley Mission

    Hi Linda and Cheryl,

    Thank you on behalf of Nutana Collegiate for bringing your event to our students. I have been hearing nothing but positive feedback in the building since this morning. Being new in the career facilitator role in my building, I can’t tell you how grateful I am for having such a well-organized and easy (from the host school perspective) event to offer to my students. All of the hard work that you have put in is much appreciated. I look forward to future events.

    Shona Iverson-Career Facilitator
    Nutana Collegiate

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