Ms Megan Yeates:

I am in logistics, freight forward and transport and one of the benefits of going to the WorldSkills competition is getting the international exposure. The flip side of that is many of our guys get offered international opportunities that are so lucrative it is very hard to turn them down. As Mr. English and Mr. Hourigan will be able to tell the committee, many previous competitors have taken up those international opportunities. That is something that may be lacking at National Skills - the employers coming in and seeing the potential and making those job offers. I was in my final year of college when I did National Skills in March. I was coming out of college in May. There was plenty of opportunity to be approached by an employer and have that opportunity. It comes down to the packages they are offering. Those international ones are that bit more lucrative than those at home.