Ontario Construction News staff writer
The medals and pins being handed out at the upcoming 2023 Skills Ontario Competition are inspired by youth for youth. After considering hundreds of entries into the Skills Ontario Pin & Medal Design Contest, Skills Ontario has chosen two designs.
This year, the winning pin design was created by second year student, Jian Bin Su of Centennial College. The winning medal design was inspired by Grade 11 student, Reese Lombardi of Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School from the Waterloo Catholic District School Board.
Started in 1992, the Skills Ontario Pin & Medal Design Contest takes place each September and encourage custom design submissions from youth who attend high school (grades 9-12) or college/training delivery agent in Ontario.
Students are invited to submit their custom designs by the deadline for a chance build their resume, win prize money and be recognized as the provincial winner. Winning designs for both pin and medal are immortalized in metal and reproduced by the thousands for the Skills Ontario Competition.
Both designs are the inspiration for the 2023 pin and medals which will be handed out during the 2023 Skills Ontario Competition on May 1 – May 2 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
The public will be able to see the winning pin design up close during the event, while the medals will be handed out to the finalists at the Skills Ontario Competition during a closing ceremony on the morning of May 3.
Started in 1989, the Skills Ontario Competition is the largest skilled trades and technology event in Canada, featuring over 75 contests for elementary, secondary, post-secondary students and apprentices in Ontario. This event is free for the public to attend. More information about the 2023 Skills Ontario Competition can be found at skillsontario.com/competition-visitors.