THE FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING ONTARIO S SKILLS SHORTAGE

AGENDA 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Tour 3. Dinner 4. Programming and Events for 2016/2017 5. Safety Briefing a. Volunteer Code of Conduct 6. Competition Department Structure changes 7. Elementary Career Awareness Workshops a. Auto Service- Elementary Workshops 8. Registration Process a. Registration Messages 9. 2016 Evaluations 10. Qualifying Competitions 11. Skills Ontario Competition a. Infrastructure b. Keys c. Developing a positive experience 12. HR Component/survey 13. Scopes 14. Judging Criteria 15. Feedback forms a. Example 16. Technical Committees 17. Projects 18.Technical Committee Best Practices a. Home and Team Building 19. Tech Chair Website 20. Suppliers 21. National Competition 22. World Skills Summary 23. Questions

WHO WE ARE Mission To champion and stimulate the development of world class technological and employability skills in Ontario youth. Mandate To promote careers in skilled trades and technologies as viable, first choice career options to young people in Ontario.

HUMBER COLLEGE We would like to introduce Humber College as the 2017 Host college. Humber College will also be providing all computers and tech support for the 2017 Skills Ontario Competition.

FLOOR PLANS AND FACILITY NEEDS With the new venue, a new contest specific floor plan is mandatory. Please update the floorplan found in your Tech Chair folder and hand in to, or email, Natasha Oliver at noliver@skillsontario.com THINGS TO ADD: - All Electrical needs including extension cords/power bars - Garbage or alternative waste bins - All tables/chairs (including judges/committee members) - Any contest specific needs ( i.e. footstools)

SKILLS ONTARIO MOVING FORWARD A few words by Gail Smyth, Executive Director of Skills Ontario.

REACH AND IMPACT. Skills Ontario reaches thousands of students every year through our programs and competitions! In-school Presentation Program Young Women s Initiatives Aboriginal Initiatives Summer Camps Cardboard Boat Race & Video Challenges Seven Qualifying Competitions The Skills Ontario Competition

IN-SCHOOL PRESENTATION SKILLS WORK! WHAT S OUT THERE IN THE SKILLED TRADES AND TECHNOLOGIES? Students are under more pressure than ever to choose and prepare for their career paths at an early age, but most lack knowledge about what s out there. Skills Ontario s in-school presentation program provides students with information about the 150+ great career options in the skilled trades and technologies. Presentation topics include: information on trends in the world of work and the demand for skilled people the benefits of careers in the skilled trades and technologies steps to apprenticeship the importance of employability skills resources for further exploration 120,000 Students reached each year!

YOUNG WOMEN S INITIATIVES Think Skills Think Future Young Women s Conferences Ontario Technological Skills Competition Hosted in conjunction with the Skills Ontario Competition, these conferences are dedicated to showing female students in grades 7-12 that skilled trade and technology careers offer many In-School Presentations great opportunities. Summer Camps "Skills Work! For Women" Career Exploration Events These inspiring events provide a positive environment for women in grades 9-12 to meet and network Young with Women s female Initiatives skilled trade and technology professionals from their community. About 15 events are organized annually, with locations including Barrie, Guelph, Kenora, London, North Bay, Ottawa, Port Elgin, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Toronto, Welland, Whitby. Cardboard Boat Races

ABORIGINAL INITIATIVES ABORIGINAL MENTORING EVENTS Our Aboriginal Mentoring Events are an opportunity for youth who identify as Aboriginal to meet, network, and share a meal with community members who have already chosen a career in the skilled trades and technologies. Youth learn about the journey of these mentors and explore their interest through hands-on activities. Locations include Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay. ABORGINAL STUDENT CONFERENCE This conference offers Aboriginal youth in grades 7-12 the opportunity to be inspired by mentors who have already chosen a career path in the skilled trades and technologies, and while exploring the Skills Ontario Competition, Canada s largest skilled trades and technologies competition.

PROGRAMS SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM Skills Work! Camp Skills Ontario organizes 20-25 week long day camps each summer, providing over 300 grades 7-8 youth with the opportunity to explore the skilled trades and technology careers throughout hands-on, experiential learning. In addition to employability skills activities organized by Skills Ontario staff, the majority of camp consists of hands-on workshops and industry tours. Host locations include local industry (Bruce Power, Linamar, Magna) and colleges (Boreal, Cambrian, Canadore, Centennial, Conestoga, Durham, Georgian, Humber, Loyalist, Mohawk, Sault, St. Clair).

