1. Halton Skills Competition
2017
Hosted By: White Oaks Secondary School

2. Goal of Competition Promotion of Technological Education
Technical Career Awareness
Showcase student knowledge and skills
Further development of Industry and Education partnerships
Advance Halton’s top students to Ontario Skills Competition and beyond
One Halton Public
One Halton Catholic

3. 2017 Skills Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Conor Morris and Barb Finan
Lesley Andrews
Chris Cavalier
John Dietrich
Christine German
Cathy Jenkins
Veronica Kleinsmith
Elin Lochead
John Stieva
Bernadette Teixeira
Shari Typer
Many thanks to WOSS teachers & Staff.

4. Agenda for March 28th Competition Registration………….8am-9am
Competitions………………………...8am-3:00pm
Career Showcase…………………….9am-3:30pm
Lunch…………………………………..11am-1pm
Dinner…………………………… pm-5:15pm
Entertainment in Cafeteria…………4:30-5:00pm
Video Review of Day in Gym……….5:00-5:30pm
Awards Ceremony in Gym (South)..5:30pm SHARP

5. Website

6. Timelines
March 1st – today, one cheque per school for competitors, $20/per student
March 1st – deadline for budget requests
March 3rd – All registation forms in to Elin (secondary) or Bernadette (elementary) or Cathy Jenkins (hcdsb) or Craig (EC Drury)
March 27th – Set up after 3 pm
March 28th – 8am-7pm, Competition and Closing Awards Ceremony

7. Coordinators Job
Decide how many competitors you can have in your competition and coordinate with coaches
Pick up your Parking Pass today (or Barb Finan to request pass)
Set up competition night before –March 27th
Coordinate day of and hand-in results
Recruit judges for your competition (you can request one pass parking pass for judge)
If you have not done yet, scope to Barb Finan
Answer questions coaches have and keep in contact with them.
Make sure room is clean at end

8. What to do today?
Look at room and make sure that room is ok and let us know if you need anything (ie board logins? Programs put on computers? A table?)
Talk to coaches and go over scope and make sure everyone knows where the students should go when they first arrive
Make sure everyone understands about qualifying competitions (secondary)(Welding,

9. Competition Scopes In line with Ontario Skills Competition Scopes
Keep in mind competition must be completed by 3pm at the latest
5 minute interview included (Secondary)
Clearly display competition scope and project outside competition location for spectators
Scope posted on haltonskills.com

10. Interview Sheridan College HR conducting interview
5 minute Interview - will be marked
Competitors MUST bring resume
If you filled out a Coordinators Request with a requested interview time we will do our best to accommodate that

11. Registration & Numbers
Coordinators determined maximum based on room, resources etc
Coordinators MUST contact coaches with specifics
If you want to cancel a student, please let the coordinator know and cc Barb Finan

12. On-line Registration
You received 2 s, print both off and make sure the 2 waiver forms are signed
Send Secondary to Elin Lochead and Elementary to Bernadette Teixeira
Only COMPLETE registration forms can be accepted
Incomplete forms will be sent back
Check for 2 signatures please

13. Materials List If you have not done so:
Budget needs to be approved by Veronica Kleinsmith, talk to her tonight if your budget has not been approved
Please fill out the Coordinators Questionnaire or e- mail
Try to get donations of materials where possible
If you have donations please let us (Chris, Barb) know so they can be added to promo material depending on donation level ASAP

14. Reminders for Coaches Power cables are not supplied
Set-up the night before
There is security hired for outside of school from 7pm to 7am next morning
Need to know this week if there will be any board trucking requests – Connect with your business manager to arrange and then let us know..

15. Trucking Requests
If you need trucking for large items please fill out Trucking Request form:
Form includes:
Competition Name
School Name
Contact Name
Equipment to be moved
Date
Room or Door

16. Mandatory Tool Safety Training
All students participating in Elementary Tech and Green Energy competitions must have received safety training for the tools they will be using during the competition
Training must happen prior to attending Halton Skills
This includes hand saws, hand drills, dolphin cutters, glue guns and scroll saws
Coordinators are there to ensure student safety, not to train students who have not been exposed to tools.
If you require assistance please contact Lesley Andrews (IPL- Science and Technology)
Contracts: All students participating in Tech and Green Energy challenges need to sign contracts prior to attending Halton Skills
CLICK HERE for the Elementary Due Diligence Link

17. Results One winner from each board Make sure the names are clear
2 students continue to qualifiers from HDSB and 1 for HCDSB.
C107 (behind South Cafeteria)

18. Logistics for Competitors
Morning snack and cheese pizza lunch provided
T-shirts provided for competitors to wear
Dinner tickets will be given out to competitors with T-shirts by Coordinator
Bring refillable water bottles
One dinner ticket per competitor
Guest dinner tickets are $5
Dinner 4pm-5:15pm
4:15-5:00 entertainment in Cafeteria
5:00 – 5:30 video in Gym
5:30 Award Ceremony

19. Closing Ceremony Dinner served until 5:15 Award Ceremony at 5:30
Committed to keeping Awards to less than 1 hour
Elementary and Secondary Awards together
Final results announced at these ceremonies
Student can fill out ticket to win prizes
Prizes given out at end of Awards Ceremony, must be present to win

20. Appeals Committee
Veronica Kleinsmith and Cathy Jenkins are chairing the Appeals Committee
In line with Ontario Skills Competition Competitor Appeals
Must be done IMMEDIATELY (within 5 minutes of the ending of the competition) – appeals can not be taken during or after awards
Appeals must be immediate.

21. Parking Information
Parents can drop of until 8:30 am on North Campus (one way traffic from East to West (Trafalgar to Fifth Line)
Parents can park at St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church on Sewell – no pass required
Shuttle bus during busy times – 7am-8:30am , then 2:30pm to 7pm again

22. Parking Map