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Where are they now? Plumber Grant Stewart
Grant Stewart always wanted to work in the building trades, with his father being a carpenter. He completed his apprenticeship with Master Plumber’s Apprentices Limited through W&S Robson in January 1996. Grant was introduced to WorldSkills when he watched a…
#SkillsChangeLives – Signwriting Apprentice – Chrissy Gensch
Creative, engaging and hard-working, 3rd year signwriting apprentice Chrissy Gensch is working towards taking on ever bigger and better jobs that challenge her to think outside the box. “Being an artist, my mum encouraged me to do what I wanted…
#SkillsChangeLives – Electrical & Instrumentation Apprentice – Katrina Palmer
For Electrical & Instrumentation Apprentice Katrina Palmer, an interest in science and maths and a chance encounter with an ad in the newspaper led her to a skill that is challenging, dynamic and consistently rewarding. “I was studying lots of…
Australia’s best young Refrigeration Technicians prepare for Gold
WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce that ARBS will proudly collocate the Refrigeration Championship as an independent skill category from Australia’s most prestigious skills and trade event, the WorldSkills Australia National Championships 2018. 2018 marks the 8th year that ARBS…
Where are they now? Joiner Ben Madden
Ben Madden completed his Joinery apprenticeship with Spectrum Joinery, CIT, in January 1997; twenty years later he runs three successful business and employs eighty people. Ben said: “I always wanted to work in the trade industry; my dad was a…
WorldSkills Australia International Competition – 30th Anniversary
In 2018, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the WorldSkills International Competition being held in Australia. The 29th International Youth Skill Olympics was held from the 18th – 21st February 1988 at the then newly opened Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre…
Where are they now? Fashion Designer Ashleigh Huntley
Ashleigh Huntley completed a Fashion Technology course at Ultimo TAFE Sydney Institute in December 2012. Originally Ashleigh wanted to be a costume designer but following her studies decided she preferred the fast-paced fashion world and the variety of skills used…
WorldSkills Australia in Abu Dhabi – Wrap Up
The outstanding performances of the 2017 Skillaroos and their Experts at the 44th WorldSkills International competition in Abu Dhabi successfully propelled WorldSkills Australia into the top 10 skill nations in the world. Team Australia and the Skillaroos placed 10th on…
Team Australia Excel at International Skills Competition in Abu Dhabi
The outstanding performances of the 2017 ‘Skillaroos’ and their experts at the 44th WorldSkills International competition in Abu Dhabi has propelled WorldSkills Australia into the top 10 skill nations in the world. The jump from 12th at the 2015 São…
Message from The Hon Karen Andrews MP – Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills
The Hon Karen Andrews MP recorded a message to wish the Skillaroos and Team Australia well as they prepared to depart Australia for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017.
National Skills Week
National Skills Week was the perfect opportunity to celebrate the champions of Australia’s strong VET sector, and to showcase the breadth and depth of talent that exists throughout dozens of skills all around the nation. WorldSkills was proud to be…
Fine Food Australia – WorldSkills Competitions in Butchery and Cookery
Fine Food Australia is the leading trade exhibition for the food industry. The event showcases the latest products and attracts buyers from restaurants, cafes, bakeries, retailers, caterers, bars, hotels and other food businesses. In partnership with Diversified Communications and the…
Where are they now? Printer Andrew Rajcany
Andrew completed his Graphic Arts Prepress Apprenticeship at the Sydney Institute TAFE in July 2003. Now, with almost fifteen years industry experience under his belt, he works as a Solutions Analyst at Fuji Xerox Australia. Andrew shares his experience about…
Where are they now? Florist Dayne Robinson
Participating in the Worldskills competitions has definitely paid off for florist and business owner Dayne Robinson. After competing at her regionals in 2011 and winning gold, Dayne went on to be a Skillaroo for the 2013 WorldSkills Competition in Leipzig….
Bricklaying Trade Skills and WorldSkills Australia: A meeting of minds.
Providing a plentiful supply of skilled brick and blocklayers to serve the brick manufacturing industry is challenging. While demand for brick homes and commercial construction continues to be high, the range of trade career choices available to aspiring apprentices is…
Where are they now? Web Developer Jarrad Langdon
In this edition of Where Are They Now? – we are focusing on someone from our WorldSkills community who has been instrumental in the launch of the wonderful new WorldSkills Australia website, Jarrad Langdon Director of Jala Design. Jarrad is…
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…
Past, Present and Future: A competitor’s journey
Young men and women across Australia enter WorldSkills competitions for a variety of reasons: it sounded like fun, to test themselves, because their employer or teacher encouraged them to, but some have a deeper reason. A long term reason, to…
An Historic Partnership: TAFE Queensland and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) will be the largest sporting event Australia will see this decade and the biggest sporting spectacular the Gold Coast has ever seen. With just under a year to go until over 6,600 athletes…
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…