NextGen

Darwin is home to some impressive apprentices, certainly the most enthusiastic.

WorldSkills welcome

We encourage a skills culture through all our partnerships where excellence is celebrated.

Sponsor’s message

Congratulations to the ‘Top 20' your achievements have set an example for your generation.

Worthy praise

Technicians get to travel and earn good money, it's hard to believe there is a skills shortage.

NextGen winners

Apprentices across the country should be proud to be part of an exciting industry with plenty of opportunities.

Big impact

Apprentices across the country should be proud to be part of an exciting industry with a lot of opportunity.

It will be held in Perth from Thursday April 29 to Saturday May 1, 2021, with the Closing Ceremony held on the evening of Sunday, May 2, 2021.

The Labor Opposition has criticised the package describing it as a “desperate, one off, short-term sugar hit”.

The 20-year-old was nominated for NextGen by his employer, System Air, which has offices in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

The brand-new, purpose-fit Centre is a unique and important training facility through its simulation and replication of entire systems found in today’s buildings.

The missing link in lifting the profile and attractiveness of our industry is money. We are competing against industries with deep pockets putting us well behind the eight ball.

The current shortage of skilled labour in Australia’s HVACR industry is a critical issue that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency, according to Dan Tosh, the national marketing manager for Daikin Australia.

Students will also get a post-secondary education that better serves their needs with stronger alignment between the higher education and VET sectors.

WorldSkills Australia are the experts when it comes to recognising excellence, it is an organisation that has built a movement around changing the lives of young people through skills.

The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, said for many years going to university has been the default expectation imposed on young Australians, but it's not the only path to rewarding and successful employment.

Not only are RAC technicians the highest earners they also topped salary growth with pay rises topping 7.7% since 2016.