Later that evening they will attend the Pride In Print Awards where the Apprentice of the Year will be announced live on stage.
The Apprentice of the Year Award is sponsored by: Agfa New Zealand, Coates New Zealand, CPI Group & UDC Finance.
The Apprentice of the Year finalists and top National Certificate Trainee, announced in March, were selected based on their attitude to training, correspondence, workshop grades and other information gathered from employers and PAITC Workplace Assessors, Competency Assessors and Training Liaison Officers. Over 100 apprentices and trainees who completed Printing & Allied Industries Training Council (PAITC) training programmes during 2005 were in contention.
The 2005 Branch Award winners are:
Binding & Finishing Award: sponsored by Print Finishers Association: Andres Blank – PMP Print Times Colour, Warkworth
Graphic Pre-Press Award, sponsored by Natcoll Design Technology: Matthew McPhail – Precision Lithographics, Christchurch
Paperboard Packaging Award, sponsored by NZPPA: Kelvin Hinaki – Charta Packaging Ltd, Lower Hutt
Reel-fed Award, sponsored by NPA: Jacob Wentholt – Amcor Flexibles Australasia, East Tamaki
Screen Award, sponsored by Blue Print Imaging Ltd: Ian Townsend – Hot Printz Screenprinting Ltd, Whangarei
Sheet-fed Award, sponsored by PrintNZ: Esther Sullivan – Grey Star-James Print, Greymouth
Top National Certificate Trainee Award, sponsored by the EPMU: Danny Chandra – Chaucer Press Ltd, Christchurch
