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Mark Callaghan's Welcome
Dear WorldSkills Australia Supporter,
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 tremendous amount of organisation, planning and effort. The support that we receive from all our sponsors, in particular our major sponsors, Heatcraft and Refrigerant Reclaim Australia, is greatly appreciated and pivotal to the success of the competition... continue reading.
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| June, 2014 |
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Last month 10 of Australia's best refrigeration technicians competed for the presitigious gold medal and title of 'Nation's Best' at the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Refrigeration Competition held in conjunction with the ARBS Exhibition.
After three days of tough competition, the medallists were annouced at the official presentation ceremony held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
OUR MEDALLISTS:
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GOLD: Beau Kupris, Sydney West
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SILVER: Jordan Wallworth, Melbourne
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BRONZE: Mark Young, Tasmania
WorldSkills Australia would like to congratulate our winners and all the competitors. Thanks to all of the judges, all of our sponsors and supporters, team leaders and volunteers who came together to make the National Refrigeration Competition such a great success.
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In October 2013, WorldSkills Australia's Bricklaying Expert, Troy Everett made the journey to Bangladesh to join the Healthabitat Sanitation Studio on a 10 day volunteer program.
Today, WorldSkills Australia is happy to share with you all Troy's five chapter blog, 'Digging to Bangladesh', which features extracts from a journal he kept.
Click here to read about his journey.
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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 vocational qualifications at any one time.
We asked Geoff Gwilym, CEO of ASA, why he deems it important to support WorldSkills Australia... continue reading.
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TruFlow Spray Booths is a diversified designer, quality Australian manufacturer and installer of industrial and commercial spray booths, providing products of the highest standard utilising both local and international technology.
WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce that TruFlow have come on board again as supporters of the National Competition. At the event in Perth, TruFlow will be constructing a custom built, state of the art vehicle painting spray booth equipped with viewing windows so that audiences to the event are able to watch our national Vehicle Painting competitors in action.
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Dermalogica revolutionised the skin care industry when it emerged into the marketplace in 1986 with innovative formulations. Since then, it has been the number one choice of skin care for professionals and consumers worldwide.
WorldSkills Australia would like to thank Dermalogica for their continued support of the beauty care category for the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Perth and the 2015 round of regional competitions.
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BOC is a Member of The Linde Group which supplies compressed and bulk gases, chemicals and equipment around the globe. The company develops safe, sustainable and innovative solutions for customers in many specialty sectors, heavy industry and medical environments.
WorldSkills Australia would like to thank BOC for coming on board to support the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Perth.
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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 in Calgary, Canada, which... continue reading.
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Advertise with WorldSkills Australia
WorldSkills Australia is pleased to announce that some limited advertising space has become available in the Official Program of the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition. The Official Program will be inserted into the Sunday Times (Western Australia’s leading weekend paper), The Weekend Australian (WA only) and distributed extensively at the competition and throughout the City of Perth – a total print run of 400,000.
The official program is intended to record and capture our Nations’ best apprentices, trainees and students from across 50 skill categories in the year 2014. It will also serve as a longer term resource; promoting training institutes, trainers alongside the many supporters and volunteers who ensure the successful delivery of this prestigious competition.
Our focus is on a content rich program, and to this end, we are releasing space for advertising. A limited number of 26 adverts in a range of sizes, will be made available for sale, ensuring maximum exposure and exclusivity.
For further information please contact Conny Wilson (WorldSkills Australia’s General Manager) via email at cwilson@worldskills.org.au.
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We want to hear from you!
This newsletter is about the WorldSkills community, so we would like to hear from you. If you would like to spread your news across Australia contact: Jessamine Laplagne (jlaplagne@worldskills.org.au) at the National Office.
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