News 2011

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28/11/2011 - Stars shine bright at the Australian Training Awards

 

On Friday 25 November the Australian Training Awards gala presentation was held in Brisbane.

NSW had another successful year, with TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute winning the Skills for Sustainability - Educational Institution Award. Another NSW winner is Jeanette Allen winning the Leadership in Quality Award and Western College winning the Community Pathways to VET Award. All of these Awards are National Focus Awards.

Equalis Pty Ltd, the NSW Small Training Provider of the Year repeated their show of excellence and were crowned Australian Small Training Provider of the Year.

Joshua Toomey, NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year was selected as the best in the country, winning Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year for 2011.

The NSW Training Awards is immensely proud of these winners and of all finalists that represented NSW at this event.

The full results can be viewed on the Australian Training Awards website.

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14/11/2011 - Partnership with ABL Apprenticeships Centre continues in 2012

The NSW Training Awards are delighted to announce that Australian Business Limited Apprenticeships Centre is continuing their partnership as a Principal Partner for the 2012 NSW Training Awards. ABL Apprenticeships Centre has more than 14 years' experience as a specialist and independent provider of Australian Apprenticeships services in NSW. The NSW Training Awards appreciates the continued support of ABL Apprenticeships Centre and  look forward to the partnership to recognise the best that NSW has to offer in vocational education and training.

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24/10/2011 - Australian Training Awards finalists announced

The finalists for the 2011 Australian Training Awards have been announced and NSW will be very well represented.

The NSW winners of most Awards progress onto the Australian Training Awards. All organisations have been judged, while the individuals are considered finalists, with the winner being chosen after face to face interviews during the finalist week.

NSW has the following organisation finalists:

• Sydney Ferries (Large Employer of the Year Award)
• Equalis (Small Training Provider of the Year Award)
• TAFE NSW - New England Institute (Large Training Provider of the Year Award)

The National Focus Award finalists have also been announced. The National Focus categories recognise outstanding contributions towards the attainment of Australia’s national vocational education training system (VET) priorities. In particular, the National Focus categories acknowledge contributions of individuals, schools, businesses and organisations which have had a significant impact on the VET sector.

NSW has finalists in all five National Focus Awards.

• Essential Energy (Australian Apprenticeships - Employer Award)
• Southern Cross Vocational College (School Pathways to VET Award)
• Ms Jeanette Allen (Leadership in Quality Award)
• Western College (Community Pathways to VET Award)
• TAFE NSW - Illawarra Institute, TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute and TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute (Skills for Sustainability - Educational Institute Award)

To find out more about all finalists, head on over to the Australian Training Awards website.

This year, the Awards will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 25 November 2011. The Awards will be hosted by Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations.

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22/09/2011 - Souvenir program available

The 2011 souvenir program is now available online.

To view this electronic version, just click here. (link will open in a new window)

19/09/2011 - Message from the Director-General

After being in my new role for just one week it was really inspiring to see the talent and enthusiasm that students, teachers, employers and training organisations have for vocational education and training in this state.

I had the great pleasure of attending the 2011 NSW Training Awards hosted on 15 September by the Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli.

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16/09/2011 - Congratulations to the 2011 NSW Training Award Winners

The winners of the 2011 NSW Training awards were announced at a Gala Dinner hosted by the Hon. Adrian Piccoli, Minister for Education. Over 850 guests attended the prestigious event to celebrate and recognise excellence in the vocational education and training sector.

View event photos

The Award winners are:

Individual awards
Apprentice of the Year	Brendon Hillsley
Trainee of the Year	Renee Zacher
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year	Joshua Toomey
School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year	Madeleine Leigh
Vocational Student of the Year	Galit Segev
VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year	Robert Lawson

VET in Schools awards
VET in Schools Student of the Year	Benjamin Costa
VET in Schools Excellence	Picton High School

Organisation awards
Large Employer of the Year	Sydney Ferries
Small Employer of the Year	Clovelly Community Bank
Large Training Provider of the Year	TAFE NSW - New England Institute
Small Training Provider of the Year	Equalis
Industry Collaboration Award	OCTEC
Top Apprentice in the Vehicle Trades	Bryan McFawn
Excellence in Trade Skills	NaSharna Maskey
Phil Darby Memorial Award	Harata Syme

A number of our winners will now be considered for Australian Training Awards, which will be presented in Brisbane in November.

Good luck to all our finalists and winners!

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26/08/2011 - Tickets sold out!

Tickets were snapped up in record time , finalists, nominators, employer, training organisations and others with an interest in vocational education and training. If you didn't secure a ticket but would still like to know the winner of each Award as they are announced, log onto facebook.com/TrainingAwards and like our page - we will have frequent updates during the event!

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26/08/2011 - NSW Training Awards proudly welcomes our latest Supporter!

The NSW Training Awards is proud to announce Lenovo as our latest Supporter and prize supporter for the 2011 NSW Training Awards. Lenovo are providing the newly announced THINKPAD TABLET as a prize to all 2011 NSW Training Award individual winners.

