Durham College Finishes Strong at Skills Ontario Competition Posted on May 26, 2015 at 9:18 am. Oshawa, Ont. – Durham College’s (DC) students owned the podium at Skills Ontario, Canada’s largest skilled trades’ competition, showing off their talent and earning gold and silver medals in multiple categories. “Here at Durham College, success matters, and it’s clear from the outstanding performance of our students at the Skills Ontario competition that they are well-prepared to succeed in their chosen professions,” said Pam Stoneham, associate dean of the School of Skilled Trades, Apprenticeship & Renewable Technology (START) and the Centre for Food (CFF). “It’s our priority to ensure students receive the best opportunities for learning with access to industry leaders, and it’s rewarding to see our students excel.” Finishing in the top spot was Adam Leadbetter, a level-three apprentice in DC’s Industrial Mechanic – Millwright program, who won gold in the Industrial Mechanic Millwright category. He will now advance to the Skills Canada competition in Saskatoon, Sask., and represent DC and Ontario against the best and brightest millwrights in the country. “The competition was intense,” said Leadbetter. “You put in your ear plugs, drown the world out, and use all your concentration. I’m pretty ecstatic to be going to nationals and look forward to putting my skills to the test.” The national competition takes place over a three-day period in Saskatoon from Wednesday, May 27 to Saturday, May 30. Leadbetter practices whenever he can to ensure he brings his best game to competition day. If he can out-perform at Nationals, he will land a spot on Team Canada at the World Skills competition, hosted in Brazil this August. And the medals didn’t stop with Leadbetter. DC’s Mike Bachand, a second year Mechanical Technician – Mechanical Maintenance and Control student took home the silver in the same category as Leadbetter; Bryan Chamberlain, a Computer Systems Technology student, won silver in the IT Network Systems Administration category; and Blake Jessup, a level-three welding apprentice in the Welding program, also won silver in the Welding category. Overall, 13 DC students competed in various categories, including: Auto Service Technology Baking Culinary Arts Heating Systems Technician Industrial Mechanic – Millwright IT and Network Plumbing Welding For more information about DC and its programs visit www.durhamcollege.ca -30- About Durham College At Durham College, the student experience comes first. In September 2014, the college welcomed more than 30,000 students to campus including 12,000 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students as well as part-time and continuing education students and online learners. The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs in a number of different disciplines including culinary, hospitality, tourism, horticulture, business, information technology, media, art, design, general arts, science, skilled trades, justice, emergency services, health and engineering technology, enabling students to develop the skills required to meet the demands of today’s job market. A three-phase expansion of the college’s Whitby campus was completed in 2013 when the 36,000-square-foot Centre for Food opened on the northwest corner of campus. Accommodating approximately 900 additional students studying in culinary, hospitality, event management, food science, and agricultural and horticultural programs, the CFF features Bistro ’67, a new, 70-seat, full-service, green-certified teaching-inspired restaurant and Pantry, a retail store featuring fresh-baked items, meals-to-go, preserved foods and ready-to-cook meals created by students in the college’s culinary programs. For more information, visit www.durhamcollege.ca or call 905.721.2000. Media Contact: Meghan NeyCommunications and Marketing905.721.2000 ext. 6219meghan.ney@durhamcollege.ca Krista LuxtonCommunications and Marketing905.721.2000 ext. 2333krista.luxton@durhamcollege.ca SHARE:
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