Information Technology students from Kangan Batman TAFE take out top awards in the regional WorldSkills competition
01 October 2002
Four Kangan Batman TAFE students have proven they have what it takes to make it in IT.
The students put their skills to the test, competing against their peers from all over Australia in the National WorldSkills Competition, held in Newcastle, NSW, from 24-26 October, 2002.
Repeating their success in the earlier regional competitions which qualified them for the national event, the Kangan Batman TAFE competitors brought home a swag of medals from Newcastle.
Nick Barnes of Glenroy won the Silver Medal in the Programming event, which required competitors to design and produce a computer program according to the requirements of a specific scenario. Nick had previously won Gold in the Regional WorldSkills IT programming competition.
In the national PC Support competition, Kangan Batman took out both the Silver and Bronze medals.
Troy Pretty, also of Glenroy, won the Silver Medal in the event, which required competitors to complete a range of tasks including assembling a PC from parts, installing the operating system and software, and configuring a network. Troy had also taken 4th place in the Regional event.
Stephen Corser of Broadmeadows took the Bronze medal in the National competition, having earlier won the Silver medal in the Regional PC Support competition.
Sam Shadi Serhan of Glenroy came 10th in the National Software Applications competition, having previously won Gold in the Business Services Category of the Regional WorldSkills event.
WorldSkills Australia is an organisation that conducts skill competitions in over 50 trade and skill categories. The competitions are run at Regional and National level, with winners at the National level going on to represent Australia in the International WorldSkills Competition.
WorldSkills Australia's mission is ‘to challenge young people, their teachers, trainers and employers to achieve world class standards in all industries and to promote the status of vocational education and training across Australia’.
For information on the WorldSkills competitions visit www.worldskills.com.au.
