The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for the vocational education and training sector, recognising individuals, businesses and registered training organisations for their contribution to skilling Australia.
Success for Team Victoria – Australian Training Awards 2019
At the 2019 Australian Training Awards ceremony on 21 November in Brisbane, Victoria took out the top prize in the following categories:
- Industry Collaboration Award: Holmesglen Institute and Royal Children’s Hospital
- Large Training Provider of the Year Award: Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (fourth year running that a Victorian training provider has won this award)
- Australian School-Based Apprentice of the Year Award 'Runner Up': Heidi Liesel-Rasmussen
To learn more about our national winners see our
2019 State Winners.
Victorian Finalists – Australian Training Awards 2019
Individual categories
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Jennie Barrera
- Australian School-based Apprenticeship of the Year Award - Heidi Liesel Rasmussen
- Vocational Student of the Year Award - Rachael Hilder
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander of the Year Award - Tanya McDonald
- Trainee of the Year Award- Daniela Feldman
- Apprentice of the Year Award - Jake Carter
- VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award- Jodi Rechsteiner-Sanders
Business categories
- Large Employer of the Year Award - Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority
- Industry Collaboration Award - Holmesglen Institute/Royal Children's Hospital
Registered Training Organisation categories
- Small Training Provider of the Year Award - Ringwood Training
- Large Training Provider of the Year Award - Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
To learn more about our finalists please visit our
2019 Winners page.
Success for Team Victoria - Australian Training Awards 2018
At the 2018 Australian Training Awards ceremony on 15 November in Sydney, Victoria took out the top prize in the following categories:
- National Achievement Award - Jennie Barrera
- Australian Apprenticeships: Employer Award - Siemens Ltd.
- Large Employer of the Year - PACCAR Australia
- International Training Provider of the Year - Box Hill Institute Group
- Large Training Provider of the Year - Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Congratulations also to our two runners-up in the very hotly contested individual categories:
- Amanda Woodhams - Australian Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year Award
- Alyssa Heard - Australian Apprentice of the Year Award
Victorian finalists - Australian Training Awards 2018
Individual categories
To learn more about these finalists, please visit our
2018 Winners page.
Business categories
To learn more about these finalists, please visit our
2018 Winners page.
Registered Training Organisation categories
To learn more about these finalists, please visit our
2018 Winners page.
Direct entry categories
Lifetime Achievement Award
The
Lifetime Achievement Award is presented in recognition of an individual's outstanding leadership and contribution to the VET sector for more than 25 years. This may be a new innovation, new knowledge, or ways to improve professional practice deemed to be above and beyond the everyday with a long lasting impact in the sector.
National Achievement Award
The
National Achievement Award is presented in recognition of an individual's outstanding leadership and contribution to the Australian VET sector for up to 25 years. This may be a new innovation, new knowledge, or ways to improve professional practice deemed to be above and beyond the everyday with a long lasting positive influence and impact in the sector.
Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award
The
Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award recognises innovation and excellence by an individual involved in improving English language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills in an educational, community or workplace context.
International Training Provider of the Year Award
The
International Training Provider of the Year Award recognises a registered training organisation that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in all aspects of vocational education and training (VET) to full-fee paying international students in Australia and overseas.
School Pathways to VET Award
The
School Pathways to VET Award recognises eligible organisations including schools, registered training organisations, group training organisations, industry bodies and employers that have collaboratively delivered one (or more) excellent vocational education and training programmes to secondary school students.
Australian Apprenticeships - Employer Award
The
Australian Apprenticeships - Employer Award recognises those employers who have made innovative improvements in training which provide beneficial outcomes for their apprentices and/or trainees in Australia and to their local community.
Nominees for this award are ineligible to nominate for the Victorian Employer Award for Apprenticeship Development.
Further information
For further information about the Australian Training Awards direct entry categories, see:
Contact
To contact the Australian Training Awards team, phone: 02 6240 9874 or email
australiantrainingawards@education.gov.au