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2009 Qualifying Competitions
Please read the Competition Information Package for complete details about the rules for the Qualifying Competitions regarding maximum allowable number of participants from each board, eligibility for advancement to the OTSC, reservation/registration, payment, etc.
Overview:
The Qualifying Competitions will take place in six designated areas of Ontario. All Qualifying Competitions will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 and at a community college within the designated area. Each Qualifying Competition will offer the same six contests at the secondary level: Carpentry - Individual, Culinary Arts, Precision Machining, Small Powered Equipment, TV and Video Production (Team of 2), Web Site Development and Welding.
Job Interview
All competitors are required to perform a job interview and hand in a resume on the day of the Qualifying Competitions. The links below will help prepare competitors for their interview and resume.
10 Sample Interview Questions
Resume Tips
Interview Tips
Contests/Scopes:
The scopes, projects, judging criteria and score sheets are created by Qualifying Technical Committees consisting of one representative from each qualifying area (college) and the OTSC contest Technical Committee Chair. The documents created by the Qualifying Technical Committees will be used in all Qualifying Competitions to maintain consistency in competitor selection across the province.
Scopes are a summary of each contest that will specify the following information:
- date of contest
- purpose of contest
- skills and knowledge to be tested
- duration and timing of contest
- materials the competitor must supply
- materials that Skills Canada - Ontario will supply
- safety requirements
- technical committee members
- direction to any additional material the competitor should review
Scopes for the Qualifying Competitions will be posted by the end of January 2009. Please be aware that changes may occur in the scopes until one month prior to the competition.
VIEW 2008 QUALIFYING SCOPES
Division of School Boards:
All school boards in Ontario have been designated to a particular Qualifying Competition area and college location. Click on the following link to view the division of boards. The areas and corresponding hosting colleges are as follows:
| - Far Northern Area - Canadore College |
Please click on the links to the left to view details regarding your Qualifying location as those details become available. |
| - Near Northern Area - Georgian College |
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| - Eastern Area - St. Lawrence College |
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| - Central Area - Humber College |
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| - Southern Area - Niagara College |
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| - Western Area - Fanshawe College |
Maximum Number of Participants:
Each school board is allowed to send up to three competitors per contest to the Qualifying Competition to which they are assigned. Only the top scoring competitor from each school board for each contest will be considered for overall placement at the Qualifying Competition and , therefore, possible advancement to the OTSC in that contest. This policy allows more students to gain experience through the Qualifying Competitions.
Agenda of Qualifying Competition Day (subject to change):
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Registration and Announcements | |
| 9:30 am | Technical Committee Members lead competitors to contest site | |
| 9:40 - 10:00 am | Orientation at Contest Site | |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Contests | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30 - 3:30 pm | Contests | |
| 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Final Judging and Evaluation | |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | General Feedback Session for Competitors | |
| 5:00 pm | Awards Presentation and Advancement Meeting | |
Cost for Participants:
A non-refundable registration fee of $25 will be implemented for competitors at the Qualifying Competitions. This fee will provide the opportunity to compete, registration packages for competitors, snacks during registration, lunch and awards for presentation. Tours of the college may be provided for teachers, parents and competitors at no cost.
All Competitors must submit a completed online registration form before March 31, 2009.
Advancement from Qualifying Competitions to OTSC:
Competitors at the Qualifying Competitions must achieve a final score of at least 60% to receive any ribbon and be considered for advancement. The following number of competitors from each Qualifying Competition may advance to the OTSC:
- Carpentry - Individual - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Culinary Arts - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Precision Machining - 1st, and 2nd
- Small Powered Equipment - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- T.V. Video Production - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Web Site Development - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
- Welding - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Advancement to the OTSC for all Qualifying contests is limited to one ribbon winner per school board per contest.
Certificates of Achievement:
Any competitor/team at a Qualifying Competition who achieves at least a 75% overall score, but does not place in the top three in their contest, will be recognized with a Certificate of Achievement at the Awards Presentation.
If you require any additional information please contact Maggie Moniz, Director of Operations at 519.749.9899 ext. 224 or by email at maggiem@skillscanada.com
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