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About WorldSkills
Categories & Application Forms
CLIP Program
Competitions & Results - Historical Records
Employers and WorldSkills
Regional Committee
WorldSkills at UB TAFE
Further Information
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About
WorldSkills
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WorldSkills is a unique, not for profit, international membership
organisation. Its mission is to raise the status and standards of
vocational skills and training world-wide in an innovative and forward
looking way.
WorldSkills Australia is an organisation that conducts skill
competitions in over 52 trade and skill areas.
Established in 1982 WorldSkills Australia has helped thousands of
young Australians improve themselves through challenging competitions.
Every two years WorldSkills Australia conducts Regional and National
competitions. Regional competitions are held all over Australia in 29
regions. These competitions are usually held at TAFE and other
educational or industry institutions.
Winners from each Region form a regional team and progress onto the
National competition. National competitions are held in host cities,
such as Melbourne in 2006 and Sydney in 2008.
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Categories
& Application Forms
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Categories
There is a large variety of WorldSkills competition categories.
The categories listed to below represent some of the WorldSkills
categories previously contested in the Ballarat/Wimmera region.
Architectural Computing Autobody Repair Automotive Mechanics Bricklaying Business Services Cabinet Making Detailed Joinery Hairdressing Plumbing Printing & Graphic Art Retail Bread Baking Sheetmetal Work Turning Welding
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Competitions
& Results - Historical Records
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There are three levels of WorldSkills competitions which are
held over a reoccurring two year period:
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Regional
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National
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International
The Ballarat/Wimmera region has been involved in WorldSkills
competitions since 1981. Additional and previous
years will be added to the following lists in the future. If you
would like to donate any photos or information to the following
records please email Nola Burgess -
n.burgess@ballarat.edu.au
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Regional Competitions
Region, Year
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Ballarat/Wimmera 1981
Ballarat/Wimmera 1983
Ballarat/Wimmera 1985
Ballarat/Wimmera 1987
Ballarat/Wimmera 1989
Ballarat/Wimmera 1991
Ballarat/Wimmera 1993
Ballarat/Wimmera 1995 |
Ballarat/Wimmera 1997
Ballarat/Wimmera 1999
Ballarat/Wimmera 2001
Ballarat/Wimmera
2003
Ballarat/Wimmera
2005
Ballarat/Wimmera 2007
Ballarat/Wimmera
2009
Ballarat/Wimmera 2011
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National Competition
Year, Host City
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Ballarat/Wimmera 1982
Ballarat/Wimmera 1984
Ballarat/Wimmera 1986
Ballarat/Wimmera 1988
Ballarat/Wimmera 1990
Ballarat/Wimmera 1992
Ballarat/Wimmera 1994
Ballarat/Wimmera 1996
Ballarat/Wimmera 1998 |
Ballarat/Wimmera 2000
Ballarat/Wimmera Newcastle 2002
Ballarat/Wimmera
Brisbane 2004
Ballarat/Wimmera
Melbourne 2006
Ballarat/Wimmera
Sydney 2008
Ballarat/Wimmera
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International Competition
Competitions, Year, Host
Countries
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1st 1950:
Madrid, Spain
2nd 1951: Madrid, Spain
3rd 1953: Madrid, Spain
4th 1955: Madrid, Spain
5th 1956: Madrid, Spain
6th 1957: Madrid, Spain
7th 1958: Brussels, Belgium
8th 1959: Modena, Italy
9th 1960: Barcelona, Spain
10th 1961: Duisburg, Germany
11th 1962: Gijón, Spain
12th 1963: Dublin, Ireland
13th 1964: Lisbon, Portugal
14th 1965: Glasgow, United Kingdom
15th 1966: Utrecht, Netherlands
16th 1967: Madrid, Spain
17th 1968: Bern, Switzerland
18th 1969: Brussels, Belgium
19th 1970: Tokyo, Japan
20th 1971: Gijón, Spain
21st 1973: Munich, Germany |
22nd 1975: Madrid, Sp
ain
23rd 1977: Utrecht, Netherlands
24th 1978: Busan, Korea
25th 1979: Cork, Ireland
26th 1981: Atlanta, USA
27th 1983: Linz, Austria
28th 1985: Osaka, Japan
29th 1987: Sydney, Australia
30th 1989: Birmingham, United Kingdom
31st 1991: Amsterdam, Netherlands
32nd 1993: Taipei, Chinese Taipei
33rd 1995: Lyon, France
34th 1997: St. Gallen, Switzerland
35th 1999: Montreal, Canada
36th 2001, Seoul, Korea
37th 2003, St Gallen, Switzerland
38th 2005,
Helsinki, Finland
39th 2007,
Shizuoka, Japan
40th 2009,
Calgary, Canada
41st 2011, London, United Kingdom
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CLIP
Program
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CLIP is a Continuous Learning & Improvement Program developed by the
Dusseldorp Skills Forum for use by WorldSkills Australia to assist
National competitors to prepare for a "personal best"
performance and to help develop key skills that will assist competitors
to succeed in their chosen career.
