“Life is to be lived and passed onto others...Skills Canada allows this to happen!”
Mark Bramer, Skills/Compétences Canada, WorldSkills Expert, Cabinet Making
 
APPRENTICESHIP: IT WORKS!
Wednesday, 09 June 2010

Calling all apprentices!  At the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum-Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA) we want to hear from you! 


•        What are you looking for in an employer? 
•        What makes an ideal apprenticeship training experience?
•        What could employers do if they want to attract and keep youth at their workplaces?

Please share your thoughts with us by filling in this survey.  You may only fill in the survey if you are or were recently an officially registered apprentice with your province or territory.


•        Time:  5 minutes.
•        Fill the survey in once only. 
•        Your answers will be completely anonymous and confidential.
•        The findings from these surveys will be summarized into a report.
•        You will be truly helping your industry better meet the needs of youth. 

 

 

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Introducing "YOUNG MASTERS"
Wednesday, 09 June 2010

YOUNG MASTERS, a 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 for the gold medal at the 40th WorldSkills Competition.   Although destined for the podium as masters in their respective trades of autobody repair, painting, and IT, these young people reveal how they are often treated like second-class citizens because of their vocation.  In a society that values the head over the hands, university over college, and white collar over blue, can these young people also prove to be masters of their own futures?           

Four years in the making, the film was originally conceived when Calgary won the bid to host the 40th WorldSkills Competition.   Click here to get a glimpse of Young Masters! To get a copy call 1 877 754-5226 ext. 1. http://vimeo.com/13153103 Photobucket
 

Our Mission

"Skills/Compétences Canada® is a national, not for profit organization that actively promotes careers in skilled trades and technologies to Canadian youth"


Since its inception in 1989, S/CC has evolved into a pan-Canadian organization offering skilled trades and technology competitions at the regional, provincial/territorial, national and international levels as well as other awareness programs for thousands of young Canadians.

Skills/Compétences Canada is also a founding partner of the national awareness campaign, "Skilled Trades: A Career You Can Build On ".

Over the next two decades, employers in Canada will find it difficult to hire and retain skilled workers. We want to help Canada’s industries find well-trained, well-prepared young people to fill these positions.  S/CC wants youth to understand the many opportunities, benefits and rewards of skilled trade and technology careers. Improving the expertise and confidence of individuals pursuing technical careers will benefit us all.

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