Skills Canada Competition to Attract 550 Competitors and 7200 Visiting Students

Mar 14, 2019

Skills Canada Skills/Compétences Canada (SCC), a not-for-profit organization that actively promotes careers in skilled trades and technologies, will hold is annual national competition on May 28-29, 2019 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The event is an ideal venue for organizations to connect with students interested in skilled trade career opportunities. According to the Construction Sector Council, nearly 25% of skilled workers will retire in the next decade. This means that there will continue to be a strong demand for skilled workers in Canada.

Representatives from industry, government, and labour, along with educators, youth, parents and the public are expected to attend the event, and over 550 students and apprentices will compete for the title of national champion in more than 40 skilled trade and technology skill areas. Also, there will be over 50 interactive Try-A-Trade and Technology activities that will give over 7,500 visiting students the opportunity to learn about the various career options available to them in the skilled trade and technology sectors.

“The Skills Canada National Competition profiles the skills that are necessary to adapt to the quickly evolving job market,” says Shaun Thorson, Chief Executive Officer of Skills/Compétences Canada. “Through our partnership with [presenting sponsor] TransCanada we can raise awareness of these constantly changing occupations and inform the next generation of workers on the skills needed to enter the workforce.”

Skills Canada is a national, not-for-profit organization with partner Skills Canada organizations in each of the provinces/territories that work with employers, educators, labour groups and governments to promote skilled trades and technology careers among Canadian youth. it offers experiential learning opportunities including skilled trades and technology competitions for hundreds of thousands of young Canadians through regional, provincial/territorial, national and international events, as well as skilled trades awareness programs. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Skills Canada is the Canadian Member organization of WorldSkills.

Interested in volunteering at Skills Canada National Competition 2019?

Skills Canada is seeking volunteers to help with

    • set-up and tear-down of the competition area
    • registration
    • Information Booth
    • transportation

Fill out an application form here.

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