My dream job: Mechanic

Chelsea Channing

By Chelsea Channing
Published July 27, 2015

After studying engineering at RMIT, Sevag Parseghian's passion for cars led him to complete an Australian apprenticeship in automotive mechanical technology, light vehicle, through Kangan Institute of TAFE. Sevag says he loved learning real skills from experts in their trade.

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