Events & Excellence Awards

Apprentice of the Year 2011

The New South Wales NECA Apprentice Awards were announced at the NECA Excellence Awards Luncheon held on the 23 September 2011 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

This year, NECA introduced a new apprentice award.  The NECA Apprentice Achievement Award has been established to recognise apprentices who have demonstrated significant achievement in academic and/or workplace activities.

The Commercial/Domestic apprentice winners were:

• 1st Place – Hugh Jacobsen
• 2nd Place – Wayne Evans
• 3rd Place – Jonathon Patchett

 
Hugh Jacobsen, Jeff Brown (J & S Brown Electrical) and Stephen Griffiths (NECA NSW President)

The Commercial/Domestic apprentice nominees were:

• Luke Arthur - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd
• Ian Beecroft - NECA Group Training and hosted by Tony Miller Electrical Pty Ltd
• Wayne Evans - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• Hugh Jacobsen – J & S Brown Electrical Pty Ltd
• Peter Jaeger - NECA Group Training and hosted by Fredon Industries Pty Ltd
• Benjamin Linnett - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• Clinton Paget – Stowe Australia South Coast Branch
• Jonathon Patchett - NECA Group Training and hosted by Barnwell Cambridge Pty Ltd
• Shayne Ratford - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd
• Matthew Semmler - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• Simon Snowball - NECA Group Training and hosted by Fredon Industries Pty Ltd
• Luke Warren - NECA Group Training and hosted by Fredon Industries Pty Ltd

The Communications apprentice winners were:

• 1st Place – Trent Hill
• 2nd Place – David Williams
• 3rd Place – Matthew Clout

 
Mark Wood (NGT, Trent Hill, Enrico Pecora (Heyday Group) and Stephen Griffiths (NECA NSW President)

The Communications apprentice nominees were:

• Matthew Clout - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• Jonathon Greig – RIC Electrics Pty Ltd
• Trent Hill - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd
• David Williams - NECA Group Training and hosted by Heyday Group Pty Ltd

The Industrial apprentice winners were:
• 1st Place – Kurt Donovan
• 2nd Place – Martin O’Reilly
• 3rd Place – James Reilly

 
Kurt Donovan, Paul Sunshine (Downer EDI Engineering Power) and Stephen Griffiths (NECA NSW President)

The Industrial apprentice nominees were:

• Kurt Donovan - Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd
• Martin O’Reilly - NECA Group Training and hosted by Stowe Australia Pty Ltd (Western Region)
• James Reilly – Wasil Electrical Industries

Apprentice Achievement Award

The winner is Luke Warren employed by NECA Group Training and hosted by Fredon Industries Pty Ltd.

 Luke Warren (Fredon Industries Pty Ltd) and Stephen Griffiths (NECA NSW President)