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Top row (from left) William Knight, Hayden Whitelaw, Mac Keany (Gordon) Chong Chin, Jenneke Kijlstra-Shone, Thomas Favaro, Taj Lyttle, Stephanie Craven; Bottom row (from left) Frazer Crowe, Brock Smith, Taye Cahoon, Mark Little, President, Master Builders Victoria, Jack Tassell, Mitchell Wooffindin.
Patterson Lakes carpenter named MBV State Apprentice of the Year A
Melbourne carpenter took out top honours at the 2022 Master Builders Victoria (MBV) State Apprentice of the Year Awards last month. MBV President Mark Little presented the 2022 Master Builders Victoria State Apprentice of the Year to Taye Cahoon. Taye, from Patterson Lakes, received his award in front of 500 guests at a gala celebration at Marvel Stadium.
strengths found in our nominees,” he said.
“The apprentices’ most vital attributes determined the awards presented on the night. “The panel of judges commented on how strong the field of nominees was this year, so that’s a terrific sign that Victoria’s building and construction industry is in safe hands.”
Employed by the Anglim Group, Taye was nominated by his training provider Murray Mallee Training Company.
With approximately 150 apprentices nominated by their training provider or employer this year, Taye was among 16 applicants to receive an award.
Acting MBV CEO Tristan Moseley congratulated Taye and all the other category winners on their well-deserved success.
All nominees were interviewed by an expert panel and judged on the following criteria:
“This year, a new suite of awards recognised the diversity of skills and
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• Interview preparation • Passion for work and achievements
• Career plans
• Attitude towards and knowledge about the job • Individual qualities, and • Industry representation.
To be selected as State Apprentice of the Year, judges chose the most outstanding apprentice from the Apprentice of the Year winners announced on the evening. Apprentice of the Year winners were selected from Regional Apprentice of the Year winners announced at the five regional events held across Victoria in March and Metropolitan Apprentice of the Year award winners. Nominations for the 2023 Master Builders Victoria Regional and State Apprentice of the Year Awards open in September 2022.
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