This May 5-7, over 1,900 elementary, secondary and post-secondary students from across ontario were able to prove they are the best of the best in their fields—and those fields are in the skilled trades and technologies.
The 25th annual ontario Technological Skills Competition – Canada’s largest skilled trades competition—took place at RIM Park in Waterloo. With over 65 contests onsite, competitors took part in everything from welding , to building robots.
The oversized building swelled with over 20,000 spectators, including educators, proud parents/guardians, politicians, industry leaders, the general public, and the competitors themselves.
Winners were presented with gold, silver and bronze medals some also received monetary awards and many are now eligible to head to the National Competition, taking place in Toronto from June 4-7. From there, many competitors are eligible to advance to the WorldSkills Competition, taking place in Brazil in 2015.
The competition receives over $7 million in in-kind donations from industry, and pumps approximately $3.5 mil-lion into the local economy.
Skills Canada – ontario is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the skilled trades and technologies as viable career options for ontario youth.
Throughout the year, the organization promotes skilled trades and technologies through in-school presentations, the ontario Technological Skills Competition (OTSC), cardboard boat race competitions, networking dinners and conferences, and Aboriginal initiatives.