CARDBOARD BOAT RACES Cardboard Boat Races & Video Challenges Each year, the Cardboard Boat Races provide the opportunity for Ontario students to test their math and technology skills in a fun and competitive environment. Teams of four arrive at this popular, full-day event with a drawing of their cardboard boat design. Skills Ontario provides the supplies to construct a cardboard boat during the two hours, on-site, construction time. In the afternoon, the competitors put their design to the test in the swimming pool in both a race and weight challenge. Races are offered at two levels: Senior Elementary and Secondary Cardboard Boat Race Locations: Marathon, Thunder Bay, Brantford, Markham, Ottawa, Espanola, Toronto, Belleville, Guelph, Wingham, Sault Ste. Marie, London Volunteer Judges Needed!

PIN AND MEDAL DESIGN Pin and Medal Design Contest Students from affiliated high schools and colleges are encouraged to design a medal and/or pin for the Ontario Technological Skills Competition. The pin will be given as souvenir to over 1900 competitors as well as key volunteers and VIPs. Medal will be awarded to competitors who have earned bronze, silver or gold. CONTEST DEADLINE: NOVEMEBER 11, 2016

SAFETY BRIEFING VOLUNTEER CODE OF CONDUCT New this year: The volunteer code of conduct will be online. Please check off that you have read and understood the document.

CANADA S LARGEST SKILLED TRADES COMPETITION Main Office Kitchener Over Toronto 20,000 in attendance 68 skilled trades contests Ottawa Over 2000 competitors Thunder Bay Over 370,000 sq. ft. of contests and interactive hands-on experiences Each Sudbury contest is administered by volunteer committees that are experts within their trade Contests Peterborough are available to Secondary, Post Secondary and Elementary students Over London 120 Career Showcase Booths provide hands-on activities to inspire the spectators to explore the skilled trades as a viable career option. Windsor Chatham The top students from each school board, college and apprenticeship region gather at this Olympic-style event to determine Stl. St. a provincial Marie champion in each of the contests offered.

NEW FOR 2017! Guinness Book of Records Alumni Dinner Recruitment Fair Teacher Workshops/PD Centre Stage VEX IQ Crossover Challenge

2D Character Animation Fashion Design Photography 3D Character Animation Floristry Plumbing Aesthetics Geographic Information Systems Powerline Technician Aircraft Maintenance Graphic Design - Presentation Precision Machining Architectural Technology and Design Graphic Design - Studio Production Prepared Speech Auto Collision Repair Hairstyling Refrigeration Auto Painting Heating System Technician Restaurant Service Auto Service Technology Heavy Equipment Service Robotics Main Office Kitchener Automation and Control Home & Team Building Robotics and Control Systems Toronto Baking Horticulture and Landscape Sheet Metal Work Ottawa Brick Masonry Thunder Bay Industrial Mechanic Millwright Skilled Trade Entrepreneurship Cabinetmaking Sudbury IT Network Systems Administration Small Powered Equipment Carpentry Peterborough - Individual IT Software Solutions for Business Steamfitter/Pipefitter Carpentry London - Team Job Interview Truck and Coach CNC - Computer Windsor Numerical Control Job Skill Demonstration TV & Video Production Computer Chatham Aided Manufacturing Landscape Design Web Site Development Culinary Stl. Arts St. Marie Mechanical CAD Welding Electrical Installations Mechatronics Workplace Safety Electronics Mobile Crane Operator Barry Natasha

Main Office Kitchener Toronto Ottawa Thunder Bay Sudbury Peterborough London Windsor Chatham Stl. St. Marie Elementary Challenges Elementary Challenges Character Animation Construction Green Energy Health and Safety LEGO Robotics LEGO Mechanics Technology TV/Video Production VEX IQ Crossover Challenge Other Contest as part of the OTSC CNC Woodworking Medal Contest Pin Contest

ELEMENTARY WORKSHOPS Elementary Main Office Career Kitchener Awareness Workshops Toronto provide a hands-on introduction to skilled trades for a class of 20 students. Some hands-on Ottawa activities include building a brick wall, cooking a meal, programming a robot, welding, and Thunder Bay changing a tire. These hands-on challenges get students excited about what else they are capable of Sudbury accomplishing in the skilled trades. Peterborough Workshop London Experience/Tips- Lead by: Dave Weatherhead (Auto Service) Windsor Chatham Stl. St. Marie Workshop Leaders Needed!

