Skills Canada Nova Scotia annual host competitions for both high school and post-secondary level students and apprentices. Each contest is tailored to a specific industry, and competitors are challenged to perform tasks against students from around the province.
Annual Provincial Skills Competitions take place in each province and territory every spring. These competitions are coordinated and implemented by Provincial Technical Committees.
Provincial Competitions are 1-day events and offered at the Secondary and Post-Secondary/ Apprenticeship level. Gold medal winners at the Provincial level may qualify to represent the province at the Skills Canada National Competition!
The highlight of Skills Canada Manitoba is the Skills Competition. Over 475 high school, post secondary and apprentice students compete in 42 skilled trades and technology contests in six industry sectors. Students participate in challenges designed to test skills required in trades and technology careers. The philosophy of the Skills Competition is to reward students for excellence, directly involve industry in evaluating student performance, and keep training programs relevant to employers’ needs.
Winners of the provincial competition may form Team Manitoba and compete against their peers at the Skills Canada National Competition.
The annual Skills Canada NWT Territorial Competition is the largest skilled trade and technology competition across the Northwest Territories. Secondary, post-secondary students as well as apprentices compete in a friendly olympic-style skills competition to demonstrate the talents and abilities required in a variety of skilled trade areas, including Welding, Hairstyling, Carpentry, Photography and many more.
Held in conjunction with the competition, will be a virtual Career Expo and ‘Skilled Future’ panel with special highlights each day – including a ‘Women in Trades’ feature, Indigenous Skills showcase, Alumni highlights, and more!
Top placing competitors also have an opportunity to represent Team Northwest Territories at the Skills Canada National Competition.
From January to March, Skills Canada BC will host its regional trades and technology competitions throughout the province, in various locations, including remote, virtual, and online. The Provincial competition will be held in April to determine Team BC for the Skills Canada National Competition.
The Territorial Skills Competition is a one day competition that serves as both a contest to test a participant’s skills in a public forum, as well as a qualifier for the annual Skills Competences Canada National Competition. As a qualifier, participants may be eligible to represent Team Yukon at the National Competition.
For one full weekend every Spring, Inuksuk High School, in Iqaluit, is transformed into a skilled trade and technology competition. If you are a skilled high-school student, a registered apprentice, or a post-secondary student pursuing an education or career in one an identified skill area, you are eligible to compete.
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