Award for trailblazer Danielle

THIS girl can build.
Chisholm Institute’s poster girl, 25-year-old Danielle Kazi-Shedden from Cranbourne, took out the ‘Community Choice Award’ at the Victorian Training Awards, on Friday 26 August.
The annual state awards – now in their 62nd year – celebrate Victoria’s best apprentices, trainees and training teachers.
Last year Danielle won Chisholm’s Building and Construction Apprentice of the Year, and was then nominated for a Master Builders’ award.
To many people’s surprise Danielle, a shopfitter, keeps beating the boys.
“I won the overall Joinery Apprentice of the Year, Metro Apprentice of the Year, and Victorian State Apprentice of the Year,” she said, now she has one more to add to her growing collection.
Danielle is a trailblazer in every sense of the word.
She is living proof of the changing face of women in the workforce, on the sporting field and at the altar.
A lesbian and soon-to-be mum, Danielle has a shelf dedicated to her growing awards and trophies.
Danielle was up against three other males in the race to win the ‘Community Choice Award’.
Minister for Training and Skills, Steve Herbert said: “The Victorian Training Awards are an opportunity to shine a light on some of the very positive training stories in Victoria.”