Harry blazed his way to win Bronze at the 47th WorldSkills Competition, Lyon 2024

Representing Australia with exceptional talent and drive, 2024 Skillaroo Harry Field has triumphantly earned a bronze medal at the thrilling 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon. Amid intense international competition and the applause of over 250,000 spectators, Harry stood out among…

30/09/2024

Team Australia Farewelled by Ministers, MPs and French Ambassador ahead of Lyon 2024

Just hours before flying to Lyon, France to represent their country at the 47th WorldSkills International Competition, Team Australia will be formally farewelled in front of their families, industry stakeholders and dignitaries. The farewell event is an opportunity to acknowledge…

04/09/2024

WorldSkills Reveal’s Team Australia ‘Skillaroo’ Uniforms for Lyon 2024

WorldSkills Australia has unveiled the uniforms its 32 young competitors and their experts will wear while representing Australia on the world stage at the 47th WorldSkills International Competition in Lyon, France next month. The competition uniform has been designed by…

20/08/2024

WorldSkills Lyon 2024 Team Australia

   WorldSkills Australia Announces Skillaroos Team for Lyon 2024 WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce the 2024 Australian Team, who will represent the country at the 47th International Competition, taking place in the French city of Lyon in September….

14/03/2024

Results: 2022 WorldSkills International Competition Special Edition

Automobile Technology Nick McLaren placed 18th in a highly competitive category Bakery Rachel Crawford placed 4th and was awarded a Medallion for Excellence Car Painting  Isabella Turrise received a Medallion for Excellence with a 6th place finish. Carpentry Matthew Duffy…

07/11/2022

International Competition Update

On 31 May, WorldSkills International, in agreement with WorldSkills Members, WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 Executive Bureau, and WorldSkills China, announced the cancellation of WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 due to the pandemic. Following this decision, WorldSkills International and its Members and Global Partners…

12/07/2022

WorldSkills Australia announces Skillaroos and Team Australia ahead of 2022 international competition

WorldSkills Australia has today announced its team for the upcoming 2022 WorldSkills Competition, the biggest international skills competition, at a formal ceremony hosted by Governor-General David Hurley. The 16 young men and women, dubbed the Skillaroos, will now compete against…

11/07/2022

Skill Squad Update

When we made the official announcement of the WorldSkills Australia Skill Squad in December, there were a number of skills where we had two competitors/teams still competing to be the sole representative in the Skill Squad. We are pleased to…

14/04/2022

WSI Volunteer Opportunities – WSC2022 Shanghai China

As WorldSkills International do for all WorldSkills Competitions, they will appoint personnel to the Extended Secretariat to assist with the delivery of WorldSkills Shanghai 2022. The Extended Secretariat increases the capacity of the Secretariat with a mix of volunteers (from…

14/04/2022

Meet your 2022 Skills Squad

After a grueling round of competitions, set against the ever-challenging backdrop of COVID-19 restrictions, WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce we have officially selected our 2022 Skills Squad! The Skills Squad is the first step for our competitors looking to…

23/12/2021

Update from WorldSkills International – David Hoey, Chief Executive Officer

WorldSkills General Assembly 2020 Both WSI and our colleagues at WorldSkills Ireland, who have already invested lots of time and resources into hosting the GA, remain committed to the event taking place. Clearly, the global health and economic situation in…

27/03/2020

Technical Delegate Assistant EOI

Worldskills Australia (WSA) is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Technical Delegate Assistant for the 2019 WSC Kazan. The role requires ongoing commitment of 12 months preparation for 2019 WSC Kazan – including attendance at all WSA events,…

12/06/2018

International Training Manager/Expert Application

Worldskills Australia (WSA) is seeking expressions of interest for the position of International Training Manager/Expert for the 2018/19 Skills Squad in the lead up to the 2019 WSC Kazan and final selection of Team Australia. The role requires ongoing commitment…

15/05/2018

Skillaroos and Team Australia announced

With just 86 days until the opening of the world’s largest skills competition taking place Abu Dhabi WorldSkills Australia has selected an elite team of 43 people including 18 competitors, mentors and officials who will represent Australia at the 44th…

10/07/2017

The World Comes to Newcastle in July

Newcastle will become a global centre for skills excellence in July when the city plays host to the WorldSkills Australia Global Skills Challenge – a four-day training exercise for young people from 15 nations to showcase their skills. The 2017…

05/06/2017

Dylan Bolch – Welding his Way to a Secure Future

Twenty-two year old welder Dylan Bolch has big dreams and a firm plan as to how he is going to achieve them with step one being “get named as a member of the Skillaroos team going to Abu Dhabi”. With…

22/05/2017

Skills Squad member Brett McPaul adds another trophy to his awards cabinet

Engineering apprentice, Brett McPaul, was singled out to receive a Highly Commended Judges Award at the 2017 HVTC Excellence Awards held in Newcastle on Friday night. The 20 year old from Albion Park was recognised for his success in Australia’s…

03/05/2017

Local Bakery Champion Tests Her Skills in China

Jetsetting bakery champion Maddison (Maddy) McCloskey will travel to China this month for a week of intensive training at the Wangsen School in Suzhou, a city that has a population of 10.5mil people and is situated in the Jiangsu Province,…

20/03/2017

Calling all emerging fashion designers! Applications for the 2017 Team Australia Uniform are officially open

Applications for the 2017 Team Australia Uniform are now open to Australia’s up and coming designer talent, with the winning prize valued at $500. For the first time, WorldSkills Australia is opening up the design of the official Team Australia…

24/02/2017

Australia’s Top Experts Selected to Support Skills Squad in Contention for Abu Dhabi

A team of 23 experts have been selected to train the 2017 Skills Squad in preparation for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017. The 24 young men and women were selected to join the Skills Squad after their successful performances at the…

07/11/2016