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47th WorldSkills International Competition – Results
Rank Medal Competitor Skill State Region 3/38 Bronze Harrison Field Welding NSW Macquarie 5/35 Medallion for Excellence Ross Colquhoun Automobile Technology NSW Mid coast 5/21 Medallion for Excellence Randy Gunawan & Disha Anchan Industry 4.0 VIC Melbourne 6/23 Medallion for…
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…
WorldSkills Australia 2024 Skillaroos shine bright in front of international crowds in Lyon, France
A team of 32 talented young Australian apprentices, trainees and young professionals – known as the Skillaroos – recently made the journey to Lyon, France to compete in the 47th WorldSkills Competition at the Eurexpo competition site. With 1,400 competitors…
Skillaroos land in France to compete with the world’s best in skills at the 47th WorldSkills Competition, Lyon 2024
The world’s biggest skills competition has started with a bang, as Team Australia enters opening ceremony cheered on by President Emmanuel Macron The road to Lyon began last week when our Skillaroos were farewelled by family, friends and supporters at…
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…
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…
Adelaide to Host WorldSkills Australia 2024 Australian Skills Excellence Forum
Over 100 Skills Champions to take part in workshops to elevate careers to the next level WorldSkills Australia is proud to partner with the South Australian Government to bring the 2024 Australian Skills Excellence Forum to Adelaide, from the 25th…
Government, Industry and Nation’s Best Young Talent Come Together to Celebrate Australian Skills Excellence
Senior Canberra stakeholders will be given an inside look into Australia’s skills sector at an event at Parliament House on Tuesday 25 June. The Empowering Skills Excellence briefing session will update advisors and other government officials on how Australia is…
COUNTDOWN ON FOR BRISBANE HOSTING RECORD BREAKING NATIONAL SKILLS COMPETITION
With just under 12 months until the 2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships and Skills Show, host city Brisbane is preparing for the biggest iteration of the event in its 44-year history. Co-located with the Brisbane Careers and Employment Expo, over…
2024 Global Skills Challenge Concludes
CAMARADERIE AND NATIONAL PRIDE SHINE AS 2024 GLOBAL SKILLS CHALLENGE CONCLUDES The 2024 WorldSkills Australia Global Skills Challenge has concluded, with Australia’s Skillaroos putting in a strong performance that saw them awarded seven gold medals and finishing second in the…
Global Skills Challenge 2024
The world’s best apprentices and young professionals are coming to Australia to put their skills to the test Global Skills Challenge to be the biggest international skills excellence event to be held in Australia in 2024 In May, Melbourne will…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Interview with Jody Ridgeway for International Volunteers Day
Jody Ridgeway is Faculty Director for the Faculty for Trades and Resources at TAFE Queensland (East Region), the East Coast Queensland regional co-coordinator for WorldSkills Australia, a WorldSkills Australia life member and – most recently – the recipient of a…
WorldSkills Australia are pleased to announce our newest partner Top 100 Women
Top 100 Women is an online professional platform for women in the broader construction sector, providing members with access to greater networks, mentors, industry insights, online events, courses, and employment opportunities. The resources that members have access to will not…