Patron - His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC (Retd) Governor-General of Australia
GTA is the national peak body representing the Network of over 150 Group Training Organisations (GTOs)
employing over 40,000 apprentices and trainees throughout Australia.
17 July, 2008
Group training apprentices and trainees shine at
WorldSkills Australia National Competition
Group Training Australia (GTA), the largest employer of apprentices and trainees,
congratulates all apprentices and trainees who competed in the WorldSkills Australia
National Competition held in Sydney, 11-13 July.
Group training apprentices achieved four gold, three silver and five bronze medals at the
competition, which brings together the best apprentices and trainees in the country.
The National Competition tests the skills of apprentices and trainees in 50 trade
categories over an intensive three days. Many of the Australian medal winners will go on
to compete against the best in the world at the International WorldSkills Competition in
Calgary, Canada in 2009.
A total of 40 group training apprentices competed in the event, showing the strength of the
group training network in producing highly skilled apprentices and trainees throughout
Australia.
Group training apprentices were particularly dominant in the Electrical Installation
category. A clean sweep of gold, silver and bronze medals indicates group training’s
increasing importance to this industry where it employs nearly one in five of all electrical
apprentices.
CEO of Group Training Australia, Jim Barron, congratulated all the competitors,
employers, trainers and judges who have provided this environment where skills, talent
and effort have been rewarded.
“The group training network is extremely proud of the achievements of all competitors,
and congratulates those successful in their individual fields.
“This competition highlights the real skill and commitment of our very best apprentices and
trainees”, he said.
Group training medal winners included:
Gold
Nenad Djuric, HTN – Cookery
Gavin Press, Cental West Group Apprentices – Electrical Installation
Tyson Knight, ATEL Employment Services – Plumbing
Kyle French, Central West Group Apprentices – Painting and Decorating
Silver
Andrew Arthur, Electro Group Apprentices – Electrical Installation
David Kaesler, Motor Traders’ Association – Autobody Repair
Andrew Ringsgwandl, NGT Employment and Training Specialists - Automotive Mechanics
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Patron - His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC (Retd) Governor-General of Australia
Bronze
Murray Porter, Apprenticeships Australia –Electrical Control
Duane Jenkins, Cental West Group Apprentices – Welding
Brett McDonnell, MG My Gateway - CAD Mechanical
Chris Dimitriou, CVGT Employment & Training Specialists – Landscape Design
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