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Chris MacDonald
Congratulations Chris MacDonald! Chris MacDonald is the Refrigeration HVAC Regional Manager for City Facilities Management, NSW. Chris has been involved with WorldSkills Australia (WSA) since 1988 when he first competed in a Regional Refrigeration Competition. After his regional and national…
Halina Kaufman – The Jeweller who continues to shine
There is no stopping national gold medallist (2010) and BBM Skilled Futures Program Recipient (2011), Halina Kaufman, a talented jeweller from Tasmania who now has her sights set on attaining specialised training overseas which she can bring back to the…
The Inaugural International Water Innovation Challenge
On May 31st two plumbing apprentices and an undergraduate engineering student from RMIT University will fly to Singapore to compete against a team from the USA in the inaugural Water Innovation Challenge. This exciting new team event will be part…
Introducing our Technical Delegate Assistant
WorldSkills Australia would like to introduce our new Technical Delegate Assistant, Grant Stewart who was recently appointed to the role. Grant has been a longstanding volunteer of WorldSkills Australia who first began his journey with us as a competitor in…
2014 Ern MacDonald Fellowship
The 2014 Ern MacDonald Fellowship Presentation Ceremony was held on Friday the 11th of April at the Mercure Hotel in Sydney where selected guests gathered to celebrate the 2014 finalists. This year, the finalists included five former WorldSkills Australia competitors:…
April Update
Being part of a global movement has its benefits. As a member country of WorldSkills International (currently one of sixty eight) the obvious benefit is the opportunity for Australia to benchmark its Vocational Education and Training system against the rest…
David Witt
Congratulations David Witt! David Witt has been involved with WorldSkills in Tasmania since he joined TasTAFE almost 25 years ago. His area of expertise, Metals and Engineering (in particular Fitting), has seen him produce many regional, national and international medal…
Skillaroos celebrate World Wood Day in China
Brett Cahill, 2013 Cabinetmaking Skillaroo and Lukas Page 2010 National Joinery Competitor and 2011 BBM recipient along with Steve Bulman, long-time WorldSkills Australia volunteer and Joinery expert, recently returned home from their trip to XianYou in Fujian Province, China where…
ABBTF World Class Bricklaying Development Scholarship
On Tuesday the 25th of March, WorldSkills Australia CEO, Mark Callaghan and Australian Brick and Blocklaying Training Foundation CEO, Geoff Noble, signed an innovative Memorandum of Understanding which aims to strengthen the Australian bricklaying category on the international stage. This…
Young baker headed for ultimate skills challenge
After profiling 11 up and coming young trades men and women, 19 year old Aidan Hauptli from Childers, QLD today rounds off our Regional Champion highlights, becoming our 12th revealed national competitor heading to the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition…
WSA competitor awarded Queensland Overseas Foundation scholarship
WorldSkills Australia would like to congratulate Rhiannon Pittard a 2012 WorldSkills Australia National Competitor who was awarded the prestigious Queensland Overseas Foundation scholarship on March 28th at a ceremony at Parliament House. The 21 year old pastry chef from Mt…
Australia’s best refrigeration technicians ready for ultimate challenge
WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce the top 10 refrigeration technicians from across the country who have been selected to progress to the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Refrigeration Competition to be held in Melbourne between the 20th and 22nd of…
Ambitious young hairdresser has sights set on national gold
Today Jasmine Gardner, a 20 year old hairdresser from Gerringong, NSW, becomes our 11th revealed national competitor set to compete against other young champion hairdressers from up to 31 regions across Australia at the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition this…
Young bricklayer’s ultimate pursuit for success
Brodan Aylott, a talented 19 year old bricklayer from Elderslie, NSW, this week becomes our 10th revealed national competitor who will head to Perth to compete at the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition. Brodan, who is currently employed by Wesbrook…
BMW automotive mechanic headed for WSA National Competition
Brian Kirkman is our 9th revealed National Competitor, who will be representing the Melbourne Region in the Automotive Mechanics category at the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition this September. Brian, who is employed by VACC and currently working at BMW…
Happy World Plumbing Day!
Today marks, World Plumbing Day (WPD), an international event initiated by the World Plumbing Council to highlight the important role plumbing plays in the health, safety and sustainability of our communities. The Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) is running…
International Women’s Day!
With International Women’s Day just passing us by on March 8th, WorldSkills Australia would like to take this opportunity to highlight and acknowledge all those women including our very own competitors, who have made their mark in the vocational education…
WSA signs MOU with Rotary
On Tuesday the 25th of February, Mark Callaghan CEO of WorldSkills Australia (WSA) and Garry Browne, District Governor of Rotary International District 9675, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, reaffirming the already established and valuable partnership. The…
March Update
While February is a short month it was certainly an extremely busy one and March promises to be even busier in the world of skills and indeed in the world of WorldSkills. Planning continues at the National office level for…
Beauty therapist prepares for Ultimate Skills Challenge
Introducing you to Jasmine Gordon, a talented young beauty therapist from Alice Springs, NT, who today becomes our 8th revealed 2014 National Competitor. Since recently being crowned a ‘Regional Champion’ in the 2013 round of regional competitions, Jasmine, at only…