Post-secondary Students and Apprentices Come Together to Show off their Trade Skills
Anne Kang, minister of advanced education and skills training, says the Skills Canada Competition is a chance for young people across Canada to shine. “From bricklaying and carpentry to graphic design, computer animation and cooking, this event showcases talent, connects youth with employers and promotes careers in the skilled trades and technologies,” she says.
The event is scheduled for the Vancouver Convention Centre May 25-28, 2022. It will bring more than 300 competitors from all regions of Canada to participate in 37 skilled trade and technology competitions.
The SCNC is the only national, multi-trade and technology competition for students and apprentices in the country.
“Events like this provide an opportunity for competitors to show off their skills and encourages participants to pursue careers in good-paying, in-demand fields,” said Andrew Mercier, parliamentary secretary for skills training. “As we wrap up a busy Apprenticeship Recognition Month, it is exciting to look ahead to the talent we’ll see in Vancouver this spring.”
Skills areas open for competition include construction, manufacturing and engineering, transportation, information technology, services, and employment.
High school students from across the Lower Mainland will be invited to come watch the competition in-person, visit the Indigenous showcase, and the many industry exhibitors that will be onsite. They can learn about the various career opportunities in the skills trades and technologies, while trying their hand at the interactive Try-A-Trade and Technology activities.
In support of this hosting opportunity, the province is providing $250,000 to Skills Canada. The national, not-for-profit organization was started in 1989 and has partner organizations in each of the provinces/territories that work with employers, educators, labour groups and governments to promote skilled trade and technology careers among Canadian youth.
Learn more at skillscompetencescanada.com/en/event/skills-canada-national-competition-2022 ■
