InternationalJuly 12, 2022International Competition UpdateOn 31 May, WorldSkills International, in agreement with WorldSkills Members, WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 Executive Bureau, and WorldSkills China, announced the cancellation of WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 due to the pandemic. Following... Read More about International Competition Update
InternationalJuly 10, 2017Skillaroos and Team Australia announcedWith just 86 days until the opening of the world’s largest skills competition taking place Abu Dhabi WorldSkills Australia has selected an elite team of 43 people including 18 competitors,... Read More about Skillaroos and Team Australia announced
InternationalMay 21, 2017Dylan Bolch – Welding his Way to a Secure FutureTwenty-two year old welder Dylan Bolch has big dreams and a firm plan as to how he is going to achieve them with step one being “get named as a... Read More about Dylan Bolch – Welding his Way to a Secure Future
InternationalMay 2, 2017Skills Squad member Brett McPaul adds another trophy to his awards cabinetEngineering apprentice, Brett McPaul, was singled out to receive a Highly Commended Judges Award at the 2017 HVTC Excellence Awards held in Newcastle on Friday night. The 20 year old... Read More about Skills Squad member Brett McPaul adds another trophy to his awards cabinet
InternationalMarch 19, 2017Local Bakery Champion Tests Her Skills in ChinaJetsetting bakery champion Maddison (Maddy) McCloskey will travel to China this month for a week of intensive training at the Wangsen School in Suzhou, a city that has a population... Read More about Local Bakery Champion Tests Her Skills in China
InternationalNovember 6, 2016Australia’s Top Experts Selected to Support Skills Squad in Contention for Abu DhabiA team of 23 experts have been selected to train the 2017 Skills Squad in preparation for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017. The 24 young men and women were selected to... Read More about Australia’s Top Experts Selected to Support Skills Squad in Contention for Abu Dhabi
InternationalJuly 27, 2016Competitor Spotlight: Dusti-lee FranchiFor vehicle painter Dusti-Lee Franchi, an unexpected passion led to a great career opportunity and bred an industry champion. At just 20 years old, Dusti-Lee didn’t originally have her sights... Read More about Competitor Spotlight: Dusti-lee Franchi
InternationalAugust 16, 2015Congratulations to our Skillaroos!It has been a tough week at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in São Paulo, Brazil for our team of Skillaroos. They were pushed to their limits and without a doubt... Read More about Congratulations to our Skillaroos!
InternationalAugust 12, 2015WorldSkills São Paulo kicks offAfter working incredibly hard to earn their way to São Paulo, the Skillaroos walked into Anhembi Park this morning ready to take on day one of the greatest vocational education... Read More about WorldSkills São Paulo kicks off
InternationalAugust 11, 2015One School One Country & Opening Ceremony!Yesterday, the Skillaroos visited EE Carlos Maximiliano Pereira dos Santos, a local middle-school in São Paulo, as part of the One School One Country programme. The program seeks to introduce... Read More about One School One Country & Opening Ceremony!
InternationalAugust 10, 2015Skillaroos journey so farOn 4 August, the Skillaroos attended a Brazilian-themed Farewell Function held at Sydney TAFE in Ultimo. Senator the Hon. Scott Ryan, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Education and Training and... Read More about Skillaroos journey so far
InternationalJuly 13, 2015Australia’s best trades and skills superstars in final preparation for international competition in BrazilWith less than a month to go, the 25 talented young trades and skills people comprising WorldSkills Australia’s 2015 Skillaroos team are hard at work training in their respective skills... Read More about Australia’s best trades and skills superstars in final preparation for international competition in Brazil
