Location: Saskatoon is centrally located along Trans-Canada’s Yellowhead Highway and the beautiful banks of the South Saskatchewan River.  The city contains over 400 acres of riverbank, trails and parks, as well as seven bridges – earning it the name of the “city of bridges”.  Saskatoon is just a short drive from a boreal forest and houses a heritage park that features over 6,000 years of First Nations culture.

 

Population: Over 230,000          

 

Airport

Art Gallery

Bed & Breakfasts

Campgrounds

Casino

Cultural Centre

Fairgrounds

Golf Courses

Heritage Sites

Hotels/Motels

Interpretive Centre

Nightclubs

Restaurants

Retail Outlets

Taxi Service

 

RTW Participants: 734

Entry Level Cook

 

 

"This has been such an awesome experience.  It has motivated me to keep on learning.  I have gained such great skills!  I can't wait to keep learning and to keep pursuing my career goal to achieve a red seal in cooking!"

 

"I definately have more knowledge and training in the kitchen and have gained valuable certificates because of this program.  I could now walk into a restaurant confident that I could get hired.  I just enjoyed everything about this program."

 

"This program meant a lot to me.  It is one of the best experiences I have had.  The instructors and my fellow students are amazing and I will take what I have learned during this program with me.  Thank you for giving me the chance to participate in this program."

 

'This program impacted my life.  Great experience, skills, and the instructors--wouldn't be here without their support."

 

"The program was awesome and the instructors were excellent!  Thanks for believing in me.  The program taught me a lot of skills."

 

"It helped me gain confidence and self-esteem.  I now know more information about the tourism sector than I did before.  I want to thank you for the support and belief in me."

 

"I really enjoyed this program.  I think it will help me get started on my way to bartending."

 

"This program was really fun.  I really enjoyed the instructors.  I learned all sorts of information about a variety of things.  I never expected to learn so much.  I'm happy with the skills I have learned.  They have made me better for my career and life."

 

"Participating in this program taught me more than new recipes.  This program taught me a lot on serving food, preparing drinks, serving drinks, and so much more.  I was afraid to cross train at first, but it has taught me so much and I am glad that I had the opportunity to be in this program.  The program is too short!"

 

"This program is amazing.  [It] showed me how much teamwork is important, that there are never-ending possibilities to the way food is presented.  Presentation is everything.  Attendance is important too!"

 

"As this program ends, I've learned more techniques in cooking, garnishing and all the different utensils, tools, and cuts.  All of those things I have learned I will apply to achieve my goals.  Being chosen as one of the participants of this program means a lot to me."

 

"By participating in this program, I believe I have the required skills to work as a kitchen helper.  My goal has been achieved."

 

"I have really enjoyed the 12 week program.  [I] got my certificates and a bit more knowledge on cooking.  I am looking into going on to more schooling."

 

"I enjoy working with people in a customer service environment.  The experience I attained in this program will become a great asset in the future in working with people."

 

"Wow, I think I have all the certificates that I need!  I love being in this program and meeting all the people.  I'm gonna miss everybody!"

 

"My first career goal was to be a welder.  The class got cancelled and I took this class to get some certificates.  This program helped me a lot with starting my life.  Before I had a one track mind when it came to what I wanted to do, but since taking this course it has helped me get all these certificates.  Now I can do a lot of different things.  I loved this class and Aaron was the best instructor that I've ever had.  He made this class so easy from the start.  I will miss this class!"

 

"I think that this retail program was a great learning experience.  This program helped me to feel more confident in myself and more independent.  I really enjoyed the class/students, and our instructor Aaron was awesome.  He was very helpful and down to earth and just went above and beyond for us.  He was very encouraging.  The certificates that I received helped me to feel more confident and more qualified to be able to work at any job.  The work experience that I received was very good for me.  I really enjoyed the program and would recommend it to anyone that I can encourage to do something with their lives."

 

“I learned a lot here mostly being outspoken and not being shy.  I really liked being here, it is really enjoyable.  Kristen and Aaron made it a cool place to come every day.”

“I would definitely love to travel to different locations and be a part of the tourism [sector].  I have what it takes to excel in this industry, and thanks to this program, my options have opened even more.”

“It reached my every level of learning.  My outward look in food service was fun.  Kristin is a great teacher and role model for all waitresses.  She made sure we had our book down pat.  Learning restaurant will never go without having good instructors like Aaron and Kristen.  They put the best knowledge in the student.  It happened to me by making me a better worker for people.”

“This training will help me get my foot in the door in the hospitality industry.  I did not have any credentials/certificates in this industry.  I can now say that I do have some credentials and this will make it easier to find employment in this field.”

“It gave me a push [to] start on many things I didn’t know and also a good hands-on experience in the kitchen.”

“This program gave me more confidence in cooking.”

“I really enjoy how patient Kristen and Tauno were.  I also miss having Aaron around, he really got my shyness away.  They made it very comfortable to come to class every day.  They really showed us they cared.  I totally recommend this course to anyone who need[s] it.  Very helpful.”

“After this program, I will take what I learned here to my workplace.  I enjoyed being here.”

“I am grateful for the suggestions of the facilitators and staff on how to be able to start catering.  I really enjoyed being in the program.  I was excited to be a part and am glad I was able to finish.  I loved learning in the kitchen, learning to make sushi, etc.  I had fun.”

“I feel even more confident now because when it comes to food I take my job very seriously.  I care about safe food handling in particular.”

“It was awesome, but too short.”

“It has been an educational experience, something that I can use on to better opportunities.  Full time employment.”

“It has meant a lot.  I achieved many of my short term goals such as time management and stress management.  I feel lucky to have had the privilege to be here.  My instructors were great and everyone involved was helpful.”

“I really liked being a part of this program because I got to meet new people, had lots of fun.  Instructors are great people.  I received a lot of certificates.  I got to cook great new foods.  I like the fact STEC works with you to find employment.”

“I was planning on becoming a chef after this course and after I gave serving a chance it really made me change my mind because you learn how fun and important serving can be.  I used to think cooks did a lot, but after this, servers do a lot of work too and everyone should get the same amount of work.  Teamwork is very important.  Now I have a lot of confidence on getting any job I apply for.  Sure am gonna miss EVERYONE here.”