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Minister's Awards for Excellence
The application round for the 2010 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices category is now open.
National Careers & Employment Expo
This year the National Careers & Employment Expo in Brisbane is being held in conjunction with the WorldSkills Australia National Competition.
The Australian Scout Jamboree
WorldSkills Australia conducted its largest Try’aTrade event at the 22nd Australian Scout Jamboree from the 4th to the 14th January 2010.
Ern MacDonald Fellowship
Fellowship will provide the main recipient with $10,000 and the next two recipients with $2,500 each
Scouts Try’a Trade
10,000 Australian Scouts participating in the 22nd Australian Jamboree 2010.
Skillaroos Teach MP's New Skills
Team Australia Skillaroos took WorldSkills Australia Try ‘a Trade to Parliament House.
Young Aussie trade heros
Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has today welcomed home Australia’s best and brightest young tradies and apprentices following their medal-winning performance.
Welcome Home Reception
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today hosted a welcome home reception for the 2009 Team Australia Skillaroos.
Hero Grams
It has long been a tradition of Australians to show their support of athletes and other sports identities representing Australia to be sent “Hero Grams” or letters of support.
New Star Rating Scheme Website
New Star Rating Scheme website developed by Australian WorldSkills success story!
WorldSkills Australia Media Crew
With the WorldSkills International Competition merely days away, what better time to introduce our media crew who will work hard to deliver back to Australia daily.
2009 CareerOne Uniform Presentation
It’s a list that reads like the who’s who of Australian sporting achievement: Cathy Freeman, Lucas Neill, Lleyton Hewitt, Jana Pittman, Petria Thomas. Now add the Skillaroos!
Speech by Dr Stephen Hollings
NewsLimited Director of Sales Strategy, Dr Stephen Hollings Delivers Speech at CareerOne Team Australia Uniform Presentation
Mock International Competition 2009
Coverage From The Mock International Competition In Newcastle
Mock International Competition Day 1
The Skillaroos Take on The New Zealand Team In Simulated International Competition
Congratulations - Jack Dusseldorp
Tjerk (Jack) Dusseldorp OAM at the RMIT Honorary Awards Conferring Ceremony. Melbourne, Australia.
Candices' WorldSkills Journey
2007 Hairdressing Skillaroo, Candice Faranda describes the many doors that have opened for her following her success at the WorldSkills International Competition in Japan.
'Investing Wisely' Report
A report released today by the NSPC recommends a new wave of training reform to take advantage of opportunities beyond the current current economic crisis.
Skillaroos In The Public Eye
Australian standards gold class at International Flower and Garden Show
BBM Limited Scholarship Winners
Following their success at the 2008 WorldSkills Australia National Competition in Sydney, the recipients of the 2009 BBM Scholarships are as follows.
2009 Team Australia Supporters Tour
Witness Australia's best trade and skill technicians pit their skills against the rest of the world.
The Big Skills Conference
WorldSkills Australia Skillaroos and their Experts involved in The Big Skills Conference
Speech by 2005 Skillaroo
Full transcript of Jarrad's speech at The Big Skills Conference, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Dual Aussie Representative
2009 Skillaroo Nigel Croke has been named in the Australian Men's Indoor Hockey Squad
Where are they now?
Time flies. Who can believe that Friday the 21st of November marks one year since the 2007 Skillaroos were ranked fifth at the conclusion of the 39th WorldSkills Competition.
Team Australia Announced
The WorldSkills Australia, Team Australia was officially announced today 6th November at Doltone House in Sydney. The 29 competitors will now embark on their quest for gold.
Australian Idol supports WorldSkills
WorldSkills Australia supporter Australian Idol star, Wes Carr is the winner of Australian Idol
Transcript of Dale McMullen’s Speech
Transcript of Dale McMullen’s Speech – VET Network Conference, Sydney October 2008
Invigorating and Inspiring
Peter's involvement in the National WorldSkills competition has lifted my spirits and given me a determination to maintain my involvement with future WorldSkills events.
The Green Team Project
In October 2007 there was real enthusiasm and energy from WorldSkills volunteers and staff about taking the first steps towards a more sustainable National competition.
