Career Profiles
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Horse Industry Pioneer, Mavis Lockwood
Mavis Lockwood has been riding horses for more than 78 years and still competes. Her story proves that age doesn't weary a true equestrian champion
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Information on Women in Hospitality, Tourism and Services
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Information on Women in Agriculture, Rural and Farming
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Information on Women in Metals and Engineering
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Information on Women in Manufacturing
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Information on Women in Mining
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Information on Women in Building, Construction and Property Services
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MasterChef Spices up Kitchen Culture, says Designer
THE MasterChef juggernaut has seen people casting a critical eye over their kitchens like never before, according to kitchen designer Jayme-lee Cooney.
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From wallpaper to world class entertainer
Arj Barker talks about the journey to become an international funny man
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Mitch receives Best Trainee/ Apprentice Award
The Temora Aviation Museum would like to congratulate our Apprentice Aircraft Engineer Mitch Liebich, on his great achievements as an apprentice over the past two and a half years!
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Latest Releases from NCVER
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has recently released two publications about student transfer and an aging population in vocational education and training (VET).
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Talitha Joy Schiller - Store Manager
Talitha recently won the South Australian Hardware Industry Trainee of the Year award.
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Paul Collison - Production & Lighting Designer
Paul Collison's job involves a lot of coffee. He's a designer of lighting and sets for special, corporate and televised events. "I've done a show in a Queensland town with a population of 13 people and seen over 5000 people arrive in cars, utes, buses, trucks and planes" he shares.
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Mary-Anne Kyriakou - Festival Director
People often don't completely understand the transformative power of light and how it will effect their space ??? until they are reminded of an Olympic Games or a great theatre or music show or enter a space that leaves a lasting impression, says Mary-Anne Kyriakou.
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Tourism WA: Andre Kassermelli
Working at Little Creatures was a memorable experience for Canadian backpacker Andre Kassermelli. He had a great social life with the other "Creatures" (wait staff), lived in "awesome" Fremantle and earned money for more travels!
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Tourism WA: Michael Braun
Travelling in Western Australia gave 21-year old German Chef Michael Braun a chance to experience fresh local produce, surf in Margaret River and gain valuable career experience at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle.
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Alexandra de Paiva - Mining
Alexandra is an accountant at a mining site in the Pinjarra, in Western Australia. She isn't your average accountant - especially when it's revealed she began in the mining industry as a Chemical Engineer in Sao Luis, Brazil.
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Jason Smith - Dairy Farmer
"Both my great great grandfathers started dairying at the turn of the 18th century, so it's in my blood." Says Jason Smith, the winner of the VFF Apprentice of the Year and NCDEA Dairy Farming Apprentice Awards.
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Richard Neville - Lighting Designer
"It's nice to go around and see places. We have fun, we work with friends for long hours, so we get pretty close to the people around us. It doesn't feel like work." Richard Neville, Lighting designer shares what working in a bright industry is like.
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Karen Borzi - Apprentice Boilermaker
"I didn't want a boring job for the rest of my life. I wanted something different. After a long time looking at what type of apprenticeships were on offer, metal work was the one that got me interested and thinking of my future." Says Karen Borzi, Apprentice Boilermaker.
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Veronica French - Safety Officer
"I have seen safety officers struggle to connect to workers on the job if they don't have the industry experience. Industrial and mining work has helped me integrate as a safety officer." Says Veronica French, Safety officer at Dawson's Engineering.
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Vicky Torrisi - Demolition Worker
"My job is demolition work, which sort of comes under construction." says Vicky Torrisi, Crew Leader, Licensed Asbestos and Demolition at Dawson's Engineering. "We remove and replace materials." And dealing with asbestos ??? it???s done by hand.
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Adrian Podmore - Horticulturalist
Adrian Podmore is a guest speaker at events around the region, a talk-show host on ABC Radio and a TAFE teacher in his spare time. Some might be surprised to learn that the knowledge he is vied after is in fact, of the green variety. Adrian works in Horticulture.
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Lauren Johannson - Youth Worker
"I could see myself doing it for lots and lots of years," says Lauren Johannson, youth worker. In fact, she's so enthusiastic about her work that is really shows - she's been awarded the Vocational Student of the Year at the Victorian Training Awards - and she's heading to the Nationals.
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Laurinda Schloss - Aircraft Sheetmetal Apprentice
Laurinda Schloss is an aircraft sheetmetal apprentice, who loves the variety in her work - despite being the only girl on her shift at Hangar 3!
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Tourism WA: Josh Trovato
A passion for food helped 19 year old Joshua Trovato, a chef from the United States, secure an internship at Fraser's Restaurant in Kings Park, where he has launched an exciting career and enjoyed some truly Western Australian experiences
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Aimee Silla - Fauna Conservationist
"It's simply exhausting, your sleep patterns are out of whack." Aimee says. "Often you'll leave at 8 or 9 o'clock at night, then you're back at 4 am after a hard nights work in the swamp." Studying the breeding habits of frogs isn't as easy as it sounds!
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Jono McPhail - Land and Management Conservation worker
Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. Preserving this wealth of biodiversity isn't beyond our grasp with careers like Land Conservation. We learn a bit more about this industry, chatting with Jono McPhail.
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Helen Gluer - CEO of Tarong Energy
"I think my mantra for enjoying work is if you go to work and don't learn something, get another job. The world is your oyster if you keep learning things." And this has served Helen Gluer very well throughout her career, for she's now the CEO of Tarong Energy.
