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Team Manitoba wins 24 medals at Skills Canada National Competition
June 6, 2011
A Manitoba delegation of 100 cheered “TOBA, TOBA” as 28 high school, college, and young apprentices took to the podium claiming 13 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals at the Olympic-style Skills Canada National Competition held in Quebec City, Quebec on June 1 – 4, 2011. The 63 member team earned the right to […]
2011 Skills Manitoba Competition
April 15, 2011
The 14th Annual Olympic-style Skills Manitoba Competition was held on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Red River College. It was an amazing display of hands-on expertise, talent and determination that showcased the diversity of skilled trades and technology and the many promising futures to be found in these occupations. Students competed in over 40 different […]
Extreme Sledding Competition Results
February 25, 2011
Skills Canada Manitoba, and Winnipeg Technical College hosted the Annual Extreme Sledding Competition at Winnipeg Technical College on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Thirty-six, Grades 7 – 9 students from across Manitoba spent the morning constructing a human drawn sled with cardboard, 2 x 4’s and duct tape. The students then braved the elements to race […]
2010 Results from the Model Wind Turbine Competition
November 3, 2010
Skills Canada Manitoba, the Certified Technologists and Technicians Association of Manitoba (CTTAM) and Red River College, hosted the 4th Annual Model Wind Turbine Competition at Red River College on Monday, November 1, 2010 as part of National Technology Week. Given a specific set of materials to work with, approximately 52 students from around the province […]
2010 Cardboard Boat Race Results
October 22, 2010
Skills Canada Manitoba, Red River College, Winnipeg Technical College and Manitoba Apprenticeship Branch sponsored the 5th Annual Cardboard Boat Race at 17th Wing Fitness and Recreation Centre on Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Armed with cardboard, duct tape and a few other odds and ends, 88 students from around the province had two hours to transform […]
2010 Canadian Skills Competiton
May 25, 2010
A Manitoba delegation of just over 100 cheered “TOBA, TOBA” as 26 high school, college, and young apprentices took to the podium claiming 2 gold, 11 silver and 6 bronze medals at the Olympic-style Canadian Skills Competition held in Waterloo, Ontario on May 20 – 23, 2010. The 63 member team earned the right to […]
2010 Skills Manitoba Competition
April 9, 2010
The 13th Annual Olympic-style Skills Manitoba Competition was held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Red River College. It was an amazing display of hands-on expertise, talent and determination that showcased the diversity of skilled trades and technology and the many promising futures to be found in these occupations. Students competed in over 40 different contests and the […]
2010 Provincial Skills Competition – Book a School Tour
March 25, 2010
What is the Skills Manitoba Competition? The Skills Manitoba Competition is a one day event that provides young Manitobans the opportunity to showcase their talents in an Olympic-style, province wide contest. Students compete in over 40 different hands on trade & technology contests at the secondary and post secondary/apprentice level. Each contest is designed […]