Sharee Beazley is already living the dream of most technicians, working on Ferrari and Maserati cars every day, and now the 17 year old Sydney, Australia resident has had her skill and dedication rewarded with the presentation of the Pre-apprenticeship Student of the Year award by Illawarra TAFE and the MTA.

Just three months into her pre-apprenticeship at Australia’s newest Ferrari and Maserati dealership, Ferrari Maserati Sydney, Ms Beazley was presented with the award for demonstrating class leading skills, knowledge and dedication.

Originally from Canberra Ms Beazley attended Kiama High School before completing Year Ten at Shellharbour TAFE. “I have always been interested in taking things apart, finding out how they worked and putting them back together,” she explains. “I loved working on my Dad’s car and becoming a technician is something that I wanted to do. I started working in Minnamurra and Wollongong and loved it. But when the TAFE suggested I apply to work on Ferraris and Maseratis, I just did not believe it would be possible, so when they told me I had got the job, I was just lost for words!”

Dedication for Ms Beazley is not just working on the latest Ferrari and Maserati models in a brand new workshop – it also means getting up at 3.30 am in the morning to get the 4.21 train from Kiama to Sydney and not getting home until after 7.00 pm in the evening.

“It’s a long day, but I would not swap it for anything,” she says. “Every day I get to work on the cars with absolute cutting edge technology, I am learning more than I could have possibly imagined and I have the challenge of earning the respect of some of the most skilled and knowledgeable people in the car industry.”

Ferrari Maserati Sydney was formally opened on 5 February this year and represents a $32 million investment in a state of the art dealership and service centre that was described by Ferrari and Maserati executives at the opening as a benchmark for their companies worldwide. It features two workshops, one each for Maserati and Ferrari, separate engine preparation bays, a training centre and a high tech bay based on the Ferrari Formula One team’s workshops.

“Working as a Ferrari and Maserati technician is, as would be expected, a job for only the best technicians in Australia,” says Scott Hogan, After Sales Manager at Ferrari Maserati Sydney. “But it is more than just being a superb technician, as we also require superior customer care skills from all our technicians, with communication skills that enable our technicians to converse with our customers on a regular basis. Sharee has already shown dedication, skill and an unusual level of ability and so it comes as no surprise to use that she has also met the highest standards of TAFE and the MTA.”