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WorldSkills Prep: Team Canada autobody repair competitor trains with Color Compass
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Team Canada’s WorldSkills Lyon 2024 autobody competitor, James Bartel, is busy training for the international competition, which
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September Startups: B.C. skills program offering $3,500 to upskill trades workers entering September training in EV repair, more
Victoria, British Columbia — British Columbia’s Stronger B.C. Future Skills grant program—which first launched in 2023—is once again accepting grant
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Estimation Station: AkzoNobel hosts Acoat Estimating, Consistency, Documenting Damage course
Etobicoke, Ontario — AkzoNobel hosted a class of 15 students for an Acoat Estimating, Consistency and Documenting Damage course on
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Reaching for the Stars: Excellence Auto Collision’s Silver Star location now part of the Bentley Motors Body and Paint Programme
Scarborough, Ontario — Excellence Auto Collision’s Silver Star location in Scarborough, Ont., recently announced that it is now part of
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Saskatchewan Showcases: Skills Canada National Competition 2025 to be held in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan — Skills Canada has announced that the 2025 Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) will be held in Saskatchewan
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Off to Lyon: SATA Canada ends week-long WorldSkills training with BBQ, winners announcements
Vaughan, Ontario — SATA’s WorldSkills challenge wrapped up on Friday with the international competitors celebrating their efforts with a good old-fashioned
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International Reps: SATA hosts WorldSkills competitors; Germany, Barbados car painters weigh in on experience
Vaughan, Ontario — The WorldSkills car painting competitors and experts have shown immense skill this week during their training at
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SATA Canada Hosts WorldSkills 2024 Competitors: Experts clarify purpose, outcome of week-long competition; Pfaff Autoworks lends car for competitors
Vaughan, Ontario — As a global partner with WorldSkills, SATA has proudly hosted the global WorldSkills experts and competitors—who will
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WorldSkills Bound: SATA hosts training challenge for WorldSkills car painting finalists at Vaughan, Ontario training centre
Vaughan, Ontario — As a Global Partner of WorldSkills, SATA proudly provides equipment and expertise as well as hosting SATA
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A Provincial Partnership: Ontario and Alberta partner to create framework for skilled trades collaboration post-journeyperson certification
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario and Alberta governments have announced a cross-provincial collaboration to support the development of a framework
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Record Registrations: Skilled Trades B.C. sees record number of apprenticeship registrations; new trades added to certification program
Victoria, British Columbia — Shelley Gray, CEO for Skilled Trades B.C. announced that the perception of the trades as a
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CWB Group’s Canadian Collision Repair Academy hosting Progressive Repair Planning Program; registration for August 2024 through March 2025 open now
Milton, Ontario — The CWB Group and Canadian Collision Repair Academy are hosting an instructor-led Progressive Repair Planning Program on