Contest Descriptions – Secondary
Contest descriptions for the 2026 Nova Scotia Skills Competition will be made available here as they are confirmed. For your convenience, contest descriptions from last year’s competitions can be viewed below until the descriptions for 2026 are available.
For those that might benefit from knowing more about our competition environments, SCNS has highlighted the different sensory experiences which you might expect from different competition areas. Please refer to the legend below.
Busier Spaces
Some Loud Noise
Stronger Smells
Bright Lights
Construction
CARPENTRY
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Location: Building Trades Advancement College, Halifax.
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Location: Building Trades Advancement College, Halifax.
WELDING
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Location: Building Trades Advancement College, Halifax.
Employment
JOB SEARCH
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Location: Building Trades Advancement College, Halifax.
APPENDIX A Job Descriptions 2025
APPENDIX B Cover Letter & Résumé Supporting Information 2025
APPENDIX C Presentation Requirements 2025
JOB SKILL DEMONSTRATION
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Location: Building Trades Advancement College, Halifax.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Location: Building Trades Advancement College, Halifax.
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Location: Building Trades Advancement College, Halifax.
Information Technology
2D CHARACTER ANIMATION
Location: NSCC Ivany Campus
Date: Friday, April 4th, 2025
Additional contest documents:
2024 Character Pose Test Template
PHOTOGRAPHY
Location: NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus
Date: Friday, April 11th, 2025
Manufacturing and Engineering
MOBILE ROBOTICS (Teams of 2)
Date: Friday, March 28th, 2025 (Orientation Thursday, March 27th)
Location: NSCC Akerley, Dartmouth
IMPORTANT: Mobile Robotics Competition Clarification Document – Updated Feb 12 2024
Training Video 1 – Introduction
Training Video 2 – Unpacking the Studica Kit
Training Video 3 – Design Thinking & Idea Generation
Training Video 4 – Building Your Robot
Service
BAKING
Date: Friday, March 28th, 2025
Location: NSCC Akerley, Dartmouth
Test Project Module C Addendum