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Young baker headed for ultimate skills challenge
After profiling 11 up and coming young trades men and women, 19 year old Aidan Hauptli from Childers, QLD today rounds off our Regional Champion highlights, becoming our 12th revealed national competitor heading to the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition…
WSA competitor awarded Queensland Overseas Foundation scholarship
WorldSkills Australia would like to congratulate Rhiannon Pittard a 2012 WorldSkills Australia National Competitor who was awarded the prestigious Queensland Overseas Foundation scholarship on March 28th at a ceremony at Parliament House. The 21 year old pastry chef from Mt…
Australia’s best refrigeration technicians ready for ultimate challenge
WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce the top 10 refrigeration technicians from across the country who have been selected to progress to the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Refrigeration Competition to be held in Melbourne between the 20th and 22nd of…
Ambitious young hairdresser has sights set on national gold
Today Jasmine Gardner, a 20 year old hairdresser from Gerringong, NSW, becomes our 11th revealed national competitor set to compete against other young champion hairdressers from up to 31 regions across Australia at the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition this…
Young bricklayer’s ultimate pursuit for success
Brodan Aylott, a talented 19 year old bricklayer from Elderslie, NSW, this week becomes our 10th revealed national competitor who will head to Perth to compete at the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition. Brodan, who is currently employed by Wesbrook…
BMW automotive mechanic headed for WSA National Competition
Brian Kirkman is our 9th revealed National Competitor, who will be representing the Melbourne Region in the Automotive Mechanics category at the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition this September. Brian, who is employed by VACC and currently working at BMW…
Happy World Plumbing Day!
Today marks, World Plumbing Day (WPD), an international event initiated by the World Plumbing Council to highlight the important role plumbing plays in the health, safety and sustainability of our communities. The Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) is running…
International Women’s Day!
With International Women’s Day just passing us by on March 8th, WorldSkills Australia would like to take this opportunity to highlight and acknowledge all those women including our very own competitors, who have made their mark in the vocational education…
WSA signs MOU with Rotary
On Tuesday the 25th of February, Mark Callaghan CEO of WorldSkills Australia (WSA) and Garry Browne, District Governor of Rotary International District 9675, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, reaffirming the already established and valuable partnership. The…
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…
Beauty therapist prepares for Ultimate Skills Challenge
Introducing you to Jasmine Gordon, a talented young beauty therapist from Alice Springs, NT, who today becomes our 8th revealed 2014 National Competitor. Since recently being crowned a ‘Regional Champion’ in the 2013 round of regional competitions, Jasmine, at only…
AuSkills Karratha
After holding a series of AuSkills sessions across metropolitan and regional Australia, the AuSkills breakfast held on February 13th at the Karratha International Hotel, Western Australia, was the perfect end to the successful program. More than 30 workers attended the…
Talented turner headed for Perth
It’s week seven of our Regional Champion highlights and we are excited to introduce our next national competitor, Melinda Lethbridge, a young turner from Croydon, Victoria, who will be travelling to Perth in September to put her skills to the…
Refrigeration technician to battle it out for nation’s best
WorldSkills Australia is thrilled to reveal our sixth 2014 national competitor, a successful refrigeration technician representing Canberra – Michael Arena. Since recently being crowned a ‘Regional Champion’ in the 2013 round of regional competitions, Michael at only 23 years old,…
Congratulations Dion Iori
Congratulations Dion Iori! Dion is a cabinetmaking and joinery teacher at the Allied Timber Trades section at TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute’s, Lidcombe College. Dion first became involved with WorldSkills through his role as a judge at a regional…
Sponsor Highlight
WorldSkills Australia (WSA) has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Refrigerant Reclaim Australia which has spanned over 15 years. In addition to their core aim, which is to improve the industry’s environmental performance by reducing the level of emissions of refrigerants through its…
China bound woodies
By Steve Bulman Opportunities on offer to members of our WorldSkills family do not cease at the end of a competition cycle. Such is the case for Cabinetmaker Brett Cahill and Joiner Lukas Page, who will be off to Fujian…
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…
Be Recognised Nationally: 2014 Australian Training Awards
The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising individuals, businesses and registered training organisations for their contribution to skilling Australia. Applicants may have the opportunity to reach the national stage…
Jeweller’s quest for gold
It’s week five of our Regional Champion highlights and we are happy to reveal our fifth National Competitor – the highly talented jeweller, Samantha Kelly from Nuriootpa in South Australia. Samantha, at only 21 years old, will put her skills…