Apprentice of the Year Winner Prize Giving

Apprentice of the Year Winner Prize Giving

Shaun Campbell, a 20-year-old Nelson local, won the Registered Master Builders Carters 2015 Apprentice of the Year competition last month from a field of 145 national applicants.

The Nelsonian has won a number of prizes including the use of a new 2015 Ford Ranger XLT ute for his reigning year as the 2015 Apprentice of the Year, courtesy of Carters.

The prize ute handover took place with John Galletly, Carters Nelson Manager, officially handing over the keys to the BCITO-trained Shaun who is employed by Inhaus Developments.

“Shaun performed outstandingly at the national competition and has set a high benchmark with his achievement. Here at Carters Nelson we are truly delighted that the national winner is a local and are proud to construct lasting partnerships with the future leaders of the industry such as Shaun,” says John.

“Carters have been the main Apprentice of the Year sponsor for ten years and recognise that we need to do everything we can to support and encourage our apprentices,” he says.

The competition offers apprentices great rewards including recognition from the industry, their peers and the general public, alongside other great prizes for the winner such as a $5,000 business tools grant from Carters, an iPad and a range of tools.

The aim of the competition is to recognise excellence among carpentry apprentices and raise awareness of career opportunities in the building and construction industry.

Having won the Upper South Island regional, Shaun then underwent a two-day national competition against nine other regional apprentice finalists. Each apprentice had a 45-minute interview with a judging panel and then had a practical judging component which was open to public viewing at The Cloud in Auckland.

The finalists were given the demanding task of building a children’s castle in under six hours which was then gifted to ten different children’s charities.

Shaun’s castle won the judges over and since has been donated to the Head2Head charity.

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