Help Alex Represent NZ in Abu Dhabi
Help Alex vie for a medal under the automotive refinishing skill category at the WorldSkills International Competition in Abu Dhabi.
Wellington
My name is Alex Banks, I'm 21 and I'm from Wellington.
My skill is Automotive Refinishing (a.k.a. car painting). I've always had a passion for cars and decided to get into spray painting, because I enjoy restoring cars back to how they looked when they were brand new.
I work at my local panel shop, Stokes Valley Collision. They took me on full time after I did my work experience, and I have been there for a year now.
I won the gold medal last year in the WorldSkills National Competition. Now, I get the opportunity to be a part of the Tool Blacks team, which means I get to go to Melbourne and Dubai to compete against other spray painters from around the globe!
So it would mean a lot if you could support me in this journey and Give a Little.
About us
WorldSkills New Zealand is an independent, non-profit Charitable Trust founded in 1986, dedicated to encouraging young people to excel in vocational skills. This is achieved through exposure to competitions at a Regional, National and International level. The purpose of the organisation is to:
• Encourage, recognise and reward skill excellence.
• Raise the standards of skills training in New Zealand.
• Raise the self-confidence and self-esteem of the young participants.
• Have New Zealand recognised as one of the highest skilled nations in the world.
• Promote Skills Training as a first choice career to school leavers.
Use of funds
Funds raised will be used to cover Alex's travel and accommodation to the WorldSkills International Competition in Abu Dhabi in October 2017.
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