As Gold Partner of WorldSkills Australia, Axalta Coating Systems, will take an active role at the WorldSkills Australia National Championship for automotive refinishing. The competition will be held at Skills Show Australia 2018, a free event from 2 - 4 June at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour, Sydney. The National Championship is Australia’s largest vocational education competition, pushing competitors to exceed their skills limit to one day represent their country on the international stage.
Axalta and WorldSkills Australia share a common goal: to continuously improve the quality of training and educational outcomes for young people who dream of becoming the ‘best of the best’ in their skill, including vehicle refinishing. This aims to be realised at the Skills Show Australia 2018, where each regional Gold medal winner will battle it out for the title of WorldSkills Australia National Champion.
The journey for most competitors began in mid-2017 with WorldSkills Australia - in conjunction with Axalta - running regional vehicle painting competitions across Australia. The competitions provided trainee apprentices the opportunity to test their vehicle painting skills against one another and, for the most talented, to progress to the upcoming WorldSkills Australia National Championship that will take place at Ultimo TAFE, using Axalta’s premium waterborne range from Standox, Standoblue
“Axalta’s commitment to supporting events that promote outstanding levels of craftsmanship and the industry’s sustainability, could not be more important,” explained Paul Polverino, Axalta Australia’s National Training Manager. “We wish each competitor who has their sights set on winning the National Championship, with the hope of representing Australia in 2019 at the 45th WorldSkills International Competition in Kazan, Russia, the best of luck.”
Axalta will also join forces with TAFE NSW providing valuable career advice at the Try’aSkills stand, conveniently located at the Auto Mechanical stand via the ICC’s Hall 1 Entrance. Visitors to the Skills Show will be able to watch live the refinishing competition taking place at Ultimo TAFE, try out a spray paint simulator and look at the equipment used in refinishing. It will also give attendees a chance to talk to industry professionals directly, who will be able to provide information about refinishing and the exciting pathways that careers in this industry can take.