On Friday 19 September, we brought some of our community together at Claremont Football Club to celebrate the 2025 ABN Training Apprentice Awards.
Hosted by Executive General Manager for Residential WA, Dean O’Rourke, we spent the night acknowledging just some of the accomplishments and continued growth of the exceptional young people who are growing their trade skills through ABN Training’s apprenticeship program.
The night also gave us the opportunity to celebrate the dedicated host trainers, family members, supporters within ABN Group and supply partners who contribute so much in developing the next generation of our industry.
Since we first established ABN Training over 2 decades ago, we have grown into the largest trade training program of its kind in Australia. We’ve seen over 1,600 young men and women come through its programs and we’ve had the pleasure of helping so many construction careers flourish in an industry that desperately needs and wants them.
Apprentices are the future of the building industry and our love for our industry drives us in helping the 126 young people currently with ABN Training to hone their skills, discover career pathways and play a part in delivering the dream of home ownership.
A massive congratulations to all our winners and nominees. The future looks bright for our industry when we have such a high calibre of young tradespeople developing themselves.
Apprentice of the year awards
Nick Incerti
Best Final Year Apprentice
Sponsored by Makita
Tinashe Mtonga
Best Second Year Apprentice
Sponsored by Centurion Garage Doors
Chloe Robertson
Best First Year Apprentice
Sponsored by Bunnings Trade
Trade awards
Chloe Robertson
Brick & Blocklaying Award
Sponsored by Brick & Block Careers
Keishia Stroud
Cabinet Making Award
Sponsored by Independent Timber Supplies
Nick Incerti
Carpentry & Joinery Award
Sponsored by Milwaukee
Michael Nisbet
Concreting Award
Sponsored by Heidelberg Materials
Luke Bettenay
Painting & Decorating Award
Sponsored by Wattyl
Rowan Gaff
Plastering Award
Sponsored by Dulux
Andrew Bloomfield & Brandon Tan
Plumbing Award
Sponsored by Reece & Centurion Garage Doors
Tinashe Mtonga
Roof Plumbing Award
Sponsored by MEGT
Other key awards
Shane Robins, Custom Construction WA,
Best Host Trainer Award
Sponsored by CSR
Dylan Campbell & William Gault,
Most Improved Apprentice Award
Sponsored by Tool Kit Depot & Apprenticeship Support Australia
Shane McKeand & Kleyton Darnel,
Safety Award
Sponsored by Steel Blue & Construction Training Fund
Recognising our supporters
We extend our profound gratitude to the community of supporters our apprentices have around them, including the ABN Training team, host trainers, site managers, suppliers, subbies and lecturers. They all play a valuable part in their development, with their support empowering the future of our industry.
We’d also like to express gratitude to the award sponsors who donated prizes for our apprentices and host trainers. Your partnership and support really make a different in the work we do.
Our sponsors for the 2025 ABN Training Apprentice Awards included:
Apprenticeship Support Australia, Brick & Block Careers, Bunnings Trade, Centurion Garage Doors, Clipsal, Construction Training Fund, CSR, Dulux, Heidelberg Materials, Independent Timber Supplies, Makita, MEGT, Milwaukee, OX Tools, Reece Plumbing, Steel Blue, Tool Kit Depot and Wattyl.
