Meet our apprentices
We are proud to have 27 Apprentices and 31 Trainees
working for you in the Toowoomba Region
Abdelaziz Chelsea Keele
Apprentice Mechanic/
Diesel Fitter Apprentice Mechanic/
Diesel Fitter Apprentice Mechanic/
Diesel Fitter
Joined: January, 2017 Joined: January, 2017 Joined: January, 2017
Abdelaziz came to Australia
from Sudan with work
experience from his home
country, looking for an
apprenticeship opportunity.
After completing a Certificate
II in Engineering in Brisbane,
Abdelaziz applied for his
apprenticeship role here at
Council. Chelsea isn’t from a mechanical
background but has always had
an interest in knowing how to
fix things. Keele’s father has worked as
a Diesel Fitter for 30 years
and inspired her to pick up the
tools. Kicking off her career
in business, Keele decided it
wasn’t for her and decided to
apply for an apprenti ceship
with Council.
His advice for those applying
for an apprenticeship is to ‘not
give up. Keep knocking on the
door and apply for roles as
they come up’.
‘I’ve learned so much during
my time here at Council. My
supervisor is always teaching
me different skills. I want to
stay at Council, I love it here’.
- Abdelaziz
She was looking for a mechanic
apprenticeship but wanted a
diversity of work; not just cars,
but heavy plant, trucks and
tractors. Her apprenticeship
here at Council allows her
on-the-job experience with
machinery she wouldn’t
normally be able to work with.
‘I love that I work on so much.
There’s a lot of variety; some
days I’m servicing cars and
others I’m working on trucks. I
love the atmosphere of so many
people working together’.
- Chelsea
On a daily basis, Keele can go
from changing mower blades to
servicing trucks; there’s always a
variety of skills for her to learn.
‘They say if you love what
you do, you’ll never work a
day in your life. I’ve been here
for 3 months and it doesn’t
feel like work; everyone here
is amazing and the variety
of work inspires me to keep
learning’.
- Keele
Check out the full video of Abdelaziz, Chelsea and Keele’s
apprenticeship experience at www.youtube.com/toowoombaregion
For more info on our trainee and apprentice programs, visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/traineeapprentice
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