Registration Process Space reservation site opens at 9:00am on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 and confirmations of spaces are sent out just before the Holiday break Elementary & Secondary Competitors: Must register through the board designated contact, should ask their teacher to contact this person as early as possible in the school year May have to compete at a board level competition to qualify for the Skills Ontario Competition Each school board is allowed to request 1 space per contest, except at the Qualifying level where they may request up to 3 spaces per contest Post-Secondary Competitors: Some colleges have one designated registration contact, while others have each department request their own spaces Natasha can identify which colleges follow which process There may be a selection process within the program for who gets the space(s) Competitors should let the appropriate person know of their interest to compete as early as possible in the school year Colleges may request 2 spaces in most contests, with a couple of exceptions where only 1 space may be requested

COMPETITOR NUMBERS The bulk of space requests come in right away in November, with some trickling in up until the registration deadline In January, we will have a good idea of how many competitors will be in each contest, as well as on the waitlists For the March Tech Chair Meeting, we will email you the competitor numbers as of that day The registration deadline is March 24, 11:59pm, 2017, so students should be registered by that point and we will provide you with the final numbers in mid-april If you want to check in on the number of competitors in your contest at any point after January, please contact Maresa at mmacaskill@skillsontario.com or 519-749-9899 ext 228

EVALUATION RESULTS

QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS Saturday April 1, 2017 Students competing in the following contests must first compete and advance through the Qualifying Competition. 2D Character Animation (Team of 2) Carpentry (Individual) Culinary Arts Small Powered Equipment TV Video Production (Team of 2) Welding Each Qualifying event at the Skills Ontario Competition will see a maximum of 24 competitors/teams.

HUMAN RESOURCES COMPONENT

SCOPES Equipment provided need a broken out list of material that will be provided. Students need to know what type of tools will be used and what they need to prepare for. Judging Criteria more detail is required in many scopes Do you want your email on the scope? Tie Breaker is mandatory recommend using an existing criteria. Time may be used, but it is not recommended. Please ensure that supporting documents are listed in the scope and an anticipated posting date is listed as well. Scopes are designed to ensure that any student or educator preparing for the Skills Ontario Competition can properly prepare to have a positive experience. Please include all the appropriate technical information in the scope so that students come prepared to succeed.

SCOPES Editing Scopes Please use the 2017 Scope provided in Word format and select Track Changes before you make your edits. Track Changes allows us to drastically reduce the translation costs We will then update the dates and other information that is a constant across all contests

SCOPES

ELECTRONIC SCORING SHEETS PRESENTED BY: Eckhard Lutz Technical Committee Chair of Horticulture and Landscape

JUDGING FORMS

FEEDBACK FORMS We ask that every student receive feedback on their performance at the Skills Ontario Competition. We have the opportunity to have a major impact on the best students in Ontario. Not everyone will walk away with a medal, but we do want to see every student walk away with constructive feedback so they can improve themselves. Main Office Kitchener Feedback TorontoForms are to be completed by the technical committees or judges. Ottawa Forms Thunder can Bay be handed to the competitors before they leave or they can be submitted Sudbury to Skills Ontario and we will distribute. No marks or rankings are to be given to the students Peterborough on the feedback forms. London Windsor Chatham Stl. St. Marie

COMPETITOR FEEDBACK REMINDER: - Competitor Feedback forms are to be completed by the Technical Committee NOT the competitor themselves.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT Each and every Tech Chair should have a supporting committee. Co-chairs General Committee Members Head Judge Facility Coordinator Safety Advisor HR specialist Industry Liaison Project Designer Assign different committee members for different rotations/portions of your contest. It is a lot of work to administer a contest at the Skills Ontario Competition, we don t want any one of you trying to do this on your own. We have a flyer template available if you would like to create a volunteer flyer for your contest

EVALUATION RESULTS

PROJECTS For all Projects please keep in mind What is taught in curriculum What is done in industry What is done at the next level of competition (communicate with NTC member) For those contests that require large purchases of consumable materials we must have your project approved in February. Lumber Food If you are designing a lumber base project it must be approved by the Director of Competitions as a sellable project.

