Where are they now?

“I have always been a person who has wanted to reach for the stars and extend myself where possible. My goals in life have changed over the years as I...

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...

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:...

Ashleigh wearing her wedding dress which she designed Ashleigh Huntley completed a Fashion Technology course at Ultimo TAFE Sydney Institute in December 2012. Originally Ashleigh wanted to be a costume...

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...

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...

Sometimes life can be strange… you start down one path and end up on another and without really realising it you are living the dream. This is what happened to...

When considering examples of young people realising their potential, 25 year old former WorldSkills Australia national competitor Patrick Janes is a clear stand-out. One could easily conclude that Patrick was...

Three months on from the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in São Paulo, Brazil, WorldSkills Australia is still very much a part of 2015 Skillaroo Dylan Di Martino’s life. It wasn’t long...

WorldSkills Australia competitors have enjoyed several overseas opportunities over the years, including humanitarian missions such as the Diepsloot Sanitation Project. Part of the international Sanitation Studio programme, the project was...

When a person ponders what the ultimate WorldSkills Australia experience would entail, Keith Buckley’s journey can easily be a contender. After winning gold in the IT Software Solutions (now Programming)...

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...