UCC NEWS: Upcoming Apprentice Competition Breeds Excitement

The Utah Career Center will be holding an apprentice skills contest on Saturday, May 6 that will determine the apprentice representatives for the District 5 Regional contest in June. This year the Regional Contest will be held in Concord, California. The contestants are:

HVAC:
Colin Salee- CCI Mechanical, Mike Deihl- Commercial Mechanical, Dominick Romero- CCI Mechanical, Shawn Rappleye- CCI Mechanical and Shane Little- CCI Mechanical

Welder:
Cody Weaver- CB&I, Nicole Navarro- CB&I, Jared Minnesota- Industrial Piping and Welding, Mike Selin- Mechanical Service and Systems and Peder Holmstead- Industrial Piping and Welding

Pipefitter:
Vanessa Conrad- Total Facility Solutions, Josh Linscomb- Mechanical Service and Systems and Chris Valentine- Pipe Fab

Plumber:
Dave Opolous- CCI Mechanical

The competition will run from 7am – noon and lunch will be served for contestants, judges and proctors. Following the competition and judging the winners that will represent the program in June will be announced. Members interested in attending the May 6 contest as spectators are welcome and encouraged. Come and see what apprentices do and the skill it takes to compete in the contest. If you plan on attending the contest and would like to join the group for lunch please contact Will Nickell at (801)295-6198 or email will@ucctrades.com to RSVP.