The results are in for the 2008 National Competition of WorldSkills, held over the weekend at the Convention Centre at Darling Harbour, Sydney.
Congratulations to those successful and to all who participated, demonstrating the wealth of skills and talent of our young Australians.
The winners from each category will form the Australian team 'The Skillaroos' who will be jetsetting to Canada next year to compete against 48 other global teams of skilled tradies, apprentices, students and trainees in the International WorldSkills Competition in Calgary. Best of luck Aussies!
Quick-Jump to Industry Winners:
2008 WorldSkills Australian National Winners
Christopher Crouch (New England)
A1 Auto Electrics
New England Institute of TAFE
Aaron Samphier (Sydney - West)
AAA Malibu Paint & Panel
South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Campbelltown
Perrin Bouna (Brisbane)
Hastings Deering
SkillsTech Australia
Bracken Ridge
Jessie Gladwell (North Queensland)
Cairns Beauty Academy
Nigel Croke (Macquarie)
W J Searle
Western Institute of TAFE
Bathurst
Nikita Block (South East SA)
Forestry SA
TAFE South Australia
Mt Gambia
Rolf Barfoed (Canberra)
Design Craft Furniture Pty Ltd.
Canberra Institute of Technology Bruce
Troy Savage (Sydney - West)
Antec Engineering/Fowlerex Technologies
Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Mt Druitt
Daniel Moelder (Tasmania)
Stubbs Construction
TAFE Tasmania - Burnie
Warwick Sidman (Sydney - West)
South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Campbelltown
Jeff Brown (Riverina Murray)
J & P Spinelli
Riverina Institute of TAFE
Albury
Marc Nicholls (Region)
COMPUTER ASSISTED MACHINING
Kyle Butler (Sydney - West)
Broens
Sydney Institute of TAFE
Ultimo
Shane Ashton (Illawarra)
K & R Fabrication
Illawarra Institute of TAFE
Wollongong
Nenad Djuric (Sydney)
HTN
Northern Sydney Institute - Ryde
Benjamin Dean (Ballarat/Wimmera)
Laser Electrical Ballarat
University of Ballarat TAFE
Gavin Press (Macquarie)
Central West Group Apprentices AJS Electrical
Western Institute of TAFE
Dubbo
Chris Walker (Central Queensland)
Boyne Smelters Pty Ltd
Central Queensland Institute of TAFE - Gladstone
Stacey Lee Pitman (Western Australia)
Balshaw's Florist
Challenger TAFE - Murdoch
Abbie Ditton (Sydney - West)
South Western Sydney Institute
Macquarie Fields
Megan Kuhn (Mid Coast)
Vanessa Hair Fashion
North Coast Institute of TAFE Port Macquarie
Nathan Newham (Sydney - West)
MTU DDA
South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE – Wetherill Park
Richard Rachowski (Sydney)
Northern Sydney Institute
Hornsby
Nick Davies (Sydney)
Northern Sydney Institute
Hornsby
Aaron Talbot (Riverina Murray)
AT Technology
Riverina Institute of TAFE
Albury
Joshua Fimognari (Sydney - West)
Western Sydney Institute
Enmore
Mitchell Edwards (Hunter)
Ivan Johnny Mesaric
Hunter Institute of TAFE Newcastle
Daniel Kaiser (New England)
New England Institute of TAFE
David Bleathman (Tasmania)
Coles Supermarkets
TAFE Tasmania - Hobart
Kyle French (Macquarie)
Central West Group Apprentices Wayne Wilson Painting
Tyson Knight (Riverina Murray)
A Murray & Sons
ATEL - Riverina Institute of TAFE - Albury
Melissa Guiney (Victorian Country)
Tap Printing
RMIT University - Melbourne
Nash Mason (Hunter)
Hastie M&H Air Conditioning
Hunter Institute of TAFE - Newcastle
Heh-Nian (James) Sun (Sydney)
Arisun
Northern Sydney Institute - Ryde
Craig McVernon (Sydney - West)
Brumbies
Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Nepean
Carlee Bamford (Western Australia)
Globe
Swan TAFE - Bentley
Daniel Karanges (Brisbane)
Stoddart
Skills Tech Australia
Joshua Tunbridge (Illawarra)
Tunbridge Designs
Illawarra Institute of TAFE
Wollongong
Luke Davies (Sydney - West)
Eddie Dobbin & Sons Engineering
Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Meadowbank
Justin Laidlaw (Hunter)
Novercastrian Smash Repairs
Hunter Institute of TAFE
Glendale
Peter Steinweiss (Sydney)
Metz
South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE - Macquarie Fields
Daniel Jones (Sydney)
Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College
Joshua Harris (Northern Rivers)
McKeeco Pty Ltd
North Coast Institute of TAFE
Wollongbar
2008 WorldSkills Australian National Winners
VET in Schools (VETiS) Competition
VETiS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
Sam Webb (Tasmania)
Rosney College
VETiS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Tia Provost (NSW)
Ulladulla High
VETiS COMMERCIAL COOKERY
Rebecca Altes (Western Australia)
Palace Hotel Kalgoorlie
Curtin VTEC - Kalgoorlie
VETiS CONSTRUCTION
Tom Yates (Tasmania)
Launceston College
VETiS ELECTROTECHNOLOGY
Cameron Maher (Victoria)
Ballarat Secondary College
VETiS FOOD & BEVERAGE
Kate Crocker (NSW)
Asquith Girl High School
VETiS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
David Watson (NSW)
Dubbo College Senior Campus
VETiS METAL & ENGINEERING
Brad Davidson (NSW)
ATC Port Macquarie
VETiS PRIIMARY INDUSTRIES
Richard Callaway (NSW)
Tumut High School
VETiS RETAIL
Angela Reynoldson (NSW)
Corowa High School
VETiS TOURISM
Mitchell Faint (NSW)
Armidale High School