One of the first tablets to be both powered by the robust Google Android 3.1 operating system and offering the latest Flash support, the ThinkPad® Tablet allows you to surf the web faster and access all websites. Preloaded with an
intelligent selection of business software and apps, you can also benefit from true HD entertainment, non-stop social networking, superior connectivity options and seamless Cloud sharing. Have it all, from a single tablet.

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19/08/2011 - Pearsons, the 2011 Floristry Partner

The NSW Training Awards is pleased to announce Pearsons Florist as a floristry partner for the 2011 Presentation Dinner. We're looking forward to their creations for 2011!

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08/08/2011 - 2011 NSW Training Awards finalists announced!

We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2011 NSW Training Awards.

After careful deliberation the finalists for the 16 awards have been selected. You can find the details for each award on the finalists page.

Congratulations to all the individuals and organisations have been selected as a finalists!

The winners of each award will be announced at the 2011 NSW Training Awards Presentation Dinner, held in Darling Harbour on 15 September 2011. Tickets for this event can be purchased through our online ticketing system.

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08/08/2011 - Winners of the Special Industry Awards selected!

After a difficult selection process, the winners of the three Special Industry Awards have been selected. They are:

Excellence in Trades Skills - Nasharna Maskey

Nasharna is undertaking an apprenticeship in Electrotechnology with Betlana Highwall Mining in Singleton.

Phil Darby Memorial Award - Harata Syme

Harata has completed an Engineering - Fabrication apprenticeship with Byrne Trailers Pty Ltd in Wagga Wagga.

Top Apprentice in Vehicle Trades - Bryan McFawn

Bryan completed his Automotive (Light Vehicle Mechanic) apprenticeship with Shine Automotive & Marine in Cundletown.

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02/08/2011 - NSW Training Awards proudly welcomes two more sponsors!

The NSW Training Awards is proud to announce the William Angliss Institute, Industry Training Centre Sydney as a new Alliance Partner in 2011. The William Angliss Institute will sponsor the VET in Schools Excellence Award.

William Angliss Institute's Sydney office has recently relocated to Surry Hills and now operates as the Angliss Industry Training Centre. The newly refurbished premise provides industry clients with the flexibility of training staff in a training environment including classrooms and kitchens enhancing the on the job training that is being undertaken. The William Angliss Industry Training Centre will offers a great range of qualifications in hospitality, retail, foods, tourism and business.

The NSW Training Awards is also proud to announce the Vocational Training Tribunal of NSW as a partner in 2011. The Vocational Training Tribunal of NSW will be sponsoring the School Based Apprentice / Trainee of the Year.

The Vocational Training Tribunal of NSW is a tripartite body with representation from industry and registered training organisations, responsible for the regulation of apprenticeships and traineeships, the recognition of trade skills and the dispute resolution between apprentices, trainees and their employers

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01/08/2011 - NSW Organisational State Finalists Announced!

Congratulations to all the organisations who participated in the 2011 NSW Training Awards.  This year NSW received a record number of applications with over 1000 nominations across all categories.

The State Panels indicated the applications were of the highest quality which made the selection of the finalists very difficult.

Thank you for your participation in the 2011 NSW Training Awards.

The 2011 NSW Training Award ORGANISATIONAL FINALISTS are:

Large Employer of the Year Award

• Boarder Express Pty Ltd
• Challenge Disability Services Pty Ltd
• Sydney Ferries

Small Employer of the Year Award

• Clovelly Community Bank
• Country First Credit Union
• Lidcombe Pre School Kindergarten

Industry Collaboration Award

• Leighton Contractors
• OCTEC Limited
• Regional Development Australia - Hunter

Small Training Provider of the Year

• Equalis Pty Ltd
• Master Builders Association of NSW
• Western College Inc

 

Large Training Provider of the Year

• TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute
• TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute
• TAFE NSW - Western NSW Institute
• TAFE NSW - New England Institute

 

TICKETS to the NSW Training Awards Event are on sale 31st July 2011.

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13/07/2011 - Regional Winners Announced!

The NSW Regions were buzzing with excitement as each prepared their Regional Training Award Ceremony Dinner, which spanned over three weeks.  The events were so exciting, that even Mother Nature clapped thunderously during one particular regional event dinner that threatened to be a "show stopper".

A big congratulations to all the regional staff for all their hard work in putting together a memorable evening and to all the winners and finalists in their respective categories.

We have received positive feedback on our NSW Training Awards Facebook page. Find the Facebook link at the end of the page to view all the latest news and to view all our regional event photos. - Remember to click "like"!

