TORONTO, May 15, 2024
/CNW/ - Centennial College came out on top in its class at the 2024
Skills Ontario Competition, marking the sixth straight year its
performance earned The College Award of Distinction. The award
recognizes the institution with the highest overall performance,
calculated from competitor scores exceeding 60 per cent and
securing a top 10 finish in their respective contests.
This year, 80 students signed up to represent Centennial across
33 competitions, ultimately winning 21 medals: three gold, nine
silver and nine bronze. With contests for skills as diverse as auto
collision repair and graphic design, several of the College's
schools sent competitors, including the School of Communications,
Media, Arts, and Design; School of Engineering Technology and
Applied Science; the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary
Arts; and the School of Transportation.
"As an institution committed to excellence in skilled trades and
technologies education, Centennial College is proud to watch our
students go on to showcase their incredible talents and win big in
the Skills Ontario Competition," said Marilyn Herie, Vice
President, Academic and Chief Learning Officer, Centennial College.
"Team Centennial's consistent results and success would not be
possible without the dedicated faculty and staff who support our
students and volunteer their time. To everyone involved, I offer my
congratulations and gratitude."
Centennial's gold medallists are:
- Darren Bergado (Automation and Control)
- Adam Duguay (Heavy Equipment Service)
- Chau Ciang Liang Huang
(Renewable Energies – Team)
- Andrea del Pilar Ramirez
Garcia (Renewable Energies – Team)
Bergado and Duguay are eligible to advance to Skills Canada
National Competition, as their contests are represented there,
taking place from May 29 to June 1 in
Quebec City. A list of Centennial
students who earned medals at the 2024 Skills Ontario Competition
can be found here.
The Skills Ontario Competition promotes careers in the skilled
trades and technologies by bringing students together for the
annual contests, now in their 35th year.
About Centennial
College
Centennial College, founded in 1966, is Ontario's first public college. Anchored
primarily in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area, the college boasts five
campuses and two satellite locations. Renowned for its outstanding
teaching, creative curriculum, and robust network of partnerships,
Centennial annually welcomes over 40,000 full-time and part-time
students from over 130 countries. These students pursue their
education in over 400 diploma, certificate, and degree programs
across various fields, including business, media, arts, community
and consumer services, engineering technology, health care, and
transportation.
SOURCE Centennial College