WorldSkills Australia competition

The WorldSkills Australia competition challenges young people to be the best in their skill area.  In Western Australia competitions are held every two years to test young peoples skills against those of their peers.

Categories are many and varied and include carpentry, turning, jewellery making, garment production, landscape construction and more.

Winners at the State level go on to represent WA at the national level and can then even go on to the international level to be the best in the world.

What better way of boosting your business than having winners in your team!

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WorldSkills International Competition - Calgary 2009

Competitors from 49 countries competed at the WorldSkills International Competition in Calgary from 1- 7 September 2009.

Congratulations to Western Australian competitors Michael Welshman and Stacey Pitman who were awarded Medallions of Excellence in Cabinetmaking and Floristry respectively.

Cabinetmaking
Michael Welshman was trained by South West Regional College of TAFE and his employer is Hafele Australia Pty Ltd.

Floristry
Stacey Pitman was trained by Challenger TAFE and is employed by Flowers in the Garden Florist in Booragoon.

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WorldSkills International Competition - Japan 2007

Congratulations Dale McMullen - 2007 WorldSkills winner

Western Australia has produced the worlds best automotive mechanic with Dale McMullen winning gold in the Automobile Technology category at the 2007 Worldskills International Competition in Japan.

Dale also received the Best of the Nation award but he was not the only Western Australian to impress the judges. John Alebakis won a Medal of Excellence in the Wall and Floor Tiling category and Candice Faranda also performed strongly becoming the most successful Western Australian competitor ever in the Ladies and Mens Hairdressing category.

The success of this talented trio is testament to Western Australia's world class training system.

Automobile Technology
Dale McMullen was trained at Challenger TAFE and is employed by G-Mac Auto Centre.

Wall and Floor Tiling
John Alebakis was trained at Swan TAFE and is self-employed.

Hairdressing
Candice Faranda was trained at Taylor Weir School of Hairdressing and is employed by Hairloom.