Upcoming
Skills Canada Events!
Registration for the Robotics Competition at the PSC Opened Nov 30
Online Applications & Nominations
for Post-Secondary Competitors is Open until January 8, 2010
Registration Opens for the Regional and Provincial Skills Canada Competition7:30am Feb 22, 2010
Regional Skills Canada CompetitionsSpring 2009
Provincial Skills Canada
CompetitionEdmonton, AB May 12-13, 2010Young Women Exploring Trades and Technologies ConferenceEdmonton, AB May 13, 2010 Canadian Skills CompetitionWaterloo, Ont
May 20-23, 201041 WorldSkills CompetitionLondon, UK
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Tell Us About Your Skills Champions
SCA would like to share the spirit and enthusiasm our supporters have for the Skills Movement.
Share your thoughts on a coworker, teacher, instructor, principal, volunteer, partner or student who demonstrates an exceptional attitude that contributes to SCA.
Email your story to shawnab@skillscanada.com
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Become a Skills School!
Teachers! Register your school as a
skills school. Maximize opportunities for your students and learn more about
trade and technology career opportunities.
Registration opened November 30, 2009 for the Robotics Competition at the 2010 Provincial Skills Canada Competition.
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Regional Skills Canada Competitions
2010 will bring the expansion of our Regional Skills Canada Competitions and the addition of a new fully regionalized event to qualify for the Provincial Skills Canada Competition.
Important Changes:
- All high school students interested in participating in the Auto Service, Culinary Arts, Carpentry and Welding
events at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition must qualify through a Regional Competition. Top performers in each of the Regional Competitions will earn a spot in Provincials.
- SCA is proud to partner with Lakeland College to host the Lakeland Regional Skills Canada Competition where high school students will qualify for the Provincial Skills Canada Competition.
- The addition of Lakeland Regional has changed the boundries of where some schools will participate in a Regional Competition. Please refer to our Regional Breakdown to identify which region your school will participate in.
- Registration for the Regional and Provincial Skills Canada Competitions will open at 7:30am, Monday February 22, 2010. Registration packages will be released in January.
Quick Links:
Regional Skills Canada Competition High School Breakdown
Competition Dates and Information:
Calgary
Central
Edmonton
Lakeland
North East
North West
South East
South West
Wood Buffalo
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Looking for Alberta's best
Apply before January 8
Post-Secondary students, including apprentices are encouraged to apply online for the 2010 Provincial Skills Canada Competition.
Instructors and employers are also encouraged to submit the names of to p students for consideration.
Students, instructors and employers have until January 8, 2010 to apply online.
Students must be born on or after January 1, 1989 to qualify for participation.
Individuals
selected to participate in the 2010 Provincial Skills Competition will be
contacted by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training or their training
institute by April 1, 2010.
Skills Canada Alberta will host 200 post-secondary competitors in 26 unique
competitions at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition on May 12-13, 2010.
Gold medalists at the Provincial Skills Competition earn a spot on Team
Alberta and will compete at the Canadian Skills Competition happening May 20-23, 2009 in
Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario. At the 2010 Canadian Skills Competition, Team
Canada will be selected for WorldSkills London  2011.
High school students, including RAP students, must be registered by their school to participate.
We wish the best of luck to all Team Alberta hopefuls!
Post-Secondary Students Online Application
Instructor/Employer Online Recommendations
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Skills Champion Profile
Frank Scanga of Memorial Composite
High School
Frank Scanga is a shining example of how to bring the energy and excitement of the Skills Movement into the classroom. For over 19 years he has been involved in the Automotive industry as an apprentice, certified tradesperson and now as a teacher at Memorial Composite High
School in Stony Plain, Alberta.
Frank sees Career and Technology Studies (CTS) courses in high school as an  important educational tool to respond to the
many challenges of modern society, helping young students develop daily living
skills and nurturing a flexible and well qualified work force. In Mechanics, a
strand of CTS, students have the opportunity to
increase their knowledge and skills towards the design and maintenance of
transportation vehicles, recognize the impact they have on the environment, and
on their economic and social well being.
For the students at Memorial Composite High School, Skills Canada Alberta provides a
stepping stone to pursue goals at a higher level and provides
many students an important pathway into the industry.
