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etco* apprentice James Dodd has been named as achieving the top score nationally for the EWRB Theory exam in November 2011.

James, who is from Johnsonville, Wellington achieved an outstanding mark of 97% and this will go towards the successful completion of his Electrical Apprenticeship in the next few months. He is also planning to undertake further studies towards advancing his electrical career.

Congratulations to James from all at etco* on this great accomplishment.

Cody John is the etco* Apprentice of the Year for 2010. He received his accolade at the awards night held at the Martynsfield training facility in Ramarama on 23 February 2011.

Nine excellent Apprentices were nominated for the prestigious award by their respective Apprenticeship Coordinators. Nominations were considered based on Off–Job performance including marks gained in assignments and assessments, and On-Job performance taken from Host Company Performance Reviews plus results of EWRB Theory and Regulations examinations.

2010 marks the 60th anniversary of WorldSkills International.

etco* apprentices Daniel Berry and Trent McKenzie competed in the recent Worldskills National Finals held in Christchurch. Daniel won a Gold Medal in the Industrial section of the competition and will now represent New Zealand at the World Championships in London in 2012. Trent also performed very well and picked up a Silver Medal in the Domestic/Commercial section.

Once again etco* apprentices excelled in both categories of the ECANZ Challenge Finals held recently in Christchurch.

In the Industrial category all 6 finalists were etco* apprentices with final results being: