Articles tagged "Skills Canada BC Competition"
Skills Regionals competitions to take place at Okanagan College
February 6, 2026
Later this month, it might look like OC’s Kelowna campus has been taken over by middle and high school students.The 2026 Skills B.C. Regional Trades and Technologies competitions are expected to see more than 200 middle and high school students at Okanagan College on Feb. 20, competing in a wide variety of competitions, ranging from cabinetmaking to automotive services, and welding to culinary – with many more in between.Expanded sessions for this year include animation, pu...
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OC students win big at Skills Canada Provincials, showcasing excellence across the board
May 1, 2025
Okanagan College (OC) students displayed their excellence competing against their peers across the province with an impressive showing at the prestigious 2025 Skills Canada BC Provincial Competition. In all, Team OC earned nine medals across science and technology, business, and a range of trades disciplines — including three golds, four silvers and two bronzes.Hosted at the Abbotsford Trade and Exhibition Centre on April 16, the Skills Canada competition brought together top students and apprentices from ac...
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Hundreds of students converge on OC for Skills Regionals.
March 4, 2025
Sparks flew, culinary creations delighted, and engineering expertise were on display as 225 competitors converged on the Kelowna campus for the 2025 Skills Canada BC Regional Trades and Technologies and Spaghetti Bridge Building competitions on Friday, Feb. 28.Eight Central Okanagan students in grades 7 to 9 have now advanced to the 2025 Skills Nationals in Abbotsford.Students worked on projects as part of their school curriculum and then came to Okanagan College and took part in a timed competition."I learned quite a bit from ...
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Skills Regionals and Spaghetti Bridge at Okanagan College February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025
Members of the media are invited to attend the Skills Regionals 2025 event, including the annual Spaghetti Bridge competition, at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus this Friday. Over 200 school students from across the Okanagan Valley will take part in skills building events in carpentry, welding, culinary, engineering and architecture, introducing them to the OC community. When: Friday, Feb. 28, 2025Most competitions start at 10 a.m.Spaghetti Bridge: Bridge building 10 a.m. to noon. Judging at noon.Closing ceremony a...
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Trades, tech and triumph: OC hosts 2023 Skills Canada BC Regionals
March 16, 2023
Sparks flew, culinary creations delighted, and electronic expertise was on display as more than 100 competitors converged at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus for the 2023 SkillsBC Regional Trades and Technologies competition on Friday, Feb. 24. Skills Canada Regionals tests the skills and knowledge of junior and high school students, college trades students and apprentices across a wide array of trades and technology competitions – Architectural CAD, Cabinetmaking, Culinary Arts, Electronics, Welding, Jr. Skills Gravity Vehicle, J...
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OC student to compete in Skills Provincials competition
April 11, 2022
You can't put a price on mentorship. That's what Joey Bruno is finding, now in his third year of Auto Body and Collision Technician training at Okanagan College, and preparing to face the B.C.’s best apprentices at Skills Provincials this month. He was initially inspired by his father to pursue collision repair after growing up in the automotive world. “My father was in the industry for 30 years, and I have always been around vehicles. The older I got, the more love I had for automotive,” Bruno says. The Mission resident start...
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