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Jason Sim of Amcor Cartons Australasia in Christchurch was delighted to receive the 2009 Fibreboard Packaging Apprentice of the Year Award at the PrintNZ Training Apprentice Awards Breakfast on 18 June.

Jason was one of seven category award winners to receive awards at the breakfast, which was attended by more than 70 people at Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland.

The day before the Apprentice Awards Breakfast, Jason attended an interview panel who were tasked with the difficult decision of choosing the overall Apprentice of the Year. While Jason didn't take the overall title, he can be very proud of his achievements to date.

Jason says he has always been a hands-on person.

“At school I was interested in technical drawing, art and metal work. On a school visit to a printing company I was fascinated by the machinery and how it worked. Having left school with no formal qualifications I feel extremely overwhelmed to have not only completed my apprenticeship but to have won the packaging award.

“My career goals are to initially become a supervisor and then move into corporate management. Ultimately I would like to be in the position to be able to see every job completed on time every time for the customers and the company.”

Caption: Jason Sim, left, 2009 Fibreboard Packaging Apprentice of the Year with Nigel Harrison of Amcor Cartons Australasia.

Jason Sim of Amcor Cartons Australasia in Christchurch is the 2009 Fibreboard Packaging Apprentice of the Year.

The PrintNZ Training Apprentice Awards take place on 18 June 2010 where Jason and six other award winners will be acknowledged in front of their families, employers and other industry representatives.

Jason says he feels extremely overwhelmed to have won.

“At school I was interested in technical drawing, art and metal work. On a school visit to a printing company I was fascinated by the machinery and how it worked. Having left school with no formal qualifications I feel extremely overwhelmed to have not only completed my apprenticeship but to have won the packaging award.

“My career goals are to initially become a supervisor and then move into corporate management. Ultimately I would like to be in the position to be able to see every job completed on time every time for the customers and the company.”

Winning this award puts Jason in contention for the overall Apprentice of the Year Award, with the winner announced at the Pride In Print Awards on the evening of 18 June.

William Tokelau from Amcor Kiwi Packaging Case in Auckland was presented with the Fibreboard Packaging Apprentice of the Year Award at the PrintNZ Training Apprentice Awards breakfast on 8 May 2009.

William says he is very proud of his award win.

“This has taken me completely by surprise because all I wanted was to help my manager get the NZQA training up and running and promote it internally by doing it myself. I feel honoured and proud to be chosen as the winner.

“I enjoy the challenge of working out and setting up different types of jobs in the fastest time possible, achieving a good quality print and reaching my personal targets.”

Winning this award put William in contention for the overall Apprentice of the Year Award, with the winner announced at the Pride In Print Awards on the evening of 8 May. Screen printer Sam Donaldson went on to scoop this award.

Amcor Kiwi Packaging Case manufacturing manager, Tony Monteiro, says William is highly regarded amongst his colleagues.

“William has been able to use knowledge gained from the PrintNZ Training programme in his every day role as a supervisor. He embraced his training with vigour.

Amcor Kiwi Packaging Case produces corrugated cases for the food & beverage, primary industry and general manufacturing sectors at sites located in Wiri, Hastings and Christchurch.  Consistent, high quality case decoration is a key focus of Amcor Kiwi Packaging manufacturing and sales to ensure customers product presentation and identification are fit for purpose along with the functional protective attributes of corrugated packaging.