WorldSkills Australia 
Message From The CEO
Letter of thanks to our volunteers
Dear Volunteers, THANK YOU On behalf of the Board, staff and competitors of WorldSkills Australia we’d like to say THANK YOU for everything that you do. The countless hours you freely give to organising and running competitions, as well as…
Message from the CEO: Volunteers are the lifeblood of WorldSkills Australia
2016 has been a whirlwind of activity, with all hands on deck preparing for the 2016 WorldSkills Australia National Competition being held in Melbourne from 6-8 October at Melbourne Showgrounds. WorldSkills Australia has been around for 35 years and in…
Message from the CEO: Industry can be VET’s greatest champion
We are almost halfway through the year and the 2016 WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Melbourne is only five months away. I am excited to see what over 500 of the nation’s best young apprentices, trainees and students bring to the…
Message from the CEO: Opening the door to potential
Happy New Year! 2015 is well behind us, and we’re looking forward to an exciting year as we prepare to welcome over 500 young apprentices, trainees and students who will compete at the 2016 WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Melbourne on…
December 2015: Year in review
It is at this time of year, as we rapidly approach the holiday season, that we all take stock of the year that has gone before us. As I write this and think back on 2015, I can’t help but…
September-November 2015: Ensuring young Australians have opportunities for the jobs of the future
By: Mark Callaghan, CEO The last three months have flown by for WorldSkills Australia. Two years of dedication to training and skills excellence culminated in the ultimate challenge for Australia’s best young apprentices, trainees and students in August as the…
Today is World Youth Skills Day
By: Mark Callaghan In November 2014, the United Nations declared July 15 as World Youth Skills Day. This UN designated day aims to create greater awareness of the importance of vocational education and training (VET) and the development of skills…
June-August 2015: Education nurtures Australian towns
It’s June and the first half of 2015 has flown by. Young apprentices, trainees and students are going for gold at WorldSkills Australia Regional Competitions across the country in the hopes of following in the footsteps of the 2015 Skillaroos…
February Update
As this is the first SkillNews for 2015 I would like to wish everyone a happy New Year. While everyone I’m sure has been back at work for many weeks now, I hope that you enjoyed a relaxing break. In…
December Update
Another year is fast drawing to a close and I am sure everyone is looking forward to a well earned rest over the Christmas/New Year period. It has been another very busy year for WSA with the 2014 WSA National…
November Update
At times in our working lives, especially working in an ever more challenging environment, it is easy to lose sight of why we do what we do. Over the last week, I had the opportunity to lead a team to…
October Update
On the evening of Sunday 21 September 2014, WorldSkills Australia (WSA) celebrated the achievements of an elite group of young Australians – the competitors of the 2014 WSA National Competition. For the first time in 25 years, WSA returned to…
September Update
As you read this, final preparations are being made for the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Perth. While we are busily coordinating the delivery of the millions of dollars of equipment and materials as well as setting ourselves for…
August Update
Earlier this month, WorldSkills Australia released the results of a National survey on the understanding and perceptions of Vocational Education and Training (VET). With one in four Australians not knowing what is meant by the term “vocational education and training”,…
July Update
Late last month, the Minister for Industry, the Hon. Ian Macfarlane MP outlined his vision “for a more accessible and responsive national training system that gives businesses the skilled workers they need now, and into the future”. Speaking at the…
June Update
On the 20th-22nd of May, the first WSA National Competition for 2014 was held with the running of the Refrigeration National Competition in conjunction with ARBS in Melbourne. Putting on an event such as the Refrigeration National Competition requires a…
MAY UPDATE
On the evening of Thursday the 8th of May I was privileged to be able to attend the 2014 Australian Construction Achievement Awards in Brisbane (ACAA). Throughout the night we witnessed six major construction projects that have cost billions of…
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…
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…
February Update
As this is the first SkillNews for 2014, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and hope that the year has started well for you. 2014 is shaping to be a big year for WorldSkills Australia…