1. Halton Skills Competition 2016 Hosted By: Robert Bateman High School

2. The promotion of Technological Education Technical career awareness Showcase student knowledge and skills Further development of Industry and Education partnerships Advance Halton ’ s top students (1 from Public, 1 Catholic) to the Ontario Skills Competition and beyond The Goal of the Competition:

3. 2016 Skills Advisory Committee School Level: Donna Griffin (CC) Gabriel Goulart (CC) James Templeton Mark Duley Etc. Board Level: Barb Finan Bernadette Teixeira Cathy Jenkins Christine German David Lewis Elin Lochead Lesley Andrews Mike Johnston

4. Tentative Agenda Registration at the competition 8:00 to 9:00 Competition8:00 to 3:30 View Career Showcase9:00 to 3:30 Lunch11:00 to 1:00 Dinner and Entertainment4:00 to 5:15 Awards Ceremonies5:30 to 6:30

5. Website: www.haltonskills.com www.haltonskills.com

6. Timelines Please make sure that ALL in school competitions happen BEFORE the end of February March 3 rd 4:00 – 5:30 Coaches Meeting (bring one cheque for your school for competing students) March 11 th Deadline for Budget Request forms March 4 th Deadline for registration and payment April 4 th 3:00 – 9:00 pm – Competition Setup April 5 th 8:00 am – 7:00 pm - Competition & Closing ceremonies

7. 5 Minute interview – Marked this year (Remember they need to bring a resume!!) When would you like it to be done during the day? Age of Competitors - Secondary Students less than 22 in Dec Interview (secondary only)

8. Coordinators Job 1.Decide how many competitors you can have for your competition and coordinate with coaches 2.Check room out today to make sure the room is OK. 3.Fill out the Competition Overview sheet today that gives us info about room set up 4.Write the scopes for your competition in consultation with your subject group and the Ontario Skills scope and then email to James Templeton by Friday February 5 th 5.Set up the competition night before with help from others. 6.Coordinate competition the day of and hand in results 7.Get judges for competition

9. Competition Scopes In line as much as you can with the Ontario Skills Competition scope. Keep in mind that competition must be finished by 3pm at latest!! 5 minute interview should be included (secondary only) Clearly display competition scope and project on the wall outside competition location for the spectators. Posted on www.haltonskills.comwww.haltonskills.com

10. Registration & Numbers Coordinators will determine number max. Keep this in mind as you look at the resources you have. Coordinators MUST contact the coaches with specifics!!!!! ie need # of competitors so can order accurate materials Registration deadline is Wednesday March 2 nd Coaches meeting will be Thursday March 3 rd

11. Online Registration Registration will close March 13 th and NO hand written forms will be accepted! Sit down with student to register and you will receive 2 emails. Please print off both the summary of student information and the 2 signed waiver forms and send Secondary to Elin or Bernadette for Elementary. Only COMPLETE registration forms will be accepted. Incomplete forms will be sent back. Check for signatures on BOTH forms!

12. Budget – needs to be approved by Dave Lewis – try to get donations of materials for the competition but let Steve Drobnich know who you are contacting first PLEASE. Please fill out the Budget Projection Form given out tonight and hand it back in to James T. so we can start organizing. I will scan it and email it once we have looked at it. Materials List

13. Budget Request Form Please fill out one form for each vendor due March 11. Once Dave has approved, you can order items. Forward invoice to Elin for payment.

14. Purchasing and Invoicing Supplies under $2000 that was previously approved by Dave can be ordered by schools and have invoice sent to Elin at NSEC along with the Budget request form.

15. HALTON SKILLS COMPETITION 2016 Sponsorship Levels LevelCostSponsor Recognition Platinum$5,000 Competition Co-sponsorship – Sponsor may select 3 events to sponsor. Company logo and QR code on signage at competition event Table in the Career Showcase Event Program – logo, QR code, website listed in Program Competitor T-shirts – Large Sponsor logo placed on the back of T-shirts Website – Company Name & hyperlink to website listed Thank-you Letter – Logo and mention in post-event Thank-you letter Gold$2,500 Competition Co-sponsorship – Sponsor may select 2 events to sponsor. Company logo and QR code on signage at competition event Table in the Career Showcase Event Program – logo, QR code, website listed in Program Competitor T-shirts – Medium Sponsor logo placed on the back of T-shirts Website – Company Name & hyperlink to website listed Thank-you Letter – Logo in post-event Thank-you letter Silver$1,000 Competition Co-sponsorship – Sponsor may select 1 event to sponsor. Company logo and QR code on signage at competition event Table in the Career Showcase Event Program – Company name, QR code, website listed in Program Competitor T-shirts – Medium Sponsor Name placed on the back of T-shirts Website – Company Name & hyperlink to website listed Bronze$300 Table in the Career Showcase Event Program – Company name & website listed in Program Competitor T-shirts – Small Sponsor Name placed on the back of T-shirts Website – Company Name & hyperlink to website listed In-Kind &/or Materials Donation Services or Materials Sponsor may donate materials for use during Competition Events Sponsor may donate Services for the operation of the Skills Competition Sponsor will be acknowledged in the Event Program and on the Event website

16. Competition Locations 1. See map provided for locations that have been decided. Please look at map of school and decide where your event will go and let James T. know. 2. Check out location for electrical requirements, plumbing etc. to make sure it is OK. 3. If you wish to change your location, come back to library and let James know PLEASE.

17. Permission Slips $20.00 fee per student to be paid by parent to individual schools Contact Elin or Bernadette if your school requires an invoice. Deadline for permission form is March 4 th but would like all forms in by Coaches Meeting, March 3 th along with ONE cheque per school

18. Lunch will be staggered Spectators viewing competitions during lunch Competition Lunch Break

19. Dave Lewis, Lesley Andrews and Cathy Jenkins are organizing the closing ceremonies. We are making a commitment to keeping the closing ceremonies as short as possible. (1 hour) Elementary winners and Secondary together Final results will be announced at these ceremonies Closing Ceremonies

20. Appeals Committee Dave Lewis and Cathy Jenkins are chairing the Appeals committee In line with the Ontario Skills Competition Competitor appeals

21. Halton Skills Competition 2016 Hosted By: Robert Bateman High School See you on March 3 rd !!!