Belleville, Ontario, March 6, 2017 – More than 80 competitors from six school boards will compete in the Loyalist College Skills Competition on Tuesday, March 7. Award categories include Architectural Technology & Design, Automotive, Baking, Character Animation, Electrical, Esthetics, Individual Carpentry, Photography, Precision Machining, Two-Person Carpentry and Welding. Up to $14,000 in bursaries will be presented to the top competitors.
What: Loyalist College Skills Competition
Where: The Bay of Quinte Skills Centre
When: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
9 am – 5 pm
Closing Awards Ceremony:
3:45 – 5 pm (Alumni Hall)
Additional Information:
Participating District School Boards include Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic; Durham; Hastings and Prince Edward; Kawartha Pine Ridge; Limestone; and Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic.
As a society, we need skilled workers, particularly in emerging labour markets such as architecture and building sciences, automotive, electrical, welding and manufacturing. In Loyalist’s Bay of Quinte Skills Centre, a technology and trades training centre of choice for Southeastern Ontario, students learn to prepare for in-demand jobs in these fields.
About Loyalist College
We put you to work™. When it comes to grads getting jobs, 87.4 percent of the College’s most recent graduates found employment within six months of graduation compared to the provincial average of 83.6 percent, according to Provincial Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results released in April 2016. Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, Loyalist College is a close-knit community where students and their success come first. Loyalist provides personalized attention in small classes, rewarding field placements and superior student services. To prepare students for in-demand careers, Loyalist offers more than 60 full-time programs; apprenticeships; and hundreds of online, distance and in-class courses, as well as opportunities for continuing education through more than 70 university transfer agreements. The College’s wide selection of advanced diplomas, diplomas and certificates aligns with market-driven disciplines including applied sciences, biosciences, building sciences, business and management studies, health sciences, human studies, justice studies, media, arts and design, and skills and technology. In Ontario, the College’s new Digital Media Centre and The Bay of Quinte Skills Centre, which is LEED® Silver certified, are training centres of choice for students, as well as College business and industry partners. The College is a key driver of the social and economic health and prosperity of the area and contributes 5.4 percent to the Gross Regional Product. This represents an overall effect on the regional economy of $530 million – based on a 2014 Report by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). For more information on the College’s Belleville and Bancroft campuses, visit loyalistcollege.com.
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Contact: Kerry Lorimer, Director, Marketing and Communications,
Loyalist College, klorimer@loyalistc.on.ca, 613-969-1913 ext. 2536