“Skills Work!®” Camp
Exploring Careers in Skilled Trades and Technologies
One Hands-on Activity at a Time


In the summer of 2008, Skills Canada – Ontario, working in partnership with various organizations across the province will be hosting for its eighth season, the “Skills Work®” Camp for students entering Grades 7 or 8.

Throughout the week-long day camps participants will develop their communication, problem solving, and teamwork skills through various hands-on activities. Students will participate in approximately four half-day skill development workshops hosted by local professionals.

Examples of past workshops have highlighted the following sectors: Transportation, Construction, Manufacturing, Communication, and Service. Students have changed tires, laid bricks, created culinary delights, experienced radio programming, learned the basics of electrical wiring, designed floral arrangements, assembled mosaic ceramic tiles, have had fun with hairstyling and cosmetology, and have fabricated a variety of wooden items. Workshop content varies within each community depending on available facilities and volunteers.

In addition to workshops, tours of local industries are arranged. This enables students to see first-hand the careers that are available within their own community and a get a glimpse of an average work day for someone who is employed in the skilled trade sectors. These tours of local industries provide the link from what the students learned about at the camp to the world of work.

These one week “Skills Work®” Camps run across Ontario throughout July and August from Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Cost is $150.00 per week per participant.

The following is a tentative 2008 schedule of the communities where “Skills Work®” Camps will be hosted (*Camp dates are subject to change):

July 7-11

  • Lambton College, Sarnia FULL
  • Humber College, Toronto (North Campus)
  • Mohawk College, Hamilton (Fennel Campus) FULL
  • Cambrian College, Sudbury
  • Constance Lake (Aboriginal Camp)

July 14-18

  • Aamjiwnaang First Nations Community Centre, Sarnia
  • Humber College, Toronto (North Campus)
  • Mohawk College, Hamilton (Stoney Creek Campus)
  • Collège Boréal, Sudbury (français)
  • Conestoga College, Kitchener (Doon Campus)
  • Northern College, Timmins

July 21-25

  • Conestoga College, Kitchener (Doon Campus)
  • Confederation College, Thunder Bay
  • Collège Boréal, New Liskeard (français)
  • Northern College, New Liskeard

July 28-August 1

  • Conestoga College, Kitchener (Doon Campus)
  • Sir Sandford Fleming College, Peterborough FULL
  • Sault College, Sault Ste. Marie
  • Collège Boréal, Timmins (français)

August 11-15

  • St. Lawrence College, Kingston
  • Canadore College, North Bay

To register online, click here. For a printable version, click here (en français). Please check out our Refund Policy for Camp (en français).

To inquire about camp locations for 2008, hosting a camp in your community or to volunteer to run a workshop, please contact Karen Throupe via email at karent@skillscanada.com or at 807.684.8853.


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