SAIT wins at Skills

We can't possibly add up the number of hours our students trained, practiced and prepped for the Provincial and Nationals Skills Canada Competitions.  

But we can beam with pride and talk about how their work paid off #HereAtSAIT.  

Here’s a snapshot of both competitions.

Provincial Skills 2023

🎇 57 students #HereAtSAIT competed in 22 trade and tech events.

🏅 SAIT competitors brought home 34 medals out of a total 81 awarded.

Gold 🥇 13 of our students captured first place.

From May 25 to 26, the 13 competitors were working hard in Winnipeg, bringing home six medals.

National Skills 2023

🥇 Thomas Jasonson, Precision Machining

🥈 Easten Grummett, Industrial Control

🥈 Gauthier Appaix and Gurpreet Singh, Mechatronics

🥈 Paisley Gatfield, Cooking

🥉 Santiago Paez Gil, Architectural Technology and Design

🥉 Joshua Boyd, Industrial Mechanic

Bonus wins 🎉 SAIT Machinist Instructor Tim Wong won the Alumni of the Year Award from Skills Canada Alberta for his dedication to his trade.

Next up: Noah Harding (Plumbing) and Tyler Cherkowski (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) will join Team Canada at WorldSkills 2024 in Lyon, France. 🥐