Success Story Maria’s passion for plumbing “Straight away I felt like I was in my zone. I was enjoying it. It made me feel happy like I knew it was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.” These are Maria Contreras Huerta reflections on her plumbing...
Success Story Amelia – Business owner and floral designer Amelia Addis was doing her floristry apprenticeship in Palmerston North when she ‘caught the WorldSkills bug’. She went along to the 2014 National Competitions for Floristry in Hamilton, and then to Sao Paulo,...
Success Story Mike’s career takes flight 15 Jun 2021 Mike West took out the Silver Medal for Aircraft Maintenance at the 2013 WorldSkills International Competition in Leipzig, Germany. Today, he is working for the Royal New Zealand Air Force and after a rigorous...
Success Story Southland Plumber on a winning trajectory Plumber Adam is taking care of business In 2014, Adam entered the WorldSkillsNZ Regional competition in Southland. He went on to take the Gold Medal in the Nationals in Hamilton that year. From there, Adam won...
Delving into Dalton Electrical 26 Jul 2017 Updated 24 Mar 2021 Dalton Electrical has supported three competitors and two skills experts to World Skills competitions in London 2011, Germany 2013, and in Abu Dhabi 2017. It is not an easy road and comes with significant...
Success Story Michael is Keeping it Cool When it comes to climate control, Past Competitor Michael Ridenton is cool as a cucumber. It was in 1988, when he was a 20-year-old refrigeration and air conditioning apprentice at Cooke Industries, that Michael was shoulder...
