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Pushing the limits
Seven Masterlink Apprentice Outward Bound Scholarship winners have successfully completed their 16-day leadership course at Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds. They share their experiences.
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A winning smile
The first-ever winner of the Masterlink Apprentice of the Year is Samoan-born Eti Sauvao — an adult apprentice with a positive outlook and an incredible work ethic. We discover why Eti is so well respected by clients and colleagues alike.
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Plumbing World Scholarship - James Moore
27-year-old James is the senior Masterlink apprentice at Glennies Plumbing, and his boss Mike Gooch praises the fourth-year apprentice on the excellent career progress he has made.
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Plumbing World Scholarship - Jedric Haymes
Registered Electrician Stuart Breading of Energise Electrical was shocked to discover that the young man he had been working with on sites for six months was only a first-year plumbing, gasfitting & drainlaying apprentice.
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Plumbing World Scholarship - Bayley Wilkie
When he first met Bayley, Russell Walsh was unsure that the petite and timid young woman in front of him had what it takes to succeed in the trades. Today, he is pleased and impressed to see the mature and capable adult she has become.
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Variety of rewarding work
Andrew Smith is living the dream - earning while he's learning. He's in the fourth year of a five-year plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying apprenticeship.
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Trainee to trainer
Having successfully completed his Masterlink apprenticeship, Valentino Eyer is now helping train a Masterlink apprentice himself, as Marcelle Petera has joined the team at Rogers & Rogers in Kaitaia.