Education Minister Julia Gillard congratulated Australia's Skillaroos, whose performance at the International WorldSkills Competition held in Calgary has earned them 12 medals. Australia's Skillaroos are made up of 26 apprentices, trainees and vocational education and training students aged 23 and under who were medallists in the 2008 Australian National WorldSkills Competition. The WorldSkills competition represents 51 member countries and regions worldwide and was established in 1950, with Australia competing in every competition since 1988. The Australian Government is providing $750,000 a year in funding to WorldSkills Australia for three years and is committed to training more top quality WorldSkills competitors.
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