Competitor Profiles

Joshua Morsillo
"WorldSkills has bosted my confidence and opened up pathways for me to form friendships personally and professionally."

Joshua is from the Sydney region and is currently employed by McFarlane Engineering and trains at TAFE Ultimo. He has previously competed in the Computer-Assisted Machining and Turning categories at WorldSkills competitions. Joshua won gold in the 2006 National Competition in the Computer-Assisted Machining category.

Joshua first became interested in the industry during school and decided to make a career out of this, through undertaking an apprenticeship. Overall, Joshua enjoys being able to turn a blank piece of material into something that has a definite purpose.

Joshua’s goal in his career is to excel in whatever direction his career takes him in.

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Samuel Pop
"I would recommend others participate in the (WorldSkills) competition because it allows the competitors to rank his/her skills against others in the same trade as well as opening career pathways after achieving excellent results."

Samuel comes from the Melbourne region and is currently completing his fourth year apprenticeship. Samuel’s interest in the WorldSkills competitions is in the Turning events, which he won gold in at the National Competition.

The thing that Samuel enjoys most about his job is working with accuracy and precision and that it is hands-on type work. His long-term goal is to become a supervisor or instructor in the Turning trade, or to open his own business.

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Matthew Nunn
“WorldSkills Australia has given me the opportunity to demonstrate and further develop my skills. It has also broadened the opportunities available to me and has given me the confidence to pursue my career goals.”

Matthew Nunn is from the Adelaide region. He is currently working for Clipsal Integrated Systems and trains at Regency TAFE. Matthew has competed at National WorldSkills competitions in the Consumer Electronics area and has previously won gold.

Matthew was a recipient of the Big Brother Movement Scholarship, a pathway from the National competition, from which he received work experience at Schneider organisations in England, Denmark and Finland.

Matthew is now studying Computer Systems Engineering at Adelaide University and hopes to work overseas and lead the development of projects in his career.

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Geoffrey Ball – MTC Expert
“My advice to the Australian team is to don’t ever doubt your skills, just show the world what you can do – just get involved and just do it.”

Geoffrey is from the Sydney region and is currently employed by TAFE NSW Sydney Institute as a teacher of Engineering Services. As an expert, Geoffrey shapes the MTC team into international competitors and guides them in their skills development.

His impressive career includes being an MTC Expert to Seoul 2001; then MTC Chief Expert in St Gallen in 2003, Helsiniki in 2005, and in Shizouka, 2007.

Geoffrey believes WorldSkills provides a platform for him to display his organisational skills and initiative that his current employer limits by paperwork and bureaucracy. Professionally, it has enabled him to compare and share teaching and educational methods within Australia and abroad. It is also satisfying working with highly skilled and motivated young people and to help them achieve their dreams.

The personal growth and skills development competitors undergo as they progress through regional, then national, then international competitions is just one of a number of reasons Geoffrey recommends others participate in WorldSkills competitions.