{"id":101429,"date":"2023-05-29T09:26:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/?p=101429"},"modified":"2025-05-02T07:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:48:22","slug":"101429","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/101429\/","title":{"rendered":"The NEW Skills Symposium was Launched at SCNC 2023, in Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 29, 2023<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 <\/strong>Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/program\/skills-symposium\/\">NEW! Skills Symposium<\/a> at the 2023 Skills Canada National Competition, in Winnipeg, on May 25 and 26. This event brought together industry, policymakers and educators to discuss and learn more about current issues in the skilled trade and technology sectors.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme was: <strong>Embracing Adaptability: Navigating Change in the Skilled Trades and Technologies<\/strong>. This event was also a great way to highlight this year\u2019s Skills for Success theme of <em>Adaptability,<\/em> and its importance for careers in the skilled trades and technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The Skills Symposium included networking events, a Skills for Success Forum, and several inspiring sessions including: alumni stories on the impact of competing at skills competitions, skills development including education and apprenticeship programs, diversity and inclusion,<br \/>\nsustainability, retainment and recruitment, the importance of literacy, and much more. The keynote speakers included Mark Brand, Pioneer Chef and Entrepreneur, who discussed the benefits, challenges and best practices of recruiting and employing workers from diverse backgrounds or with different life experiences, and the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA), who spoke about successes and innovative approaches in the Canadian Apprenticeship System, current challenges and how training providers and businesses can help meet those challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the Skills Symposium is to connect with other professionals, gain new perspectives, and expand the participants\u2019 knowledge on the skilled trades and technologies. Skills\/ Comp\u00e9tences Canada is looking forward to hosting this event again next year, with even more exciting content!<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Skills Symposium is a great opportunity for industry professionals to network and discuss the current and future landscape of occupations in the skilled trades and technologies. It also allows us to gather the skills community to highlight these rewarding careers,\u201d said Shaun Thorson, Chief Executive Officer, Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada was founded in 1989 as a national, not\u2010for\u2010profit organization that works with employers, educators, labour groups and governments to promote skilled trade and technology careers among Canadian youth. For more information visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\">www.skillscompetencescanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada on\u00a0Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skillscanada\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SkillsCanadaOfficial\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skillscompetencescanada\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/authwall?trk=bf&amp;trkInfo=AQFQlZcZJEPAcwAAAYCubZHQqWM_pSXpI0cC8R_cGCVZOqvgePLyE0cjTPG5_wHJUyiuYigF2BxKT5R52hxCOngEL885j2wFJWTFyjoLB5AOFbb4RhLrORmjgFx46klmBbz8x2Q=&amp;originalReferer=&amp;sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fskills-competences-canada\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skillscompetencescanada\">TikTok<\/a>. The event hashtag is <strong>#SCNC2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-30-<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACT : <\/strong>Mich\u00e8le Rogerson, <a href=\"mailto:micheler@skillscanada.com\">micheler@skillscanada.com<\/a>, 613-266-4771.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 29, 2023 \u2013 Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada hosted the NEW! Skills Symposium at the 2023 Skills Canada National Competition, in Winnipeg, on May 25 and 26. 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