Brady Pitts came to Lakeland looking for hands-on experience to complement his degree in chemical engineering.

“The job market wasn't great for me,” explains Pitts, who graduated from the University of Saskatchewan. “I was having trouble getting my foot in the door in a lot of places.”

He found Lakeland's heavy oil power engineering program at the advice of a friend.

“A really good friend of mine who I had graduated with was having the same issue with the job market as I was,” Pitts says. “He made the decision to go to Lakeland. The reputation and overall success of the program is pretty well-known. It really turned things around for him. He was able to get employment immediately after he was done the program and suggested I should give it a go as well.”

Now enrolled in the program, Pitts finds himself learning something new every day. He credits both the hands-on opportunities and the support of his instructors for his positive experience.

“It's been great,” he says. “I've really enjoyed my time here. I have learned a ton and the labs are really helpful and informative. There's definitely a lot of stuff that we've done in the labs that I had no prior knowledge of and a lot of questions that I had have been answered.

“The biggest thing really Is the instructors though. They go above and beyond to make sure you have what you need to be successful as long as you are willing to put in the work.”