Upcoming
Skills Canada Events!
Provincial Skills Canada
CompetitionEdmonton, ABMay 12-13, 2010Girls Exploring Trades and Technologies ConferenceEdmonton, ABMay 13, 20102010 Canadian Skills CompetitionWaterloo, OntMay 20-23, 20102011 Canadian Skills CompetitionQuebec City, QueJune 1-4, 201141 WorldSkills CompetitionLondon, UKOct 5-8, 2011 |
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Teacher Accreditation
Admission to the Provincial Skills Canada Competition is free for all spectators. Teachers and chaperones have the option of becoming accredited.
Accreditation includes:
· Access to the Hospitality Suite (7am - 4pm on May 12 and 13)
· Lunch (May 12 & 13)
· 2010 Provincial Skills Canada Competition T-Shirt
· Skills promo bag and suprises
Accreditation packages can be picked up during Registration on May 11, 2010 following the Opening Ceremonies or onsite during the Competition.
A cost of $75/accreditation will be billed directly to the school. Registration is completed online utilizing your Skills School password.
Deadline is register for Teacher Accreditation is 4pm May 5, 2010.
Email kariz@skillscanada.com for more information.
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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.
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Join Skills Canada Alberta on Twitter, Facebook and You Tube
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Share the Skills Story
Presentations are available for 2010-11 PD Days
If you would like to have Skills Canada Alberta present at your next CTS Professional Development Day email shawnab@skillscanada.com.
Share with fellow teachers the opportunities available to their students and how to get more involved in the Skills Movement.
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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.
Tell us about a coworker, teacher, instructor, principal, volunteer, partner or student who demonstrates an exceptional attitude that contributes to the Skills Movement.
Email your nomination to Shawna Bourke at shawnab@skillscanada.com
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Watch the
Provincial Skills Canada Competition Global Commercial
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One Week Until the
Opening Ceremony of the Provincial Skills Canada Competition!
Important Web Links
Teachers:
Volunteers:
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Cenovus Try-A-Trade® Challenge!
Spectators at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition, on May 12-13, 2010 at the Edmonton Expo Centre can win $100 prize from Cenovus for tuition, tools and equipment.
Take your event guide to a Try-A-Trade® to take part in a hands-on demonstration and receive a stamp. After collecting three stamps, bring your event guide to the Cenovus booth for an entry form.
Draws happen throughout the event days!
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Provincial Skills Canada Competition Schedule of Events
Monday, May 10, 2010
Setup Day 1
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Setup Day 2
7:00PM
Opening Ceremonies,
Hall D (Free Admission & Parking)
8:00PM
Competitor and Accredited Teacher Registration,
Hall D
Wednesday, May 12,
2010
7:00AM - 9:00AM Global Morning Show
8:00AM - 4:00PM
Competition Day 1
Halls A, B, C
Skill City
School Tours
Competition Open to Public (Free Admission & Parking)
Thursday, May 13, 2010
7:00AM - 9:00AM Citytv Breakfast television
8:00AM - 3:00PM
Competition Day 2
Halls A, B, C
Skill City
School Tours
Competition Open to Public
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Girls Exploring Trades and Technology Conference,
Salon 1
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Awards Ceremony & Presentation of Team Alberta,
Hall D (Free Admission & Parking)
7:00PM Team Alberta Meeting, Salon 1
Friday, May 14, 2010
Final Day of Teardown
Quick Links:
2010 PSCC Floorplan
Edmonton Expo Map and Directions
Online Schedule of Events
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2010 Regional Skills Canada Competitions a Success
The nine Regional Skills Canada Competitions Calgary Regional Skills Canada Competition  | have concluded with record participation.
Competitions were hosted in Calgary, Edmonton, Fairview, Fort McMurray, Lac La Biche, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer and Vermilion.Central Regional Skills Canada Competition  |
Over 550 high school students participated in the regional competitions, representing over 100 high schools in Alberta.
Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers and teachers that contribute to the success of North West Regional Skills Canada Competition
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Congratulations to our host organizations, technical institutes and high schools for propelling the Skills Movement in your communities:
2010 Regional Skills Canada Competitions
Regional Competition
Hosts and Organizers
Calgary
SAIT PolytechnicEdmonton Regional Skills Canada Competition  |
Central
Red Deer College
Edmonton
NAIT
Alberta Carpenters Union Training Centre
LakelandSouth West Regional Skills Canada Competition  |
Lakeland College
North East
Portage College
North West
Grande
Prairie Regional College
Peace River School Division
St. Thomas More School
South East
Medicine
Hat College
South Eastern Alberta
Partners for Youth Career Development
South West
Lethbridge College
Chinook Regional Career Transitions for Youth
Wood Buffalo
Keyano College
Community Careers Cooperative
Fort
McMurray Composite High School
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Young Masters
A Documentary featuring Team Canada and WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Young Masters, a 42-minute
documentary by award-winning filmmaker Punam Kumar Gill, follows the intense
journey of three Canadian skill champions, who with Olympic-sized passion, train
and compete in the  40th WorldSkills
Competition.
In a society that values university over college, white collar over blue, can these
characters prove to be masters of their own futures? Gill with Directory of Photography, Noel Begin
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Four years in the making,
the film was originally conceived when Calgary won the bid to host the
40th WorldSkills Competition. Gill was then employed as Advisor to
the President for the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 organization, but quit to pursue
her dreams in film. Trading in her business suit and her knowledge-based career,
she followed the path laid out by WorldSkills, gaining skilled employment in a
craft, and mastering her own future.
Visit www.punamarts.com for film festival
listing & DVD orders.
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Plan for a Spot on Team Alberta at the Canadian Skills Competition
The 2010 Team Alberta will be selected at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition (PSCC) on May 12-13, 2010. Six days later students, teachers, chaperones and SCA staff will travel via Westjet to Waterloo, Ontario for the Canadian Skills Competition (CSC).
During the PSCC Awards Ceremony on May 13 all students who earn a medal will be escorted  backstage after we photograph their on-stage moments of success. Gold medalists will be given their Team Alberta information package and will confirm their participation in the CSC. Students must be present at the Awards Ceremony to claim their position on Team Alberta.
Team Alberta Members will gather in Salon 1, following the Awards Ceremony for a brief meeting at the Shell Team Alberta Reception.
If the Gold Medalist is not able to attend CSC, the next top ranking individual will be asked to participate.
SCA has booked hotels and flights for all members of Team Alberta. The cost for a high school or post-secondary student to attend the CSC is approximately $800 and for a teacher/chaperone it is $1,250. Th is cost includes flights, ground transportation, hotels, accreditation fees, a Team Alberta shirt and some meals. Although SCA has heavily subsidized the cost to participate, we recognize the cost is significant and hope that by providing this advanced notice all eligible students will not miss an opportunity to be involved in this important event.Quick Links:
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-apprenticeship programs to bring students to tour the competition. 
play include: 
IT Office Software Applications 
post-secondary institutions and employers to gain insight on where
their skills can take them.