Skills Victoria

All finalists for the 2009 Victorian Training Awards have been short-listed and notified. If you are a finalist, visit what do I need to know for further information.

• View the 2009 Victorian Training Award finalists.

Winners will be announced at the Presentation Ceremony at Palladium at Crown on Thursday 20 August 2009.

To enter a nomination for a Victorian Training Award, applicants need to fill out a nomination form and complete an application which addresses the criteria for the award you are applying for.

Nomination forms and criteria differ for each of the awards and are available on the award category pages. Click on your awards page below for the full details, nomination forms and criteria:

• Victorian School-based Apprentice of the Year Award
• Victorian Apprentice of the Year Award
• Victorian Koorie Student of the Year Award
• Victorian Trainee of the Year Award
• Victorian Vocational Student of the Year Award
• Victorian Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award
• Victorian VET Client Service/Support Excellence Award
  
• Victorian Large Training Provider of the Year Award
  
• Victorian Small Training Provider of the Year Award
• Victorian Training Initiative of the Year Award
• Victorian VET in Schools Excellence Award
• Victorian Employer of the Year Award
• Victorian Small Business of the Year Award

Once the nomination form and application have been completed, the applicant needs to make ten copies of both the nomination form and application and send them to the following mail address:

Victorian Training Awards Coordinator
Skills Victoria
PO Box 266
Melbourne VIC 3001

Alternatively, nominations can be hand delivered to the following address:

Victorian Training Awards Coordinator
The Basement
2 Treasury Place
East Melbourne VIC 3002

All applications must be received by 5.00 pm, 15 May 2009. No late applications will be accepted.

When completing your application, please ensure that the:

• font size is 12 point
• page limit for your category is adhered to
• criteria for your category is directly addressed in your applications
• deadline of 15 May 2009 is met (date all applications need to be received)
• mail address used is the one given below
• 10 copies are mailed to the address below.

Who can apply?

Nominations are welcome from vocational students, apprentices and trainees, school-based apprentices, teachers and trainers, support staff, training providers and businesses involved in training.

All applicants must be eligible to apply. To find out if you are eligible, please check the eligibility information under the category you wish to apply for.

All applicants must also agree to the conditions of entry.

Why should I apply?

The Victorian Training Awards are a great way for you to gain recognition for the hard work and achievements you’ve made within the vocational education and training sector. There is more than $100,000 in prizes awarded every year to the best in the state.

For students

It is a great opportunity to further your career, make new networks and be recognised as the best in your field. All student winners of the Victorian Training Awards become the State’s representatives in the national Awards, the Australian Training Awards.

For teams and organisations

The Awards are an excellent promotional tool and validation of how your innovative training has benefited your business.

For Registered Training Organisations

The Awards provide a benchmark of excellence that places your organisation in the forefront in an increasingly competitive market.

In the Organisation categories, Victorian winners will have the opportunity to be assessed and may be selected as one of three finalists to be considered for the Australian Training Awards (with the exception of the Victorian VET Client Service/Support Excellence and the Victorian Teacher/Trainer of the Year award categories which are Victoria only awards).

How do I nominate someone else?

• Nominations in all categories are welcome from vocational education and training (VET) providers, employers and industry, other organisations and groups in the VET system as well as individuals and the wider community.
• Agreement must be sought from the nominee, as the nomination needs to be completed and signed by the nominee.
• Organisations (e.g. training providers, businesses) and individuals can nominate more than one candidate for a particular award. Nominating more than one candidate from the same organisation for the same award means they will be competing against each other.
• Individuals and organisations may nominate themselves.
• Past students who have completed their training course within one year prior to the date that entries open can apply for the Awards.
• Previous winners and finalists may nominate or be nominated again provided they still meet the relevant eligibility requirements (see relevant Award page for details).
• For the employer categories, any organisation or enterprise in Victoria can nominate or be nominated. This includes Victorian divisions and subsidiaries of national enterprises, franchise systems and franchisees, and public sector agencies and departments. Only the training conducted by the Victorian operation will be considered for the Award.

The 2009 Victorian Training Awards Nomination booklet is now available in PDF format.

2009 Victorian Training Awards Nomination booklet (PDF 2.3MB)

For individual application forms, visit your specific award category page.