Skills Canada Competitions [C. Prideaux]

At the end of April a group of students from Delview Secondary climbed aboard a bus bound for the annual BC Skills Competitions in Abbotsford. The common denominator for our adventurers was an interest in the trades and desire to understand the many opportunities, benefits and rewards of skilled trade and technology careers. The bus ride down to Abbotsford gave students considering trades as a career option a chance to mingle with and question other students already in trades apprenticeships or studying trades at other schools while remaining Delview students.

Once at the site, the competitions showcased a wide variety of activities and demonstrations of trades craftsmanship. Delview students could experience for themselves~different professions with hands-on activities or check out a wide variety of national skill competitions. These competitions are serious business. They provide an opportunity for young Canadians studying a skilled trade or technology to be tested against exacting standards and against their peers from across the nation. In September, winning students will travel to Calgary, Alberta to participate in 35 contest areas and represent Canada at the 40th World Skills competition.

The apprenticeship program at Delview has seen increasing success as more young people have seen the value of and challenge in skilled trades and gotten a head-start on well paying careers that can last a lifetime. This year more than a dozen students in our senior grades have signed up for trades training at North Delta, Kwantlen and BCIT or will be working this summer as apprentices in a variety of trades. If trades and technology is of interest to you, drop by the Career Centre and speak to Mr. Prideaux or Ms. Livingston.

Photos can be found here: Photo Gallery