Channel 10 - 9am With David and Kim
Interview with CEO Mark Callaghan and Victorian Medalists, Melissa Guiney and David Jackson
Evatt Shield Winner Announced
For the 2008 National Competition, the Winner of the Evatt Shield is Tasmania Congratulations Tassie.
VETiS Shield
VETiS Shield is awarded to the best performing state in the National Competition
Presentation Ceremony Footage
The Presentation Ceremony was held at the State Theatre, Sydney
National Competition Day 3 Blog
On the final day of competition, Mark Callaghan talks about the categories and the nearness of completion
National Competition Day 3 Footage
on the last day of competition, tensions mount in competitors as projects are needing to be completed
National Competition Day 2 Blog
CEO Mark Callaghan blog on the second day of the WorldSkills Australia National Competition
Volunteer Blog Day 2
Volunteer students blog on their experiences at the WorldSkills Australia National Competition. The students are from Bradfield Senior College.
National Competition Day 1 Blog
CEO Mark Callaghan blog on the first day of the WorldSkills Australia National Competition
National Competition Day 1
all the action from the WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Sydney Convention and Exhbition Centre
National Competition Bump In Day 3
The final coutdown has commenced! It's now less then 48 hours until competition kicks off. Competitors from all across the nation start arriving today.
Australian Apprenticeship Roundtable
The inaugural 2008 Australian Apprenticeships Roundtable (the Roundtable) meeting was held in Canberra from 2 - 4 June 2008.
WSA are thinking and acting green
Did you know that for the first time ever in the WorldSkills movement, both nationally and internationally, the ecological footprint of a competition will be measured?
Australia’s best converge in Sydney
With the 2008 WorldSkills Australia National Competition only days away, the WorldSkills Australia Head Office is in full gear and preparing to relocate to Sydney.
WSA Official Video Journalist
A word from WorldSkills Australia Official Video Journalist Josh Krasnostein
Sustainability in the Joinery Trade
SkillsOne investigates how the Joinery category of the WorldSkills Australia National Competition 2008 is becoming more environmentally sustainable.
Try'a Trade - Ballarat
The 2008 Apprenticeship Expo WorldSkills Australia Try’aTrade was a great success with just over 400 Secondary Schools Students attending over the two days.
50 Days To Go
Five hundred young trade and skill technicians are now busily preparing for the WorldSkills Australia National Competition, Australia’s biennial showcase of skills and trades.
Try’a Trade - Brisbane
Workshops were held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 23rd and 24th of May 2008.
Try’a Trade - Melbourne
WorldSkills Australian together with GTA Victoria held a successful WorldSkills Australia Try'aTrade event in conjunction with the National Careers and Employment Expo.
Try'a Trade - Adelaide
Thousands of senior students from over 60 schools across South Australia converged on the Adelaide National Careers and Employment Expo in early May.
Become a Volunteer at the Nationals
Do you want to volunteer at Australia's largest skill event?
Skillaroos Awarded Fellowship
Congratulations to John Rudge and two finalists, Tim Hambly and Lachlan Thomas.
WorldSkills Australia gone Virtual
WorldSkills Australia has signed up to the Virtual Careers Expo to reach a wider audience among the industry.
20 Years On
Sydney is set to host Australia’s biggest and most prestigious skills competition - the WorldSkills Australia National Competition in July of this year.
Skillaroos segment on SkillsOne TV
After filming the Skillaroos at the International Competition in Japan, SkillsOne have released the feature on air.
Skillaroos are 5th in the world
The Skillaroos competed at the WorldSkills International Competition to prove their Australian skills are top 5 in the world.
Skillaroos arrival in Susono Village
The Skillaroos arriving at their accommodation in Shizuoka
News Limited's CareerOne partnership
WorldSkills Australia announced their media partnership with News Limiteds CareerOne on June 21st 2007.
- National Competitions
- 2008 Sydney
- International Competitions
- 2013 Leipzig
- 2011 London
- 2009 Calgary
- 2007 Shizuoka
- Try’a Trade
- Canberra Try'a Trade
- 2008 Melbourne
- Brisbane Try'a Trade May 8-9
- Media
- Morning TV
- News Coverage
- Promotional
- DVD
- TV Commercials
- Ern MacDonald
- Australian Apprenticeship Roundtable
- Big Skills Conference
