Day 2: SATA continues training challenge for WorldSkills car painting finalists; competitors and experts weigh in on value of WorldSkills
Vaughan, Ontario — SATA, a global partner of WorldSkills, is proudly hosting international WorldSkills competitors at its Vaughan, Ont., training centre and headquarters this week, accompanied by WorldSkills experts and top-notch SATA equipment. Collision Repair magazine spoke to some of the inspiring international WorldSkills experts and competitors taking the challenge this week to hear how […]
Medal Meeting: Sask Polytech pulls in 29 medals at recent provincial skills competition
Photo by Skills Canada Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — The Saskatchewan automotive skilled trades community showed up in force in late April for the 2023 SkillsCanada Saskatchewan Provincial Competition, held mainly at SaskPolytech’s Saskatoon Idylwyld campus. The prolific trades school itself saw 29 of its own students win medals at this year’s competition, in addition to […]
Selley’s Skills: St. Claude Auto Body’s Dorrian Selley wins Sam Piercey Foundation scholarship
Saint Claude, Manitoba — Dorrian Selley, SkillsCanada National competition winner and technician at St. Claude’s Auto Body has claimed a $750 scholarship, courtesy of the Sam Piercey Foundation. Selley was named national autobody champion at the SkillsCanada 2022 competition, post-secondary category. He first began his automotive career halfway through high school, when he was hired […]
Chatting with a Champ: Gold medal auto body student Abigail King sits down with CRM
Toronto, Ontario — Canada’s roster for the upcoming WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition is growing by the day, and Collision Repair has been catching up with the young tradespeople set to represent the industry on the world stage within the next few months. This time, we spoke with Abigail King, 20, an auto body repair […]
Refinishing First: One-on-one with SkillsCanada gold medalist painter Dorien Lozeau
Toronto, Ontario — As the organization finalizes its roster for the international competition, results from this year’s Skills Canada 2022 National Competition have begun rolling in, forming the team that will represent the Canadian collision industry on the WorldSkills stage. Collision Repair managed to get a hold of two-time gold medal-winning automotive refinisher—former Bodyworx Professional […]
Going for the Gold: SkillsCanada announces national competition winners
Ottawa, Ontario — The champions of the Skills Canada Virtual National Competition were announced during Skills/Compétences Canada’s (SCC) closing ceremony last week. The competition was held on June 15, and over 1,200 high school and post-secondary students, apprentices, teachers, industry leaders and career seekers were present. Top competitors were given medals in the 37 skill […]
