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S K I L L S    C A N A D A Skills Canada

Skills/Compétences Canada (S/CC) is a national, not-for-profit organization that works with employers, educators, labour groups and governments to promote careers in skilled trades and technology to Canadian youth. This unique position among private and public sector partners enables Skills Canada to work toward securing Canada’s future skilled labour needs while helping our youth to discover rewarding careers.

In 2012 there will be three levels of Skills Canada competition.

  • The Cariboo Regional Skills Competition at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) on Friday, March 2, 2012.  This competition is primarily for secondary students although some post-secondary competitions may be held as a “warm-up” to the Skills BC competition. Gold medal winners in the Cariboo Regional Skills Competition may be invited to compete in the Skills BC competition.

  • The Skills BC Competition at Tradex in Abbotsford on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Gold medal winners in The Skills BC Competition may be invited to compete as part of Team BC in the Skills Canada Competition.
  • The Skills Canada Competition in Edmonton from May 13 to 16, 2012. Those that excelled in pre-selected areas from Skills/Compétences Canada’s Canadian Skills Competition may be invited to become members of the Team Canada and participate at the WorldSkills International Competition in Leipzig, Germany in July, 2013.

2012 Skills Canada Competitions

Regional  -  Provincial  -  National

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Cariboo Regional Skills Competition 
&
Try-A-Trade
Thompson Rivers University
Friday, March 2, 2012


Competitors from the Regional high schools, elementary, schools and TRU's Trades & Technology students will compete in the following categories at the "Cariboo Regional Skills Competition ":
  • Automotive Service
  • Cabinet Making
  • Carpentry
  • Culinary Arts
  • Electrical Wiring
  • Hairdressing
  • Heavy Duty Service
  • Plumbing
  • Welding

Competitors from the regional high schools will compete in the following categories in the following “Virtual Competitions” at their own schools as part of the "Cariboo Regional Skills Competition":

  • Architectural CAD
  • Mechanical CAD
  • TV and Video Production
  • Web Design
Gold medal winners from the "Cariboo Regional Skills Competition " may be invited to participate at the "Skills BC Competition".

Skills BC Competition
Tradex
Abbotsford, BC
Wednesday, April 18, 2012


Gold medal winners from the Skills BC Competition may be invited to participate at the Skills Canada competition.

Skills Canada Competition
Edmonton, Alberta
May 13 to 16, 2012


Those that excelled in pre-selected areas from Skills/Compétences Canada’s Canadian Skills Competition may be invited to become members of the Team Canada and participate at the WorldSkills International Competition in Leipzig, Germany 

World Skills Competition
Leipzig, Germany
July 2013


Affiliation and Registration Information

Each school must be affiliated with Skills Canada BC. 

The cost for affiliation is either $25 per school PLUS $15 for each student registered in a competition or a flat rate of $195 per for any number of students.

To affiliate your school: Go to Skills Canada BC website www.skillscanada.bc.ca
Go to the Competition Registration icon on the right side of the page and click on here.  Follow the instructions to affiliate your school.

Once your school is affiliated your students will be eligible to compete in the Cariboo Regional Skills and Cariboo Junior Skills Competitions. They will be eligible to compete in The Skills Canada BC Competition in Abbotsford. They may be eligible to compete in the Skills Canada Competition in Edmonton. Please note that affiliation will begin approximately January 16, 2012.

Please note that the Cariboo Regional Skills Coordinator cannot affiliate your school; you must complete this task yourself.

To register your students: Go to the Skills Canada BC website www.skillscanada.bc.ca
Go to the Competition Registration icon on the right side of the page and click on here.
Follow the instructions to register your students.  Registration for the Cariboo Regional Skills and Cariboo Junior Skills Competitions will open approximately January 16, 2012.

Please note that the Cariboo Regional Skills Coordinator cannot register your students; you must complete this task yourself.

Please see the section of the TRU Skills website titled “Scope Documents”. If there is any difficulty in obtaining the relevant Cariboo Regional Skills or Cariboo Junior Skills Competition documents please contact Al Green, Cariboo Regional Skills Coordinator at green@tru.ca

Scope Documents

Students registered for the Cariboo Regional Skills Competition at TRU on March 2, 2012, MUST USE ONLY the Scope Documents identified as:

Cariboo Regional Skills Competition
Thompson Rivers University
March 2, 2012.


Please Note: The Scope Documents obtained from the Skills BC website ARE NOT VALID for the Cariboo Regional Skills Competition.

Double click an any of the following Scope Documents:

Automotive Scope Document
Cabinet Making Scope Document
Carpentry Scope Document
Culinary Arts Scope Document
Electrical Wiring Scope Document
Hairdressing Scope Document
Welding Scope Document

If there is any difficulty in obtaining the relevant Cariboo Regional Skills Competition documents please contact Al Green, Cariboo Regional Skills Coordinator at green@tru.ca

Event Schedule

TIME EVENT ROOM #
 8:00 - 8:45 AM Cariboo Regional Skills Competition Registration TT219 / TT221
 8:45 - 9:00 AM Opening Ceremony TT219 / TT221
 9:00 Competitors go to competition sites  TBA
 9:00 - 10:00 AM     TRU Try -A-Trade Registration TT219 / TT221
 9:30 AM TRU Try -A-Trade opens TBA    
10:00 - 10:25 AM Cariboo Junior Skills Competition
Registration		 TT219 / TT221
10:30 AM Competitors go to competition sites TBA
11:30 - 1:00 PM     Bar-B-Que LuncH TBA
 1:30 - 1:45 PM Cariboo Junior Skills Award Ceremony TT219 / TT221
 2:30 PM TRU Try -A-Trade closes
 3:30 PM Cariboo Regional Skills Award Ceremony TT219 / TT221

For further information please contact:

Al Green, Cariboo Regional Skills Competition and Try-A-Trade Coordinator at green@tru.ca