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Apprentice of the Month: October
APPRENTICE:
JETT SANTACATERINA
WORKPLACE:
VANDERFIELD
NORTH MACKAY
APPRENTICESHIP:
AGRICULTURAL
MECHANICAL TECH
JETT SANTACATERINA IS the MTA
Institute Apprentice of the Month for
October.
Aged just 17, the second-year agricultural
mechanical apprentice with Vanderfield
North Mackay has impressed with his
commitment to the work and the training,
and his willingness to get stuck in.
"Jett is a very committed apprentice,"
said Neville Donaldson, his MTA Institute
trainer. "He goes out of his way to help
others and do his work; his theory work is
excellent and always done on time; and he
is very well liked by everybody, including
customers and work peers.
"Customers ask him to look at
other vehicles when out in the field
and it is never a problem for Jett
to have a look to see if he can help.
He will attempt to have a go at any
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problem, but he also knows that he has
limited experience and will always ask how
to fix a problem. "
Jett knew very early on that a mechanical
trade in the agricultural sector was for
him, and he secured the apprenticeship
with Vanderfield when he was just
15 years old.
"I have always had a passion for working
with my hands and I would help dad in
the shed with cars, motorbikes and our
tractor," he said. "And I have always been
interested in tractors and harvesters and
the cane industry too, so I thought it would
be interesting to learn how they work and
how to fix them.
"When I started here at Vanderfields,
I worked on push mowers and ride-on
owners and so on - just the basic stuff - but
now work on tractors and harvesters too,
rebuilding engines and transmissions and
so on. And I am loving it so far!"
Winning the Apprentice of the Month
award was something of a surprise, said
Jett, but it was also a real honour.
"I am obviously very stoked to
win," he said. "I am proud, as are
my family, friends, and everyone at
work. I do think that it is quite an
achievement."
M E M B E R S E S S E N T I A L S
ACKNOWLEDGING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF COLLISION REPAIR
INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES IN QUEENSLAND
I-CAR AUSTRALIA, THE organisation
that delivers information, training
and education to the collision
repair industry, is acknowledging the
achievements of industry employees from
across the country who have achieved
I-CAR Platinum Individual accreditation
and I-CAR Welding Certification.
The following is a list of Queenslandbased
collision repair industry
employees who received I-CAR
Platinum Individual Accreditation
in October:
• Platinum Individual accreditation
Nik Jenkins, McCarthy Panel Works
• Welding Certified technician
Kevin Downey, Morayfield Smash Repairs
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