WorldSkills New Zealand

And the winners are...
Congratulations: Gold — Jack Elvy (Air New Zealand, Christchurch), Silver — Kaleb Bentham (Air New Zealand, Auckland), Bronze —Tim Duncan (Self Employed).
Well done to all our WorldSkills NZ Aircraft Maintenance competitors, what an awesome two days!

Come see New Zealand’s top young aircraft engineers in action! ✈️
The National Aircraft Maintenance Competition is happening today and tomorrow (7–8 November) at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Wigram – Christchurch.

🎟 Free public event!
Bring your schools, whānau and industry groups and experience the incredible precision and teamwork that keep New Zealand’s aviation industry flying high.

Across two days, competitors from Air New Zealand, general aviation, NMIT and RNZAF will tackle four intense modules, from intricate borescope inspections to complex sheet-metal fabrication, all under the eyes of expert judges.

We’re proud to be supported by:
Event Sponsor: ServiceIQ
Venue Host: Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Supporters: AEANZ, Airbus NZ, Air NZ, NMIT, NZDF and RNZAF

Come along, cheer them on, and get inspired by the next generation of aircraft maintenance engineers!

Here's our full line up of our WorldSkills New Zealand champions on the ground at Lyon. It takes a village all right! Those exhausted smiles are months, days and hours of energy spent, not only in the pursuit of representing New Zealand, but also promoting great skills competition and standards around the world. Legends!

Bravo!!! Congratulations to Jack Butler representing New Zealand in Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning at the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France. Coming home with a Medallion of Excellence and Best in Nation medals. Outstanding!

It's such a privilege and a tremendous effort to represent New Zealand on the world stage. Jack and Elliott gave their absolute best throughout training with their experts and their employers. They've both benefited, along with their employers, from the depth of skills and experiences of international competition - not to mention new lifelong friendships made over the last week.

A shout out to two people making things happen. Our two expert judges, Neill and Jeroen have been putting in the long hours. Firstly, to ensure their respective skill competitions were ready to go and secondly, assessing the competitors work during and after each competition day. This is their first year as international judges, although you wouldn’t know! They have got into their work quickly and been embraced by their peers. Thanks guys, we really appreciate you.

After four fierce days of competition Jack and Elliott can now take a short break. It has been intense; in their respective skill competitions they have systematically worked through a range of tasks aimed to challenge and push them to their limits. Great job guys, you have given it your absolute best, we are so proud of you. Can’t wait for Sunday nights closing ceremony to learn your results.

It is mere hours now before Jack and Elliott wake up, then knuckle down into their competitions tasks at the 47th WorldSkills Competition. In prep, along with 1400 other competitors, they’ve been let loose for a day in their skill areas to talk with the experts about each task ahead of them and familiarise themselves with the tools that they will be putting to good use over the next four days. They’ve cut, drilled and crimped their way around to get the feel of how each tool performs compared with those they are used to at home.

Woop! Woop! Looking good! Here's Jack Butler leading the NZ team out onto the catwalk at the Opening Ceremony in Lyon.
https://www.facebook.com/worldskillslyon2024/videos/477393275184550/?t=3414

Set your alarm clocks for 5a.m. NZ time and watch the 47th WorldSkills Competition opening ceremony live along with us and our team and supporters in Lyon. See you there!
https://worldskills2024.com/en/live-streaming/

"Bonne chance!"
Join us in wishing our WorldSkills New Zealand team the best of luck. It's only two weeks to go until the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France. Our champions, Elliott Farnan (representing New Zealand in Aircraft Maintenance) and Jack Butler (competing in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) will soon be showcasing their talents with the best in the world of vocational training and youth excellence.
Read more about Elliott and Jack and the rest of our official delegates here https://worldskills.org.nz/best-wishes-to-our-champions/

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