CLIP Coordinators
Andrew Dower
Allyson Dovaston
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Employers
and WorldSkills
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Employers are our most important team of supporters. We would like to
thank the employers for their support over past years and we look
forward to your continued support in the coming years.
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Regional
Committee
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There would not be WorldSkills competitions within the region without
the continued effort and skill of a WorldSkills Committee.
The following people have shown leadership, dedication and
volunteered many hours of their own time to support these worthy
competitions.
Ballarat/Wimmera Region WorldSkills
Committee Members
Grant Petch
Peter Morey
Gerrie Dorn
Allyson Dovaston
Andrew Dower
Peter Jardine
Trudy Cunningham
Megan Henley
Heather MacLeod
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WorldSkills
at UB TAFE
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Teachers
At UB TAFE we proudly recognise the effort and dedication of our
teachers and workplace assessors in relation to the organisation of
WorldSkills Regional competitions and the training of the competitors.
"We found WorldSkills a very worthwhile program for our
students. They really worked together on the day and educationally it
was great for the students to have a short - 1 day deadline for their
graphic design work. The 2 students from Diploma of Arts - Graphic Arts
who competed in the nationals in Brisbane came back full of praise for
the competition and for the University for giving them the opportunity.
They both found it both motivating and educational. We'd love to be
involved in the future." Gavin Nash, Arts Academy
Message from the Deputy Vice Chancellor
Worldskills is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the skills of
our Apprentices and Trainees as they compete against their peers
locally, nationally and internationally.
Worldskills challenges young people, their teachers, trainers and
employers to achieve world class standards in the workplace and to
promote the status of vocational education and training across
Australia.
UB TAFE Apprentices and Trainees have competed in every national
competition since 1981 and have been very successful winning eight
National Gold Medals and one International Gold. UB TAFE representatives
have travelled to Switzerland to three competitions, Japan, France and
Canada to represent Australia. Peter Bailey won the Gold Medal for
Welding in 1997 in Switzerland.
In 2005 Daniel Collings represented Australia in Helsinki in
Automotive Mechanics.
This success reflects the quality training given to Apprentices
and Trainees by the hard working staff of the UB TAFE.
Our staff have also been rewarded by being chosen as judges in
National Competitions. For the first time we had an international judge
with Grant Petch being appointed as the Australian Expert in Auto
Mechanics at the Helsinki competition in June 2005.
I encourage Apprentices and Trainees to take up the Worldskills
Challenge and wish everyone who participates, success.
Terry Lloyd
Deputy Vice Chancellor
University of Ballarat
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Further
Information
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WorldSkills - Regional Contact
BALLARAT/WIMMERA, VIC
Allyson Dovaston
Telephone: (03) 5327 8268
Mobile: 0448 278 260
Email:
a.dovaston@ballarat.edu.au
Website: http://www.ballarat.edu.au/vfed/apprenticeships/worldskills.shtml
WorldSkills - National Office
WorldSkills Australia
National Office (PO Box 321, Maitland NSW 2320)
Cnr Junction Street & Simpsons Lane TELARAH NSW 2320
Telephone: (02) 4932 4349
Facsimile: (02) 4932 0858
Email: info@worldskills.org.au
Website:
http://www.worldskills.org.au/
WorldSkills - International Office
WorldSkills International
Keizersgracht 62-64
1015 CS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 23 531 1071
Fax: +31 23 531 0816
Website:
http://www.worldskills.org/site/public/index.php
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