Melbourne Region 2016 National Team Announced!
After receiving an overwhelmingly high standard of applications the Melbourne Region Committee are excited to announce the applicants that have been selected to represent the Melbourne region at the 2016 WorldSkills Australia National Competition to be held at Melbourne Showgrounds between 6-8 October 2016:
Auto Electrical | Franco Lam |
Beauty Therapy | Stephanie Kotsos |
Bricklaying | Sam Giamoralos |
Carpentry | Lucas Hammond |
Commercial Cookery | Ryan Costentino |
Construction Steelwork | Jeffrey Barneveld |
Floristry | Elizabeth Lilburn |
Graphic Design & Technology | Joshua Lazaro |
Hairdressing | Jemma Blade |
Jewellery | Chloe Biddiscombe |
Joinery | Scott Mason |
Landscape Construction | James Liley |
Landscape Construction | Matthew Higgins |
Network Administration | Luke Faccin |
Painting & Decorating | Chris French |
Plumbing | Brandon Muldoon |
Programming | Jasmine Smalley |
Refrigeration | Declan Hamilton |
Turning | Melinda Lethbridge |
Web Design & Development | Jonathan Korakas |
VETiS Construction | Michael Nguyen |
The results from some Regional Competitions are still being finalised and it is expected that an additional announcement will be made shortly to announce team members representing the following categories:
Fashion Technology |
Mechatronics |
Sheetmetal Work |
Competing in a WorldSkills Australia National Competition is an outstanding achievement that can also lead to fantastic opportunities such as representing Australia as a 2017 Skillaroo at the 44th WorldSkills Competition to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE or the BBM Skilled Futures Program, a scholarship which grants recipients with the opportunity to participate in an overseas leadership course.