Australias largest luxury motor yacht builder Riviera is encouraging its apprentice graduates to participate in a new initiative aimed at enhancing their skills and career pathways.

Riviera boats apprenticeships. A record number of orders produces a big jump in Rivieras apprenticeship intake for 2021. Owing to a skill shortage in the Marine Industry Riviera decided to train their own staff to cope with increasing production demands. To enquire of apply.

Training Manager Gary Appleby and Director of Operations John Anderson explain how Wes Moxeys journey from apprentice to CEO has helped create a culture within Riviera that ensures their great tradespeople are. The first four school based apprentices all from Helensvale High School completed their apprenticeship one year school-based and three and a half years full-time in 2002 and now over 100 apprentices that started as school-based apprentices have completed their apprenticeship. Give yourself the best possible start with an apprenticeship with Australias largest and most awarded boat builder.

For over 40 years Riviera has designed built and launched more than 5650 motor yachts that are today cruising the great rivers lakes seas and oceans of the world. Boat building apprentice Aaron Wolstenholme won the 2017 Achievers Award and placed in the finals for the overall South East Queensland School Based Apprentice of the Year. Riviera Australia this week welcomed 41 new apprentices to its Gold Coast boatbuilding facility increasing staff to more than 600 as the industry rides a wave of rising demand for the luxury vessels.

Currently Riviera is actively seeking applications for apprenticeship in the fields of composite technicians lamination and boat building. The boat building apprenticeship covered all the trades necessary to build a luxury Riviera boat including diesel fitting marine electrical composite materials upholstery and cabinet making. A team of 630 highly skilled and motivated professionals dedicated to constantly refining the art and science of.

Riviera has taken on a record 41 new apprentices this year building on top of the 33 it added to its luxury motor yacht-building business last year as its order book swells to a new high. The yachts from 39 to 72 feet in length are acclaimed internationally for their sea-keeping qualities and world-class calibre of construction as. Longhurst completed a carpentry and joinery apprenticeship during this time but soon ventured out into the business world eventually developing a chain of backpacker hostels throughout Queensland.

Dads philosophy was always build it different and build it better and thats something Ive always tried to do throughout my business life particularly at Riviera said Longhurst. When you successfully apply for a position at Riviera Australia you will be joining one of the worlds great luxury boat building teams. Propel helps apprentices develop life skills that can put them on the path to personal success.