National Technical Committee Application Form

The National Technical Committee (NTC) serves as an operational and advisory committee to the National Secretariat of Skills Competences Canada (SCC). There is one NTC committee per contest area. The purpose of the committee is to formalize a competition development process. The committee will provide each province and territory of Canada a voice in the development of the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) criteria. This will allow for the standardization of national contest descriptions, projects and judging criteria.

Responsibilities and tasks:

Identify the skills and techniques to be tested and evaluated for the contest area.

As a committee, develop the contest description, project documents, judging criteria, working documents and a competition timetable.

Develop an infrastructure list of equipment and materials to be used.

Consider safety concerns and implement measures to ensure a safe competition for all participants.

Attend virtual and in-person competition planning meetings.

Assist the host province / territory in planning for the event and whenever possible, lead in the evaluation process of the competitors.

Respond to questions and inquiries from individuals from within your province and National Secretariat.

Travel to the host province and assist in all competition execution activities including: setting up the contest site, solving problems encountered at the contest site, daily toolbox checks, judging, tabulation of scores, collation of rankings, and dismantling of the contest site.

Time Commitment:
September-January, minimal hours to create competition documents and attend early planning meetings. February- June, more volunteer involvement attending planning meetings, traveling to host province, and the set-up and execution for SCNC.

The NTC may be asked to attend meetings and perform tasks during regular business hours. The role also includes travel to other Canadian Provinces and Territories.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to notify their direct supervisor of their application to the NTC. It is also the responsibility of the applicant to notify their direct supervisor if they become the successful candidate.