NEW APPRENTICES

Welcome to our new apprentices

Between January and June 2022, Cummins welcomed 58 new apprentices across our Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea branch network.

To support their success, Cummins provides first-year apprentices with new toolkits, fully stocked with Sidchrome and Kinchrome tools. All toolkits are tailored to apprentices’ specific trades, such as mechanical or electrical, and designed to last them throughout their careers.

New apprentices – Perth Branch, Western region.

Georga Shailer (left) at the Townsville Branch – Northern region. Tai Blair, Auckland Branch – Northern region.

Amy Nitsche, Claire Redding and Jesse White, Mt Gambier Branch – Western region.

Mt Gambier Branch mechanical apprentice Claire Redding has won the Most Outstanding Student – Mt Gambier Program 2021 award at the Automotive Industry Apprenticeship Awards. This is not Claire’s first time at the branch. Before successfully securing her apprenticeship, Claire had in-branch work experience and gained a Certificate II in Automotive while completing Year 12 at Grant High School.

Claire Redding – Mt Gambier Branch.

Jesse White, Riely Knightly, Amy Nitsche and Claire Redding at TAFE Mount Gambier SA workshop working with Cummins ISF training module.

In May there were three apprentice completions, Cemil Fedai, Aaron Stock and Tristan McKinnon. The Apprentice Program Team congratulates them. All three completed a Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology.

They have all accepted full-time roles as technicians at their local branches. Cemil is based at our Campbellfield Branch, Aaron is at the Laverton Branch and Tristan at the Mt Gambier Branch.

We asked each a few questions about their journeys so far at Cummins.

Cemil Fedai:

What was the highlight of your apprenticeship? “Meeting people from different backgrounds and getting an appreciation of the way they work.” Where do you see your career at Cummins heading? “I enjoy working on the workshop floor but see me heading into a PowerGen role in the future and working in different regions.” Is there anybody you would like to thank? “All my colleagues in the Campbellfield Branch for their guidance, I could not have done it without them.”

Lynden Draper (Supervisor), Cemil Fedai and Richard Swiatek (Operations Manager).

Aaron Stock:

What was the highlight of your apprenticeship? “Gaining experience working in the Field Service Team and getting experience in a variety of applications.” Where do you see your career at Cummins heading? “Gaining more experience and knowledge and becoming a role model for younger apprentices beginning their journey.” Is there anybody you would like to thank? “All the branch supervisors and the apprentices I started my time with.”

Aaron Stock

Tristan McKinnon:

What was the highlight of your apprenticeship? “The ongoing development, learning and personal growth.” Where do you see your career at Cummins heading? “Getting more experience and further developing my current skills and knowledge. Continuing to work at the Mt Gambier Branch.”

Is there anybody you would like to thank? “Cummins for the opportunity by giving me an apprenticeship but, most of all, the continued support and guidance from the Mount Gambier team.”

Mt Gambier Branch Manager Leigh Newton with Tristan McKinnon.