Skills Club creates awareness of career opportunities, follows all industry standards, involves industry, links directly to post-secondary programming, and informs students of career pathways.

Skills Club is a Practical and Applied Arts based competition in the following categories:

• Cardboard Boat Races (November)
• Photographics
• Carpentry
• Welding
• TV/Video
• Robotics
• Culinary
• Baking
• Graphic Design
• Clothing Textile and Fashio
• Cosmotology
• Web Design

Skills Competition:

• Regionals (April)
• Provincials (May)
• Nationals (June)
• World Skills (following year)

Skills Club typically relies on curricular courses to generate initial interest and create foundational skills that are related to the Provincial competition areas. The preparation that is necessary for a competition is usually beyond our curriculum and capabilities within the regular classroom, is specialized, and enriches programming. This specialized training is completed outside of classroom instruction and is a commitment for both students and instructors. Some of our student competitors have interests in areas outside of regular course offerings (ex. Robotics, automotive) and they are also eligible to compete. Usually these students are partnered with a professional within our community and an instructor within the school.

• Skills Club creates awareness of career opportunities, follows all industry standards, involves industry, links directly to post-secondary programming, and informs students of career/educational pathways.
• Skills Club offers scholarships to successful competitors
• Skills Club brings past students back to help prepare new competitors and be role models to our current students and competitors.
• Skills competition involves an amazing try-a-trade experience for students and specialized programs such as young women entering the trades mentoring.

If you would like any further information, please contact any Holy Rosary PAA teacher You can also have a look at www.skillsalberta.ca for more information.