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Gavin Press - Electrical Installation
Gavin Press left high school not knowing what he wanted to do, but then he called up some family friends, electricians, and got an apprenticeship. From knowing nothing about the trade, in just three years, he???s won Gold at the WorldSkills 2008 National Competition.
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Jan Becker - Pilot Trainer
"I think it is one of the most exciting times in aviation history. There has never been a time like this ever. Everything's cyclic, and if they ever wanted to get into helicopters, but now the time to shine," says Jan Becker, pilot and manager of Becker Helicopters.
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Luke Davies - Fitter And Turner
Luke Davies was completely bewildered when he heard he won Gold in the Turning section at the WorldSkills 2008 National Competition - but was floored when he'd won for Best Performing Competitor.
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Melissa Guiney - Graphic Designer
Melissa landed a job at the Graphic Design company where she did work experience in high school, and has now won Gold recently in the Sydney National Worldskills 2008 Competition.
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Nancy - Tattoo Artist
Nancy is a final year apprentice in a very non-traditional trade: being a tattoo artist at a custom tattoo design studio, Tatudharma. She shares just how she entered the industry and what she loves about it.
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Chris Black: Never too old to learn
A finalist in the Victorian Apprentice of the Year Award, who started his training when he was 27, tells how it's never too late to start an apprenticeship.
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Nick Davies - Software Applications
Nick Davies comes from a household of computers. So when his TVET teacher at school suggested his class head to Worldskills Regional competitions, Nick thought he???d take advantage of the opportunity.
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Nigel Croke - Bricklayer
Competing in Worldskills Nationals in 2008, Nigel Croke shares that if he's a millimetre out, he could drastically loose marks and alter his place in the competition.
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Rolf Barfoed - Cabinetmaker
In Year 12, Rolf Barfoed's class went on an excursion to his regional WorldSkills competition - and from then, he was hooked on cabinetmaking.
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Sher Mu La Wee - Acute Nursing Student
Australia is suffering a shortage of skilled nurses - but one program, by ACL, who provides education and resources for migrants, provides an essential service to reduce this shortage. Sher Mu La Wee, a Burmese Refugee, shares her experience.
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Ros Smerdon - Avocado Farmer
Ros Smerdon was recently awarded the Queensland Rural Women's award, and received a scholarship to study the value of avocados in Australia - by travelling to South Africa! Ros' study could revitalise the industry - and change the way we see, and buy, avocados.
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Lance Adams - Fitter Machinist
When Lance Adams didn't grow up with machines. In fact, he reckons he's not particularly mechanical at all: but now, after trying the Fitter Machinist industry, he's thinking of opening his own business!
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Eizac Chee - Civil Engineer
Eizac Chee didn't want to be office bound for the rest of his life. Since his Dad was a surveyor, he became interested in building, so became a Civil Engineer. Now he???s working on Stage 2 of the new Rosehill Recycling Water Plant, which will provide with more than seven billion litres of recycled water a year for the Western Sydney region.
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Scott Meredith - Resort Floor Manager
The hospitality industry is a 3.5 trillion dollar service sector within the global economy. Scott Meredith learns nearly every facet of the industry, as Floor Manager at the four star resort in Victoria, Club Mulwala.
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Luke Hutchinson - Electrotechnology Electrician
"You need to be neat and tidy, because you're always at someone else's house. You go to an old lady's house, so you gotta be polite and well dressed. [But sometimes] It's hard when you've been in a roof and you're covered with cobwebs!" But for Luke Hutchinson, Electrican, it's all part of the job.
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Geoff Smith - Warehouse Storeperson
In terms of future growth in the transport sector, the anticipated the movement of bulk freight is to increase 1.6 times over the next 20 years, interstate bulk freight to double in that time and the number of containers through Australian ports to triple. So, for someone involved in storing those goods in the transport process, we can see it???s an industry you can rely on to keep moving forward! We chat to Geoff Smith, Warehousing Storeperson, and see what???s involved in the logistics of his job.
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Jason Atteridge - Transport Trainer And Assessor
"It delivers everything - there's not much in this country which hasn't been on the back of a truck. In the media, we cop a lot for a few bad incidences. There's a lot more behind the industry than public perception at the moment." Jason Atteridge, a trainer and assessor for trainees entering the Transport industries, shares what's really involved in his work, and why he's so passionate about the industry.
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Jacqui - Metallurgist
Her parents wanted Jacqui to get into medicine, but she wasn't interested. She decided to get a hands-on role where she could savour the country side and challenge her scientific mind - with a job in metallurgy in mining.
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Nathan Day - Furniture Maker
Nathan Day is a furniture designer and maker in Western Australia. He's one of the few people lucky enough to be able to create artwork for clients which becomes more like part of the family, than just a piece of furniture.
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John Redmond - From fitter to entrepreneur
John Redmond started in the manufacturing industry as a fitter and turner apprentice in 1961. Now, he owns a three shift manufacturing factory, which is, he shares, "growing and succeeding in every way."
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Graeme Harris - Trade Teacher in Cotton Farming
Graeme Harris is an agriculture teacher at Farrer Memorial High School, in Tamworth. He has recently piloted a Cotton training program for schools - the only one of it's kind. He chats about what it's like to teach on the land - and the charms that come with it.
