Worldskills Australia 2025 National Championships underway – BeanScene

Brisbane is hosting the Worldskills Australia 2025 National Championships and Skills Show between 12 and 14 June, with more than 600 apprentices, trainees, and skilled professionals battling it out for a chance to represent Australia.

The Championships are being hosted at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre alongside the Brisbane Careers and Employment Expo, and will see competitors go head-to-head in more than 60 skill categories over three days of competition.

TAFE Queensland and the Queensland Government are supporting the event. WorldSkills Australia CEO Trevor Schwenke says events like the National Championships highlight the good work being done across a variety of skilled sectors, including cyber security, plumbing, baking, automotive mechanics, and more.

“As Australia faces growing demand for skilled workers, this event highlights the exciting and rewarding career opportunities that a vocational education can unlock. Now more than ever, we need to inspire and support the next generation of apprentices and trainees,” he says.

“With this being the largest National Championships in our 44-year history, visitors will witness an incredible skills showdown, cheer on competitors, test their own abilities at interactive exhibits, and meet some of the Skillaroos – Australia’s elite team who competed at Lyon 2024.”