"For my select students,
Skills Competitions promote student achievement by setting clear expectations
and recognizing student successes. The students develop the knowledge, skills
and the attitudes that they are expected to demonstrate in industry," notes Frank. "These acquired competencies can be
applied as they make a smooth transition into adult roles
in their own family, community, workplace and further education. I
believe that the competition helps our youth develop the confidence they need by assuming increased responsibility for their
own learning. This also cultivates the students' own individual talents,
abilities and interests which, ultimately defines and helps them act on their
goals."
Frank has taken students to many Provincial Skills Canada Competitions, winning gold, silver and bronze medals.
In 2007 he traveled as part of Team Alberta with his student, Jessen
Collingridge, to Saskatoon for the Canadian Skills Competition. Bringing back a silver medal from the national event and sharing in the personal success of a talented student was a highlight in Frank's career.
Teachers working alongside Frank identify that he has a way of inspiring the best from the
students in his program.
He not only works alongside students, but relates
to them in ways that are meaningful. By working with students at noon and
after school his most eager students are prepared for Skills Canada
Competitions. During this time they gain valuable lessons that not only
make them better technicians, but individuals who value excellence and
a commitment to lifelong learning. These students recognize that they are responsible for developing their own skills and will reap the long term benefits of setting a high level of expectations for their own performance in the workplace.
The Automotives program at Memorial Composite
High School has been
built into a highly skilled program with a full-service customer service
component thanks to the pride Mr. Scanga has for his trade.
As a result of taking Mr. Scanga's
advanced level courses, his students have gone on to work in many related trades. The
impact he has made on his students' career ambitions is demonstrated on their
return visits to the school. He is obviously admired by his students, as
a teacher and mentor.
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ARCA wins best Try-A-Trade® Award
An important partnership in delivering the high quality, dynamic experience
has evolved over the past three years with Skills Canada Alberta and the Alberta  Roofing Contractors
Association (ARCA).
The ARCA has developed an interactive Try-A-Trade® Roofing display
that brings to the forefront the career options available in the roofing
industry. Students have a first hand opportunity to take part in the interactive
display and meet with industry experts who can share their enthusiasm for the
trade.
The 2009 Award for the Best Try-A-Trade®, as nominated by the Committee
Chairs of  each the events at the competition went to the Alberta Roofing
Contractors Association.
"Skills Canada Alberta is proud to partner with Industry leaders such as the
ARCA to showcase to students career options that aren't part of a typical
fieldtrip," said Chris Browton, Executive Director Skills Canada Alberta. "The
Provincial Skills Competition creates the stage for Alberta's trades to be
explored in an interactive format that captivates and excites students."
Quick Link:
ARCA Video from the PSC
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Post-Secondary Instructors
Show us your best students
On November 19, 2009 Skills Canada Alberta met with the Heads of Trades from Technical Institutes from across Alberta to learn about the online recruitment process for instructors and post-secondary students for the 2010 Provincial Skills Canada Competition.
We encourage instructors from post-secondary institutions to identify up to five of their top candidates in each of the competition categories for consideration for Provincials.
We are looking for the best and brightest students to participate in the Competition. Students should demonstrate an exceptional aptitude toward their trade or technology category. Students that succeed at the Competition have the right combination of skills, enthusiasm and attitude.
Gold Medalists at the Provincial Skills Competition will become part of Team Alberta and participate in the 2010 Canadian Skills Competition.
As part of Team Alberta students will have the experience of a lifetime travelling with the best young tradespeople and technologists in the country.
Top performers at the Canadian Skills Competition will become part of Team Canada and participate in WorldSkills London 2011. Students must be born on or after January 1, 1989 to qualify.
Quick Link
Online Application for Instructors to nominate their students for the Provincial Skills Canada Competition
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Canada Career Week Thanks to the volunteer leads of our Try-A-Trade® activities at Canada Career Week:
Mike
Sury, KMS Tools
Nick
Doyon, NAIT
Dave
Grabski, NAIT
Wayne
Boxall, NorQuest
Cal
Coley, NAIT
John
Sumner, NAIT
Great support from many volunteers made Canada Career Week Fair a fun and interactive event for thousands of students!
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Robotics at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition
Registration opened on November 30, 2009 for the Robotics  Competition at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition.
In 2009 an impressive 34 students on ten teams took part in the crowd pleasing event.
Registration and scope do cuments are online for the 2010 Robotics Competition at the Provincial Skills Canada
Competition.
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