NT regional competitions
The Territory’s best young skilled people are being challenged to put their talents to the test against each other in the 2011 WorldSkills Northern Territory regional competitions, being held in the Darwin region.
The regional competitions will begin in May this year. Representatives from WorldSkills Australia will host an information session covering competition requirements, the next Australian national competition, as well as a chance for question and answers. The information session will be held:
| Date: |
Thursday 26 May 2011 |
| Time: |
4.00 pm |
| Venue: |
CDU Casuarina Campus - Red 1.3 (Room on level 3 above the CDU Canteen) |
Afternoon tea will be provided.
Schedule of 2011 NT regional competitions
Regional competitions will be confirmed throughout the year. Please contact the NT regional contact for more information. Entry is free!
Open competitions (for anyone born on or after 1 January 1988)
| Welding |
To be confirmed |
Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus |
| Hairdressing |
Monday 27 June 2011 |
Charles Darwin University, Palmerston Campus |
| Construction Steelwork |
Saturday 30 July 2011 |
Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus |
| Retail baking - bread |
Thursday 1 September 2011 |
Charles Darwin University, Palmerston Campus |
| Plumbing |
To be confirmed |
Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus |
VETiS competitions (for school students studying their first year of a VET subject)
| Information Technology |
Tuesday 21 June 2011 |
Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus |
| Business services |
Wednesday 28 September 2011 |
Nhulunbuy High School |
| Engineering |
Wednesday 28 September 2011 |
Nhulunbuy High School |
| Commercial Cookery |
24 - 25 October 2011 |
Palmerston High School |
| Tourism |
Monday 7 November 2011 |
Charles Darwin University, Palmerston Campus |
| Hospitality |
Friday 21 October 2011 |
Charles Darwin University, Palmerston Campus |
Application forms
Young Territorians who want to enter a competition can download an application form, complete and return it to Lauren Deans via fax (08) 8901 4903 or email lauren.deans@nt.gov.au
For further information visit the WorldSkills Australia website.
See the 2009 NT regional competition Gold medallists from each of the categories (pdf 25 kb). These winners formed Team NT and competed at the WorldSkills National Competition in May 2010.
National competition
The 2010 NT national competition was held from 7 to 9 May 2010 at the Brisbane Convention Centre. Team NT consisted of nine competitors with two talented Territorians bringing home medals. Kirsty Bulluss of I am Hair and Spa Lounge won a silver medal for hairdressing and Brienna Logie of Kormilda College / Charles Darwin University won bronze for tourism. They are the first Territorians in several years to win medals at a WorldSkills Australia final, the nation's premier showcase of youth skill and trade excellence. Another Territorian, Todd Bell of Universal Engineering performed exceptionally well in the open welding category, securing fifth place. More than 500 students from across Australia competed in more than 50 categories during the three day final.
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