{"id":2156,"date":"2016-10-19T11:10:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skillsdev.ifpt.org\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2016-10-19T11:10:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:10:42","slug":"2014-skills-canada-national-competition-toronto-mcao-optc-team-become-premier-sponsors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/2014-skills-canada-national-competition-toronto-mcao-optc-team-become-premier-sponsors\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Skills Canada National Competition in Toronto: MCAO and OPTC Team up to Become Premier Sponsors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>-For immediate release-<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><i>Trades Jobs are Conduits to Management Careers, Entrepreneurship<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>O<\/b><b>TTAWA, ONTARIO, April 28, 2014 \u2013 <\/b>Today, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario (MCAO) and the Ontario Pipe Trades Council (OPTC) officially announced its\u00a0partnership with\u00a0Skills\/ Comp\u00e9tences Canada. Both organizations will be premier sponsors at the 2014 Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) taking place June 4-7 at The International Centre in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with\u00a0Skills Canada puts MCAO and OPTC in a position to engage\u00a0with tomorrow\u2019s workforce. It also enables us to play a part in ensuring that young people have a high proficiency of essential skills so that they can become outstanding tradespeople capable of meeting industry needs,\u201d said MCAO Director of Membership Services Christina Nardiello.<\/p>\n<p>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 the event to participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology contests. Admission is free to the public and school groups are encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of the trades in which MCAO and OPTC members engage, such as welding, plumbing, air conditioning, refrigeration, steamfitting, pipefitting, to name a few, are amongst those represented at the Skills Canada National Competition, so it\u2019s fitting that we support this very constructive initiative,\u201d said James Hogarth, Business Manager for OPTC.<\/p>\n<p>Shaun Thorson, CEO of Skills Canada said that as young people consider their career options, they should understand that training and work experience in the skilled trades can often become conduits to management careers and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of MCAO members are made up of successful businesses owners and managers who rose up through the trades,\u201d said Thorson. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that that they have come onboard to help us encourage young Canadians to follow this fulfilling and potential lucrative career path.\u201d<\/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 trades and technology careers among Canadian youth. For information on Skills Canada\u2019s programs and competitions visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skillscanada.com\">www.skillscanada.com<\/a>. CAPP and UA Canada are the Presenting Sponsors of the 2014 Skills Canada National Competition.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">-30-<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b>Catherine Fortin LeFaivre, Director, Communications, Skills\/ Comp\u00e9tences Canada<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:catherinef@skillscanada.com\">catherinef@skillscanada.com<\/a> 613-784-9996.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-For immediate release- Trades Jobs are Conduits to Management Careers, Entrepreneurship OTTAWA, ONTARIO, April 28, 2014 \u2013 Today, the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario (MCAO) and the Ontario Pipe Trades<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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