IqaluitSA国际影视传媒檚 Katie Yu won a silver medal in public speaking at the Skills Canada National Competition 2023 in Winnipeg.
The competition, a multi-trade and technology contest for students and apprentices from across the country, occurred on May 25 and 26. Yu, who attends Inuksuk High School, was one of 11 students representing Nunavut in the competition.
YuSA国际影视传媒檚 speech was intended to SA国际影视传媒渆ncourage people to enter the trades and technologies to address the current worker shortage,SA国际影视传媒� she explained. All competitors had the same theme.
To win a silver medal in a competition she describes as SA国际影视传媒渋ntenseSA国际影视传媒� was an experience she will not forget.
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Yu, who was also part of a territorial competition in April, had been honing and practicing her speech for months, and despite being hindered by dental surgery in May, was well prepared by the time she arrived in Winnipeg.
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A central objective of the Skills Canada national competition is to help SA国际影视传媒渢omorrowSA国际影视传媒檚 workforce discover new and exciting careers,SA国际影视传媒� according to the organizationSA国际影视传媒檚 website.
Yu isnSA国际影视传媒檛 sure what career she will pursue when the time comes, but is interested in journalism and media as well as biology and environmental science, and may seek out a job that provides SA国际影视传媒渁 combination of the two.SA国际影视传媒�
Whatever she ends up doing, she feels better prepared than ever after her medal win.
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While Yu was the only Nunavummiut to win a medal at this yearSA国际影视传媒檚 competition, all 11 competitors had a great time in Winnipeg, as did the 12 other students that joined them on the trip to participate in a career symposium, according to Skills Canada Nunavut executive director Janis Devereaux.
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Devereaux says there were over 11,000 students from across Manitoba in attendance at the competition SA国际影视传媒� not to mention the competitors from other parts of Canada. To be around so many people was unfamiliar experience for the youths in her care, but they persevered.
SA国际影视传媒淥ur students experience unique challenges at the national competition,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淭hey had to adjust quickly to complete their projects with so many people watching. I am proud to say, every single one of our students pushed through their doubts and fears, and completed their competitions. This in itself gave them something to be proud of.SA国际影视传媒�
