Aiming For The World Stage

From Saturday 2nd to Monday 4th June apprentices and trainees from around Australia gathered at ICC Darling Harbour, Sydney to compete in the WorldSkills Australia National Championships 2018.

In highly competitive fields across a wide range of trades and skills, Apprenticeship Support Australia (ASA) competitors from Victoria brought home six medals, including four gold and two bronze. Here at ASA we couldn’t be prouder!

From Victoria our GOLD MEDALISTS are:

Hayley Kellett – Retail Baking (Bread), The Deakin Bakery, Mildura
Patrick Keating – Plumbing & Heating, Phoenix Plumbing & Solar Hot Water, Bendigo
Thomas Neave – Joinery, Spence Construction, Geelong
Zak Biggin – Fitting, BGT Employment, Ballarat

Pictured above – Hayley Kellett, from the Deakin Bakery, Mildura posing proudly with her gold medal following her outstanding performance at the WorldSkills Australia National Championships 2018.

From Victoria our BRONZE MEDALISTS are:

Hannah Wilson – Hairdressing, Bright Eyes Hairdressing & Day Spa, Shepparton
Paul Coon – Bricklaying, P.A. Phillips Bricklaying, Creswick

Congratulations to the winners as well as their employers! We look forward to following their journey and supporting these rising stars as they excel in their professions and aim for the international stage in 2019. To see all the medallists, click here
Colloquially known as the Olympics of the trade and skills world, the WorldSkills International Competition is held biennially, with the most recent competition held in Abu Dhabi in October 2017.

The competition in 2019 will attract competitors from 79 Member countries and regions to compete in more than 50 skills across six sectors. To find out more about WorldSkills Kazan 2019 click here

The Skills Show Australia 2018 was funded by the NSW Government.

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