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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.
WorldSkills Volunteers: Vital, Fun, Fulfilled
Volunteers are one of our most precious assets. Without the support of our dedicated volunteers who give their time, skills and knowledge, WorldSkills Australia and our competitions would not be the great success they are today. Volunteering with WorldSkills is…
Follow our Skillaroos!
In just a few weeks our Skillaroos will be preparing to take on the world’s best in Abu Dhabi at the 44th WorldSkills International competition. We will be following their journey closely across all our social media channels throughout the…
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…
Message from the CEO: Regional Competitions
WorldSkills Australia recognise and champion the notion that the vocational education and training sector is central to our nation’s economic growth, productivity and future employment outcomes. Everyone involved with WorldSkills Australia works tirelessly to encourage students of all ages to…
WorldSkills Regionals: Where it all begins
What are WorldSkills Australia Regional Competitions? Regional Competitions are a pivotal part of WorldSkills Australia’s focus and they provide a competitive yet supporting platform for new competitors and new WorldSkills volunteers. Regional Competitions provide young trainees, apprentices and students with…
Career Opportunities with Pallion
You know Pallion as being the largest precious metal services group in Australasia, but did you know that in addition to providing career opportunities for Jewellers they also are looking for people in a diverse array of skills from graphic…
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…
Opportunity: Video your way to Abu Dhabi
Calling all budding vloggers – tell us your story about how skills have launched careers, built character, confidence, or success and you could be named as the OFFICIAL VLOGGER 44th WorldSkills International competition in Abu Dhabi in October. Entry is…
Didasko Learning Resources partners with Worldskills Australia
Leading online education content provider Didasko Learning Resources is proud to announce they have become the Platinum partner of WorldSkills Australia. Didasko’s commitment to WorldSkills Australia as a Platinum Partner will support the WorldSkills Championships at a regional and national…
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…
The World Comes to Newcastle in July
Newcastle will become a global centre for skills excellence in July when the city plays host to the WorldSkills Australia Global Skills Challenge – a four-day training exercise for young people from 15 nations to showcase their skills. The 2017…