Skills Work!® Summer Camp

This summer program for youth in grade seven & eight was developed by Skills Ontario in 2000 due to a workforce deficiency in the area of skilled trades and technologies, along with a requirement for employees to have resilient, transferable skills.

It is imperative for young people to be informed and educated on the various careers associated with skilled trades and technologies, prior to attending high school. This allows them to determine their talents and interests, and to explore the various career choices available. The Skills Work!^® Camps offer this incredible opportunity. The workshops and activities completed at camp assist in portraying the growth of technical and soft skills that are essential to thrive in this fluctuating work world. Across Ontario, we have over 20 camp locations (please see dates and locations below) including specialized camps for Indigenous youth, girls and boys-only camps, and French camps.

During this week-long day camp, campers partake in four to six half-day skilled trades and technology workshops presented by local experts. Tours of local industries may occur in order to give campers a glance of the working world and the various skilled trade careers that are accessible within their personal community. Other hands-on activities focused on entrepreneurship and the development of employability skills, such as team work, problem solving, and effective communication.

Summer 2015 Dates and Locations:

July 6-10
Confederation College, Thunder Bay 
Humber College, Toronto (North Campus) (FULL)
Linamar, Guelph (All Boys) (FULL)
Georgian College, Midland  (FULL)
Loyalist College, Belleville 
College Boreal, Timmins (French)

July 13-17
Cambrian College, Sudbury (All-Boys) (FULL)
Conestoga College, Waterloo (Waterloo Campus) (FULL)
Lambton College, Sarnia *$150 for the week*
Bruce Power, Tiverton

July 20-24
Confederation College, Marathon (Northshore Campus)
Conestoga College, Cambridge (All-Girls) 
Cambrian College, Sudbury (All-Girls) 
Centennial College, Toronto (Ashtonbee Campus) (FULL)

July 27-31
Mohawk College, Stoney Creek (STARRT Institute) 
Conestoga College, Guelph (Guelph Campus) 
Fanshawe College, London (Indigenous Focus) 
Fanshawe College, London (FULL)
Sault College, Sault Ste. Marie 

August 10-14
St. Clair College, Windsor 
Linamar, Guelph (All Girls) (FULL)

August 17-21
Durham College, Whitby

Cost is $175 per week per participant unless otherwise noted. Camps are for students entering grade 7 or 8, unless otherwise noted.

Please register at: www.skillsontario.com/camp