This summer, NAIT underwent one of its biggest changes since 2016. On Aug. 19, the polytechnic officially launched a new academic structure composed of seven schools, reorganized from the four schools established more than eight years ago.
"We have great programs," says Peter Leclaire, NAIT's vice-president academic. But over the years the connection between those programs and industry were loosening.
As the previous schools continued to grow in offerings, Leclaire explains, it became difficult for their leaders to maintain relationships with a wide breadth of industry partners.