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Mark Callaghan's Welcome
Dear WorldSkills Australia Supporter,
As you read this, final preparations are being made for the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Perth. While we are busily coordinating the delivery of the millions of dollars of equipment and materials as well as setting ourselves for the flurry of activity that is the venue bump-in, competitors from all around Australia are completing their training and steeling themselves for what will be their greatest skills challenge to date...continue reading.
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| September, 2014 |
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The National Competition will showcase the skills of approximately 500 of Australia’s best trainees, apprentices and students for three days of exciting competition, providing a unique platform for these young professionals to test their skills, meet like-minded individuals and prove their commitment to their profession.
Click here to find out who they are.
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The National Competition will bring together 300 industry experts from across Australia, representing 50 specialised trade and skill disciplines, as the official judges of Australia’s largest trade and skill competition. The judges will be volunteering their time, knowledge and expertise in their roles to help us discover who our 2014 national champions will be.
Click here to find out who the 2014 National Judges are.
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Running alongside the National Competition will be WorldSkills Australia’s largest Try'aSkill program ever hosted. Available for visitors to engage with trades and skills in a hands-on way will be over 40 Try'aSkill activities and demonstrations where people are given the opportunity to try their hand at everything from welding a joint and restoring a car body to mastering a braid and designing a logo.
Discover the popular Try’aSkill activities available at the National Competition here.
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The 2014 Green Team will comprise of Environmental Monitoring students from Challenger Institute of Technology and managed by Project Manager of Sustainable Development at Challenger, Pascaline Owers.
This year, Green Team will trial an even more robust approach to assessing the comparative sustainability of each participating category at the National Competition... continue reading.
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WorldSkills Australia would like to sincerely thank our partners and supporters for their tremendous contributions to the National Competition.
We are very fortunate to have many partners and supporters who contribute generously to assist in making our competitions happen.
View the 2014 National Competition partners.
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WorldSkills Australia would like to thank our dedicated volunteers for your commitment, passion and support of WorldSkills Australia and of Australian youth in their pursuit of skills excellence.
Without the support, hard work and passion from each and every one of our volunteers we would not be able to produce this valuable event.
Click here for a list of the WorldSkills Australia volunteers.
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Try'aSkill Passport
Have a go at the many Try'aSkill activities for your chance to win a mini Apple iPad. To go into the draw you must have a minimum of two stamps and you must enter your details onto the boarding pass!
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The Ultimate Schools Challenge Quiz
The rules are simple. Grab a friend, take a walk through The Ultimate Skills Challenge and answer at least 10 questions correctly to go into the draw to win an Apple iPad for your school and an Apple iPad mini for yourself!
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WorldSkills Australia would like to acknowledge and thank Central Institute of Technology’s Broadcast Television students and staff who will be capturing and bringing to you all of the action from the National Competition including the Official Opening and Closing Ceremonies... continue reading.
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WorldSkills Australia would like to thank the students and staff of Edith Cowan University who we have been working closely with to coordinate and deliver the Official Closing Ceremony of the 2014 WorldSkills Australia National Competition... continue reading.
WorldSkills Australia would also like to thank the students of West Coast Institute and Challenger Institute of Technology for joining the events teams to assist in the delivery of the National Competition.
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