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Tamika Mackrell – The florist who continues to bloom
Tamika first got involved with WorldSkills Australia in 2009 when she competed in a Regional Floristry Competition. “I was in the second year of my apprenticeship and my college [Majorie Milner College] was hosting WorldSkills Australia Regional Competitions, I was…
Rebecca Stokes – The Unstoppable Chef
Since winning gold at the 2008 WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Sydney in the VETiS Commercial Cookery category, Rebecca Stokes has certainly made her mark in the hospitality industry. Rebecca’s love for cooking began when she entered into a hospitality…
Tyson Knight
Congratulations Tyson Knight! Tyson Knight got involved with WorldSkills Australia in 2007 when he first competed in a Regional Plumbing Competition. After receiving the gold medal at the regional and national competition, Tyson progressed to the 2009 WorldSkills International Competition…
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…
Sponsor Highlight
Auto Skills Australia (ASA) is the body responsible for the development of nationally endorsed automotive qualifications in Australia. ASA’s qualifications development range covers automotive manufacturing and the retail service and repair sectors which collectively have over 30,000 people enrolled in…
Refrigeration Competition Results are in
After three challenging days of competition, WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce the results of the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Refrigeration Competition, Melbourne. Congratulations to all of the competitors, your remarkable skills saw you representing your region against Australia’s best…
Highlights from Day Two of the Refrigeration Competition
As of 9:00am this morning, day two of the 2014 WSA National Refrigeration Competition was in full swing. The day-one nerves were ironed out and each of the 10 competitors were focused on working through their extensive task lists as…
Refrigeration Competition begins!
Today WorldSkills Australia (WSA) welcomed 10 of the nation’s most talented refrigeration technicians to the 2014 WSA National Refrigeration Competition, which is being held at the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS) expo in Melbourne. Each of the National…
Team WA prepare for Ultimate Skills Challenge
Challenge Stadium in Perth often welcomes elite sporting teams through its doors, and last weekend was no exception when it hosted training sessions for WorldSkills Australia’s WA State champions. Team WA came together as part of their training for the…
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…
Heatcraft announced as major sponsors of Refrigeration Category
WorldSkills Australia (WSA) is pleased to announce Heatcraft as the major sponsor of the Refrigeration category for both the 2014 WSA National Refrigeration Competition and the 2015 round of Regional Competitions. Heatcraft is a global leader in commercial refrigeration serving over…
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…