Electrical Apprentice of the Year Competition

Where: Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton When: 12 – 14 AUGUST 2014

Number of Entrants: 102 (78 Domestic/Commercial, 24 Industrial) Number of Finalists: 10 (5 Domestic/Commercial, 5 Industrial)

WINNER: Cameron Shailer, Rotorua

Employer: etco

Host: Kinetic Electrical

SECOND PLACE: Luke Day, New Plymouth

Employer: etco

Host: Electric L 2005 Ltd

THIRD PLACE: Cameron Smith, Auckland

Employer: etco

Host: Sundgren Electrical

FINALISTS: Glenn Arlidge, Dunedin Employer: Plunket Electrical (2005) Ltd

Scott Tippett, Auckland Employer: etco Host: Laser Electrical Services

WINNER: Rob Stockley, Napier

Employer: Fruit Handling Systems Ltd

Off-job trainer: EIT

SECOND PLACE: Seth Ward, Invercargill

Employer: Bremca Southland Ltd

Off-job trainer: etco

THIRD PLACE: Dylan More, Tauranga

Employer: Integrated Systems Design Ltd

Off-job trainer: etco

FINALISTS: Rahul Babu, Auckland Employer: etco Host: Dalton Electrical Co Ltd Off-job trainer: etco

Timothy Goebel, Auckland Employer: etco Host: Dalton Electrical Co Ltd Off-job trainer: etco

Domestic/Commercial Results Industrial Results

Colin Tilley - Event Organiser, Bernie McLaughlin - ECANZMANAGEMENT TEAM

Mike Webster (Chief), Charlie Turner, Neville Dreaver, Scott Applegate, John Knight, Dale Carley, Ross Gordon, David Moon, Marc van der Voorn, Colin Smith, Ian Robertson

JUDGES

Telecom, MASTERelectriciansProudly supported by

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All the Domestic/Commercial Finalists were trained off the job by etco.

The National Finals competition was held to coincide with the annual ElectroTECH Trade Fair which was hosted by the ECANZ Waikato and Districts branch.

PRIZES FOR EACH DIVISION

First: 21 Day Outward Bound Course, $1,250 Travel Prize, $1,000 Telecom Voucher

Second: $800 Travel Prize, $750 Telecom Voucher

Third: $500 Travel Prize, $500 Telecom Voucher

Each Finalist: TransNet donated Tool Kit

Outward Bound Courses generously sponsored by Skills

Domestic/Commercial Finalists Industrial Finalists

Cameron Shailer Rob StockleyIndustrial Winners

Rob StockeyCameron Shailer

Photography: Charlie Turner