Skills Canada

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Skills Canada (French: Compétences Canada) is an Olympic-style competition which actively promotes careers in the technology and trades fields. Competitors are of high-school or post-secondary ages.The purpose of Skills Canada is to open the eyes of young people to the world of skilled trades. Canada is experiencing a shortage of skilled labourers, and Skills Canada hopes to fill in that gap. The baby boom generation has reached retirement age and the country is having difficulty retaining workers, adding to the shortage. Competitions are held at the provincial and territorial levels, with the best competitors from each province reaching the national event. Biannually, the top competitors in the country are invited to the World Skills competition.

Contents 1 Competition areas 1.1 Construction Sector 1.2 Employment Sector 1.3 IT Sector 1.4 Manufacturing Sector 1.5 Services Sector 1.6 Transportation Sector 2 Competitions

[edit] Competition areas

Areas of competition are divided into six sectors, these sectors and competitions are:

[edit] Construction Sector

• Electrical Wiring
• Architectural Technology & Design
• Brick Masonry
• Cabinet making
• Carpentry
• Automation & Control
• Landscape gardening
• Plumbing
• Refrigeration
• Sheet metal work
• Welding

[edit] Employment Sector

• Job interview
• Job skill demonstration
• Prepared Speech
• Workplace safety

[edit] IT Sector

• 2D & 3D Computer Animation
• Electronics
• Graphic Design
• Website Development
• IT & Network Support
• IT Office Software Applications
• TV & Video production

[edit] Manufacturing Sector

• CNC machining
• Industrial mechanics millwright
• Mechanical Computer-aided design
• Mechatronics
• Precision Machining
• Robotics

[edit] Services Sector

• Baking
• Cooking
• Hairstyling
• Aesthetics

[edit] Transportation Sector

• Aircraft maintenance
• Automotive repair
• Heavy equipment service
• Outdoor power and recreation equipment

[edit] Competitions

Canada is set to host the world in 2009, when Calgary is home to World Skills. To date, fourteen national competitions have been held, with the next being held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Competition	City	Province	Year
15	Portage	Prince Edward Island	2009
14	Calgary	Alberta	2008
13	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	2007
12	Halifax	Nova Scotia	2006
11	Edmonton	Alberta	2005
10	Winnipeg	Manitoba	2004
9	Kitchener	Ontario	2003
8	Vancouver	British Columbia	2002
7	Edmonton	Alberta	2001
6	Quebec City	Quebec	2000
5	Kitchener	Ontario	1999
4	Vancouver	British Colombia	1998
3	Red Deer	Alberta	1997
2	Montreal	Quebec	1996
1	Hamilton	Ontario	1995