A total of 10 fridgies have made it to the 2016 WorldSkills Australia National Refrigeration Competition to be held during ARBS in Melbourne from May 17-19, 2016.
These amazing competitors, who are all under 23 years of age, have dedicated months of their spare time and energy to training for their shot at greatness – all hoping to secure the coveted title of ‘National Champion’ in Refrigeration and be selected to represent Australia next year at the International Competition in Abu Dhabi.
This is the seventh year that ARBS has hosted the competition where competitors must demonstrate that they have the best refrigeration and air conditioning skills and knowledge in the country.
Heatcraft is the official sponsor of the refrigeration category. Competitors in this category need to prove to the judges that they can successfully install and commission a refrigeration system and diagnose system and electrical faults.
The 10 young people progressing to the ARBS competition are:
Jonathon Sinclair of the Adelaide region, TAFE SA.
Nathan McHugh of the Brisbane region, TAFE QLD SkillsTech.
Nathan Balliana of the Hunter region, TAFE NSW Hunter Institute.
Daniel Smith of the Illawarra region, TAFE NSW Illawara Institute.
Toby Gillespie of the Macquarie region, TAFE NSW Western Institute.
Declan Hamilton of the Melbourne Region, Box Hill Institute.
Jarrod Martin of the Perth south region, Polytechnic West.
Hayden McColl of the south west Queensland region, TAFE QLD SkillsTech.
Jaiden Nesbit of Sydney west region, TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute.
Matthew Cleave of the Sydney west region, TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute.