Victoria shines at WorldSkills National Championships
More than 100 young Victorians competed in the 2025 WorldSkills National Championships and Skills Show in Brisbane. It is Australia’s largest trades and skills competition.
Team Victoria included:
- 101 apprentices and trainees
- 25 secondary school students
- more than 100 mentors and team leaders.
There were 3 days of fierce competition. Victorians took home 48 medals, including:
- 19 gold medals
- 14 silver medals
- 15 bronze medals.
They also received 26 Certificates of Excellence.
Nationally the top award went to Lily-Grace Toohill, a jewellery-making student at Melbourne Polytechnic. She was named Best of Nation for being the highest-performing competitor across all categories.
The Melbourne East Region was awarded the Evatt Shield for being the best-performing region across Australia.
In total, more than 600 of Australia’s top apprentices, trainees and vocational students competed in more than 60 skill categories including:
- plumbing
- cyber security
- health care
- carpentry
- web design
- hairdressing
- floristry
- automotive mechanics.
Eligible medallists from the national championships now have the chance to join a skills squad and earn a spot on Team Australia – also known as the Skillaroos. The Skillaroos will represent Australia at the international WorldSkills competition in Shanghai in 2026.
Training for many of the skills demonstrated by WorldSkills is available free from tuition fees in Victoria through the Free TAFE program, making training and career pathways even more accessible.
To learn more about WorldSkills, visit WorldSkills Australia's website.
Team Victoria medallists
Gold medals
| Competitor name | Skill | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Joao Marcos Boulomytis Correa | Mechatronics | Swinburne University |
Martin Cruz | Industry 4.0 | Swinburne University |
| Taylah De Senna-Clark | Joinery | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Charlotte Follett | Floristry | The Gordon |
| Tom Harms | Electrical Installation | TAFE Gippsland |
| William Hoffman | Landscape Construction | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Sonny Hull | Cloud Computing | RMIT University |
| Rajeev Athreya Jawaji | Web Design and Development | RMIT University |
| Liam Jenkins | VETiS Information Technology | Huntingtower School |
| Kye Lawrence-Hall | Auto Electrical | SuniTAFE |
| Felix McPhail | Industry 4.0 | Swinburne University |
| Andrew Milesi | Landscape Construction | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Benjamin Millen | Automotive Refinishing | GOTAFE |
| Jacob Sanderson | VETiS Metals and Engineering | South West TAFE/Heywood District Secondary College |
| Gemma Scott | Restaurant Service | William Angliss Institute |
| Harry Slattery | Sheetmetal Technology | Ringwood Training |
| Arnold Shanahan | Mechatronics | The Gordon |
| Lily-Grace Toohill | Jewellery | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Aksel Van Gastel-Peck | Additive Manufacturing | RMIT University |
Silver medals
| Competitor name | Skill | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Paris Hermsen | Jewellery | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Ethan Ilott | Cloud Computing | RMIT University |
| Abbey Jeffs | Electrical Control | TAFE Gippsland |
| Arif Kamat | Joinery | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Raphael Lawson | Industry 4.0 | Bacchus Marsh Grammar |
| Saketh Morusupalli | Industry 4.0 | Bacchus Marsh Grammar |
| Reuben Pinkerton | Construction Steel Work | TAFE Gippsland |
| Jack Poulton | VETiS Carpentry | Mt Clear College |
| Hannah Priddle | VETiS Hairdressing | Ballarat High School/Federation TAFE |
| Jasper Robbins | Signs and Graphics | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Ellen Rodrigo | Restaurant Service | William Angliss Institute |
| Jarrod Sands | Additive Manufacturing | RMIT University |
| Marcell Sugianto | Web Design and Development | RMIT University |
| Thomas Wain | VETiS Plumbing | St Bedes College/Holmesglen Institute |
Bronze medals
| Competitor name | Skill | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Boer | Floristry | Marjorie Milner College |
| Amelia Chasemore | Signs and Graphics | Melbourne Polytechnic |
| Kadison Dalton | VETiS Metals and Engineering | SuniTAFE/Balranald Central School |
| Rachel Gluzman | Web Design and Development | Holmesglen Institute |
| Lachlan King | Carpentry | South West TAFE |
| Sacha Koschmann | Beauty Therapy | The Gordon |
| Michael Mercer | Automotive Mechanics | Kangan Institute |
| Neda Naved | VETiS Hairdressing | The Gordon/Grovedale College |
| Matthew Prescott | VETiS Plumbing | SuniTAFE/Mildura Secondary College |
| Hollee Quinlan-Hope | Healthcare | Wodonga TAFE |
| Nicolas Rodda | Additive Manufacturing | RMIT University |
| Ishika Saxena | VETiS Information Technology | Huntingtower School |
| Aswin Senthilkumar | Industry 4.0 | Swinburne University |
| Joshua Zdybel | Mechatronics | The Gordon |
| Jayden Zoutman | Mechatronics | The Gordon |
