{"id":102480,"date":"2023-09-28T10:13:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/?post_type=bio&#038;p=102480"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:25:08","slug":"walter-loedeman","status":"publish","type":"bio","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/bio\/walter-loedeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Loedeman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biography\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I always enjoyed working and fixing things at home when I was younger, so a trade was the way to go when I chose a career. The best advice I ever received was to go to college and get a trade under my belt. What I love about this trade is that there is a wide range of different fields including electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and welding. My career goals are to become a journeyman and someday start my own shop.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I participated in my first skills competition in high school. I was very surprised when I found out that I will be competing at WorldSkills Lyon 2024. I was not expecting to be the one selected to go. My biggest challenge at the WorldSkills Competition will be to not get too nervous. 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