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Christopher Fitzsimons
Christopher Fitzsimons
Christopher Fitzsimons
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Team Australia - Cyber Security
Christopher Fitzsimons initially planned to study carpentry as a trade.
However, he’d always enjoyed working with technology, and a decision to go with his gut saw him take on Information Technology Networking, and eventually Cybersecurity instead.
Christopher is incredibly dedicated to gaining more knowledge in his field, and has already completed a Certificate IV in Network Security, a Certificate IV in Cybersecurity and an Advanced Diploma in Cybersecurity at South Metro TAFE in Western Australia. He is also currently studying for a Bachelor in Cybersecurity and Forensics at Murdoch University.
After entering a WorldSkills regional competition because it “sounded fun”, Christopher was
invited to compete at the 2021 WorldSkills Australia National Championships, where he was able to meet new people, test his skills against other regions and walk away with a Silver medal.
Currently, Chris is working closely with expert Sawan Singh in preparation for the 46th WorldSkills International Competition in Shanghai this coming August. Given that Christopher already works on the Defense side of Cybersecurity, his training plan is geared towards Offensive security and penetration testing. Through his training, he hopes to obtain skills as a penetration tester and improve his skills in secure coding, engineering and defense.
With Cybersecurity being such a high-stakes environment in which to work, Christopher believes skills excellence is integral for success in this field. “Cybersecurity Analysts and Incident Responders are required to have the right instinct, confidence, knowledge and experience to be able to react under pressure and make the right decisions. Skills excellence can be the difference between a company being compromised or not and how quickly they can react to an incident.”
With a bright career path in a high-growth sector ahead of him, Christopher hopes his skillset will prepare him for the competition, and allow him to represent Australia the best he can.
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WorldSkills Australia
WorldSkills Australia is a social enterprise that has a purpose to identify, demonstrate, promote, and grow the excellence of Australia’s skills development. A not-for-profit organisation, we are a united voice for skills excellence in vocational, technological, and service oriented careers in Australia. We recognise that the vocational education and training sector is central to Australia’s economic growth, productivity, and future employment outcomes. We have a long and successful history of supporting young Australians to excel in their trade or skill by encouraging them to take part in WorldSkills events and test their skills against their peers at Australia’s most prestigious skills excellence competitions. We are unashamedly about excellence and since 1981, more to 100,000 apprentices and trainees have taken part in WorldSkills Australia activities with many going on to become leaders and key influencers in industry, small business owners and educators. In addition, during the past 40 years, thousands of industry experts and education professionals have enjoyed professional and personal development by volunteering their time and resources to support, train and mentor the apprentices and trainees taking part in WorldSkills competitions regionally, nationally, and internationally. WorldSkills events also provide unequalled opportunities for knowledge exchange between educators, industry, employers, and government departments, with a focus on best practices in skills training and development. As a result, educators and trainers, who participate as a WorldSkills Volunteers typically report improved training delivery and standards and this flows onto the RTO’s and employer groups in a meaningful way. www.worldskills.org.au Here is some more information on WorldSkills Australia and our competitors in action at the 2021 National Championships in Perth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAJc_0p7Kg&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQtyEujdkU0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohbsz2FPfEk&t=2s
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