Learn. Try. Compete.
The Nova Scotia Skills Competition will be returning for 2021!
This spring, Skills Canada – Nova Scotia is proud to be offering secondary students in the province three unique ways to explore skilled trades and technologies without ever having to leave the comfort and safety of the classroom.
Since we cannot be together in person, we have created our brand new: Learn, Try, Compete model. Through this we hope to provide a similar experience to what students would receive from our amazing in-person events. Teachers and students are welcome to participate in one, two, or all three of our offerings.
LEARN
New to the 2021 Nova Scotia Skills Competition, we will be offering our very own VIRTUAL CAREER SHOWCASE.
Join us this spring to participate in an interactive Career Showcase, where leading industry partners will set up virtual booths to give students a snapshot into a variety of careers in skilled trades and technologies. We’ll also provide teachers with a fun, classroom-friendly activity to facilitate student learning and engagement.
Our goal is to create an experience for students that highlights a variety of available opportunities from in-demand careers and give them a sneak peek into what their bright future could look like.
The Virtual Career Showcase will run April 12th–16th, 2021.
Registration opens March 1, 2021.
TRY
Skills Canada – Nova Scotia is teaming up with industry partners to offer Try-A-Trade® Take-Out. Teachers will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of skilled trades and technology industries, and register for their students to receive a hands-on introduction to it!
Each Try-A-Trade® Take-Out kit will contain the necessary materials required for each student to complete the activity, as well as instructions, tutorial videos, and insights into the specific trade from an industry representative! Materials and kits will be provided by Skills Canada – Nova Scotia free of charge.
PLEASE NOTE: there may be limited quantities available, so please register for your desired Try-A-Trade® Take-Out early.
Registration opens March 1, 2021
COMPETE
We are proud to announce that our secondary-level competitions are back for 2021! The 2021 Nova Scotia Skills Competition is going to be offered virtually for most secondary level competitions this year.
Skills Canada – Nova Scotia is dedicated to offering a safe and inclusive competition season. Students from across the province will have the opportunity to compete in a variety of competitions from their classrooms!
For a full list of secondary contest areas, descriptions of the contests, and all the details on how to compete please click here.
