SIAST/SAC commercial pilot program wins national award. (Off the wire).The Air Transport Association of Canada has recognized the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Technology and the Saskatchewan Aviation Council's innovative approach to commercial pilot training. The partners received the ATAC ATAC Arimidex, tamoxifen and combination therapy 2001 Innovation Award for the SIAST/SAC Commercial Pilot Diploma program. The ATAC Innovation Awards recognize Canadian flight schools, air taxi air taxi n. A small aircraft that makes short local flights to areas not serviced by regular airlines. and charter operators that have demonstrated innovative best practices for increasing safety and product quality that serve as an example for others to follow and learn from. "We are extremely proud to receive ATAC's 2001 Innovation Award in the first year of operation of the program," said SIAST SIAST Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology vice-president of programs, Claud Naud. "The national award speaks well of our ability to respond quickly to the needs of business and industry and our continued commitment to quality programming." Commercial Pilot program instructors are leaders in Saskatchewan's aviation industry. Currently, 23 students are completing the ground school training for multi-engine aircraft and instrument flight rating through the program. In January, the students will return to their home flying schools to complete their flying requirements. Janet Keim, president of the Saskatchewan Aviation Council, commented that, "Through a unique partnership of Saskatchewan flying schools, charter and airline operators, and SIAST, we are providing a first-class program with close ties to provincial aviation employers." Since 1989, the Saskatchewan Aviation Council (SAC) has been improving aviation in Saskatchewan. SAC brings together every segment of aviation in the province to promote the interests and well-being of Saskatchewan's entire aviation community. SIAST is a pre-eminent institution for post-secondary education and skills training in Saskatchewan, with 41,500 full- and part-time students and an annual operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. of $129 million. SIAST has a staff of 1,480 (full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. positions) and provides more than 200 programs. It operates campuses in Moose Jaw Moose Jaw, city (1991 pop. 33,593), S central Sask., Canada. It is a railroad and distribution center, with oil refineries, meatpacking and dairy-processing plants, flour, lumber, and woolen mills, stockyards, and Canada's largest jet-training base. , Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. .
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