Congratulations to Sheridan student Jake Doan, representing Team Ontario, who took home a Silver medal in the Industrial Mechanic Millwright (IMM) category at the Skills Canada competition, held last week in Edmonton, Alberta. As one of nine national competitors, Jake participated in four three-hour challenges over two days: turning on a lathe, pneumatics, stainless steel tube bending and laser shaft alignment.
Jake will now move onto a four-day competition against a competitor from Quebec at a neutral site, at a time and place to be decided by Skills Canada, to determine who will represent Canada at Worldskills Kazan in August 2019.
The Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) is the only national, multi-trade and technology competition for students and apprentices in the country. Every year, more than 500 young people from all regions of Canada come to SCNC to participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology competitions. By providing a forum where Canadian youth can compete at the national level, SCNC provides hands-on work experience related to skilled trade and technology careers. Through these competitions, Skills/Compétences Canada also seeks to raise awareness about skilled trade and technology sectors to Canadian youth and their influencers. Jake won Gold at Skills Ontario last month in order to represent Team Ontario at SCNC Edmonton.
