Young achiever finalists announced
Finalists for the Young Achiever Award, part of the Baw Baw Shire Business Excellence awards, were announced at Baw Baw Skills Centre recently.
West Gippsland Trade Training Alliance support the Young Achiever category.
Manager Rod Dunlop said providing opportunities and upskilling of young people is integral to the continuing growth of the locxal business community.
“In the business world, if we want a skilled workface in the future, we need to ensure that we provide young people with training opportunities today,” he said.
Kaylan Riggio, Jacob Stuckey, Finn Leahy, Hailey Robb and Corey Cherrett were selected as finalists for the award from a pool of 10 semi finalists.
“The 10 shortlisted finalists for the 2016 Young Achiever Award are all outstanding candidates, whose commitment to their training and employment serve as a valuable reminder to us all, that young people have a very real capacity to make significant contributions to the successful running of any business,” Mr Dunlop said.
“The process for selecting this year’s finalists has been a rigorous one and while the 10 nominees announced for this year’s award rightly deserve to be congratulated for their acheivements, the reality is that each of our nominees should be regarded as a winner.”
Employed by The Whole Body and Wellness Centre, Kaylan undertook a traineeship and obtained a Certificate IV in beauty thearpy.
Jacob works at Garfield Engineering on Friday’s as part of his school based apprenticeship.
His training program also consists of a certificate III in Engineering.
Finn is currently undertaking a traineeship with Cand CJBagot while completing a Certificate IV in Agriculture.
Hailey has recently completed her Certificate III in business and is undertaking a traineeship with Clark First National Real Estate.
Corey was influenced by his uncle, who is a carpenter.
Corey is completing a Certificate III in Carpentry while completing an apprenticeship with L and M Pyle Constructions.
The winner of the award will be announced at the Baw Baw Business Excellence Awards gala dinner presentation night at Lardner Park Exhibition Centre on Friday.