Skillaroos Medallists Announced – Direct from Calgary

6 September

Australia doubles medals from Japan Competition!

Results are in from the WorldSkills Competition in Calgary, Canada!

WorldSkills Australia is proud and privileged to announce the Skillaroos who have achieved great success in winning medals for their country.

Category	Name	Medal
Restaurant Service	Heh-Nian (James) Sun	Gold
Beauty Care	Jessie-Lee Gladwell	Gold
Manufacturing Team Challenge	Andrew Arthur	Silver
Manufacturing Team Challenge	Kyle Butler	Silver
Manufacturing Team Challenge	Luke Davies	Silver
IT Software Applications	Nick Davies	Silver
Plumbing	Tyson Knight	Silver
Web Design	Daniel Jones	Bronze
Sheetmetal Work	Daniel Karanges	Bronze
Welding	Joshua Harris	Bronze
Bricklaying	Nigel Croke	Bronze
Wall & Floor Tiling	Peter Steinweiss	Bronze

Jessie-Lee Gladwell also received the Best of the Nation award.

All 26 members of the Skillaroos have shown great talent and dedication to achieve skills excellence over the past 12 months.

"This is a fantastic result for Australia. It shows the increase in value that we place on our skills and trades. All of these young people need to be held as role models for Australia." said Mark Callaghan CEO of WorldSkills Australia.

WorldSkills Australia would like to thank the Competitors and their devoted Experts and Team Leaders for displaying such great team spirit and passion for their skills, which has made all aspects of the Competition most memorable.

Visit the WorldSkills Australia website for the latest updates.