After a huge week of dedication, activity, focus and determination the 2009 WorldSkills International competition closed last night!  A fantastic ceremony with near enough to 4,000 people in the historical hockey ground at Stampede Park here in Calgary.  Check out WorldSkills TV to get a better idea of the noise, colour and jubilation from the competitors, experts, delegates, family and supporters - it was huge! And how did Australia go?  It doubled its medal tally from 2007!!  The results are:

Category    Name    Medal
Restaurant Service    Heh-Nian (James) Sun    Gold
Beauty Care    Jessie-Lee Gladwell    Gold
Manufacturing Team Challenge    Andrew Arthur    Silver
Manufacturing Team Challenge    Kyle Butler    Silver
Manufacturing Team Challenge    Luke Davies    Silver
IT Software Applications    Nick Davies    Silver
Plumbing    Tyson Knight    Silver
Web Design    Daniel Jones    Bronze
Sheetmetal Work    Daniel Karanges    Bronze
Welding    Joshua Harris    Bronze
Bricklaying    Nigel Croke    Bronze
Wall & Floor Tiling    Peter Steinweiss    Bronze
Jessie-Lee Gladwell also received the Best of the Nation award!!!!
Check out www.worldskills.org.au  or WorldSkills TV for more flavour!

Congratulations Skillaroos !!!