Congratulations again to all the REGIONAL WINNERS:

Apprentice of the Year

• Central Coast - Bradley Edwards
• Hunter - Michael Fitzgerald
• Illawarra - Kieran Brooke-Smith
• New England - Ainsley Smith
• North Coast - Sarah Kemp
• Riverina - Myles-Andrew Bunn
• Western NSW - Michael Goodall
• Central & Northern Sydney - Benjamin Cooper
• Southern Sydney - Nathan Cowan
• South Western Sydney - Dean Woodward
• Western Sydney - Brendon Hillsley

Trainee of the Year

• Central Coast - Carly Butt
• Hunter - April Moait
• Illawarra - Laura Thorpe
• New England - Rachel Jeffrey
• North Coast - Jessica McBaron
• Riverina - Denikka Greaves
• Western NSW - Kodie Keed
• Central & Northern Sydney - Sally Van Dyke
• Southern Sydney - Mary-Rose Wigan
• South Western Sydney - Amanda Martin
• Western Sydney - Renee Zacher

School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

• Central Coast - Jordan Smith

• Hunter - Brittnie Butler
• New England - Benjamin Tarbert
• North Coast - Madeleine Leigh
• Riverina - Paige Bruton
• Central & Northern Sydney - Cameron Dagger
• Southern Sydney - Cody Anderson
• South Western Sydney - Michael Smith
• Western Sydney - Evan Dunne

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year

• Central Coast -Danial Cave
• Hunter -Rowdie Walden
• Illawarra - Lauren Davies
• New England - Geoffrey Suey
• North Coast - Lynette Larcombe
• Riverina - Christopher Ingram
• Western NSW - Renee Simpson
• Central & Northern Sydney - Joshua Toomey
• Southern Sydney - Rebekah Treacy
• South Western Sydney - Luke Delaney
• Western Sydney - Steven Fogarty

Vocational Student of the Year

• Central Coast - Sandra Scott
• Hunter - Matthew Buchhorn
• Illawarra - Alex Fabris
• New England - Marc O'Brien
• North Coast - Nicole De Vulder
• Riverina - Sophie Gairn
• Western NSW - Rebecca Zaia
• Central & Northern Sydney - Galit Segev
• Southern Sydney - Adam Price
• South Western Sydney - Liza Hammersley
• Western Sydney - Nicole Warren

VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year

• Central Coast - Marion Cohen
• Hunter - Brian Means
• Illawarra - Robert Lawson
• New England - Elizabeth Herbert
• North Coast - Loretta Alexander
• Riverina - David O'Dea
• Western NSW - Tracy Goodwin
• Central & Northern Sydney - Benjamin Starr
• Southern Sydney - Janine Loves
• South Western Sydney - Suzanne Brandstater
• Western Sydney - Peter Denison

VET in Schools Student of the Year

• Hunter & Central Coast - Zac Dalziel
• Illawarra - Riley Trevillion
• New England - Krystal Cagney
• North Coast - Hugh Wells
• Riverina - Miranda Maxwell
• Western NSW  Benjamin Costa
• Northern Sydney - Benjamin McLennan
• Sydney - Rachel Murphy
• South Western Sydney - Natasha Linnett
• Western Sydney - Brooke McCann

VET in Schools Excellence of the Year

• Hunter/Central Coast - Port Waratah Coal Service
• Illawarra - Illawarra Construction Teacher Network
• Riverina - Kooringal High School
• Western NSW - Western Access Program
• Northern Sydney - Epping Boys High School
• South Western Sydney - Picton High School

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06/06/2011 - Minister to host the 2011 NSW Training Awards

The NSW Training Awards are delighted to announce that the Minister for Education, The Hon. Adrian Piccoli, will continue a long tradition by hosting the 2011 NSW Training Awards. The gala presentation event will be held in the Ballroom, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour on Thursday 15 September 2011.

Over 850 guests from across the vocational education and training sector, as well as business, government and community leaders, will attend the event to announce the finalists and winners in the 16 award categories, and to celebrate and recognise excellence in education and training in NSW.

Our 2010 student winners have watched their careers soar since taking out the top awards last year, with opportunities they never imagined would be available to them. Come along to celebrate with all our finalists and winners - tickets go on sale late July.

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12/05/2011 - Record number of nominations received for the 2011 NSW Training Awards!

Over 1050 nominations have been received for the prestigious NSW Training Awards in 2011.  Nominees from all over the state are competing for the top awards in Vocational Education and Training. Gabriella Morona who won the 2010 Riverina Trainee of the Year Award said 'the awards are truly inspiring and provide you with the recognition of all your hard work and training". Gabriella won the 2010 NSW Trainee of the Year Award and also went on to win the 2010 Australian Trainee of the Year Award.
 
All individual nominations are now being assessed by the 11 NSW Regional VET Promotional Committees. All nominees will be contacted by their local region over the next few weeks.

All the best to all our nominees!

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12/05/2010 - Who is the latest 2011 NSW Training Awards sponsor to Be Recognised?

The NSW Training Awards  is proud to announce WorkCover NSW as a new Major Partner in 2011. WorkCover NSW will sponsor the NSW Trainee of the Year Award. WorkCover NSW are dedicated to promoting productive, healthy and safe workplaces for workers and employers in NSW, which will in turn increase the competitiveness of the NSW economy. Through their Young Workers Program, WorkCover NSW are building increased awareness among young workers and their employers in their rights and responsibilities as well as workplace safety messages.

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