BEST PRACTICES Each Committee has a strength in the way they manage their contest and each committee has areas they could improve upon. We ve asked a few committees to provide information on the best practices they have within their contest that you may be able to apply to your contest. Home and Team Building (Jim Leslie) organizing the contest site in advance, ensuring competitors are discarding scrap lumber, cleaning up their space and returning tools

TECH CHAIR WEBSITE *NEW* www.skillsontariocompetition.com LOGIN: USERNAME (same as last year, on back wall) PASSWORD: techchair SIGN IN HERE Info we are collecting: Scopes

TECH CHAIR WEBSITE LEFT SIDE Documents of interest Items to Sign RIGHT SIDE TASK CHECKLIST

TECH CHAIR WEBSITE NAMING CONVENTIONS >>Level_ContestName_Type<< UPLOADING DOCUMENTS Add file Name File, Upload from computer Use zipped files when possible Start Upload Check if uploaded COMPLETING FORMS Add form Choose form indrop-down Name Form Complete Form Save Form REMINDERS ARE SENT 2 WEEKS & 1 DAY BEFORE FEEDBACK WELCOME!

SUPPLIERS Last year s competition saw a total of $9.2 million in-kind donations of equipment and materials onsite. Thank you to each of you who have helped secure the various sponsors, suppliers and donors required to host this incredible event. To ensure our supporters receive the recognition they deserve, please ensure all suppliers complete the supplier recognition form.

DONATIONS REQUIRED Items needed for 2017: Culinary Ingredients Baking Proofers Restaurant Service Meals Lumber Fasteners Shingles Fabric Storage Space Carts Flatbed Shipping Services Hairstyling Mirrors Job Boxes Advertising Glass Sliding Refrigerators Professional Grade Stand Mixers Metro Racks Stainless Steel Tables Pallet Trucks 6 cases of pallet wrap

COMPETITOR COMMENTS WHAT WAS THE BEST PART ABOUT THE SKILLS ONTARIO COMPETITION?

Getting to feel great about yourself for what you accomplished.

I got to do something I enjoy doing, experienced what a job would be like in the service industry, and realized the benefits and the importance of working in a skilled trade.

The judges and volunteers that ran the competition and really just wanted you to do well.

The self satisfaction of using skills I have learned under pressure to complete the tasks asked of me in the competition. Competing amongst other strong competitors was also rewarding.

The best part was finishing and handing in my work. I proved to myself that I can accomplish anything I put my mind to.

I learned that hard work pays off. I expected to place top 10 to top 8 but I ended up earning Silver medal. This is because I worked very, very hard and put many hours in practicing.

SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION Main Office Kitchener National Technical Committee Members (NTC) Toronto Thank Ottawa you to those who have volunteered to represent Ontario on the National Technical Committee at the Skills Canada National Competition. Thunder Bay Sudbury SCNC Info: Peterborough NTC London Meeting in preparation for 2017 SCNC is for select contests only SCNC Windsor May 31- June 3, 2017 Winnipeg, Chatham MB Stl. St. Marie

SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION Highlights: First year in 8 years that Ontario has won a medal (Bronze) in Fashion Design We launched a pilot this year to match up the Ontario Tech Chair (Cecile Smith) with the competitor for a training session prior to the SCNC. First year that Ontario has won a medal (Gold) in Photography since the contest launched at SCNC Medal Count: 12 Gold 13 Silver 9 Bronze

Ontario Competitors at World Skills 2015 SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION 2017 WORLD SKILLS IS HOSTED IN ABU DHABI, UAE OCTOBER 14-19, 2017 TEAM CANADA Congratulations to the following Ontario Competitors who will be competing at trials for a spot on Team Canada! Anne Matiowsky- Aesthetics (St. Lawrence College) Avery Bird & Theodore Willert - Mechatronics (Humber College) Jonathon Adair- CNC Machining (Georgian College)

SKILLS CANADA NATIONAL COMPETITION HOW DO WE IMPROVE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL? Training sessions with Gold medal winners who are advancing to SCNC Past Results

SKILLS ONTARIO APPRECIATION NIGHT Save the date: Thursday December 1, 2016 Information: Dunfield Theatre, Cambridge 6:00pm Reception and light refreshments 7:30 pm - Performance Begins (Sister Act) Each invitation includes 2 complimentary tickets, additional tickets can be purchase for $65 each. *Age restriction: 19+ event Gael Loro will send invitation with additional information via email.

SKILLS ONTARIO PROMOTING SKILLED TRADES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ONTARIO SINCE 1989 Barry Harrison Director of Competitions bharrison@skillsontario.com 519-749-9899 x239 Maresa MacAskill Manager Program and Competition Logistics mmacaskill@skillsontario.com 519-749-9899 x228 * ON MATERNITY LEAVE UNTIL JANUARY Natasha Oliver Competitions Coordinator noliver@skillsontario.com 519-749-9899 x225 Solange Saraiva Competitions Assistant ssaraiva@skillsontario.com 519-749-9899 x241 For more information please visit our website: www.skillsontario.com