Victorian Industry Collaboration Award

Category information

The Victorian Industry Collaboration Award will be presented for exemplary skills development collaboration between an employer or industry body, and, at least, one other organisation.

The winner is awarded $10,000 and is recognised as the best in Victoria’s world-class training system. The winner may represent Victoria at the 2011 Australian Training Awards. 

Eligibility and Conditions

To nominate for the award the applicant must; 

• be delivering training which leads to nationally recognised qualifications or Statements of Attainment under the Australian Qualifications Framework national training system.
• agree to the full Conditions of Entry.

Preparing your application

• Applications are to be in 12 pt font and a maximum of twenty (20) A4 pages including attachments. Any material in excess of twenty (20) pages will not be forwarded to the judging panel.
• The award criteria should be the focus of your application, however, any relevant evidence may be provided so long as it does not exceed the required page limit.

Section A: Overview

Provide an overview of the training* program(s) delivered by the organisation, including objectives, a description of the environments in which the programs are delivered and any specific challenges which have been encountered in the implementation of the training program.

* denotes nationally recognised training, i.e. training which is based on a National Training Package or Accredited Course and results in a formal qualification or Statement of Attainment by a Registered Training Organisation.  This includes Australian Apprenticeships.

Section B: Applicants will be judged against the following criteria

• Criterion 1: Overview of the collaboration 
• Criterion 2: How is the collaboration beneficial to the industry or enterprise sector? 
• Criterion 3: Why the collaboration is effective and what impact does it have on the enterprise and its employees 
• Criterion 4: How will this collaboration be evaluated and how will the collaboration be sustained into the future?

Addressing the criteria

When developing your application against the award criteria, you may wish to take into account some of the considerations outlined below, if they are relevant to your organisation. These suggestions are not additional criteria, but are provided to give clarification of what may be relevant to include.

1. Overview of the collaboration

Consider:

• Who are the partners in this collaboration?
• What is the collaboration?
• How did the collaboration originate?
• Details of the external environment in which the organisations operate
• How is the collaboration being implemented?
• How are the needs of partner organisations and/or the community being met by the collaboration?
• How has engagement between partners been sustained?

2. How is the collaboration beneficial to the industry or enterprise sector?

Consider:

• What are the unique and/or innovative aspects of the collaboration and relationships between organisations?
• What are the outcomes of the collaboration including skills acquisition by participants?
• Who has benefitted from the collaboration? In what way?
• Can the outcomes of the collaboration be replicated or modelled for other industries?

3. Why the collaboration is effective and what impact does it have on the enterprise and its employees?

Consider:

• How has the outcome of the collaboration led to improvements in industry e.g. productivity, sustainability, etc.
• Can the broader VET industry/community access information on the collaboration? How?
• Provide clear data to explain outcomes
• Clear evidence that e-learning has been embedded within the collaboration’s business strategy and forms an integral part of the service delivery
• Does the collaboration cater for students/employees with equity groups such as people with a disability, Indigenous, non-English speaking background, remote areas, etc. How?

4. How will this collaboration be evaluated and how will the collaboration be sustained into the future?

Consider:

• Detail strategies underway to foster new partnerships and strengthen existing partnerships, including their impact or level of success.
• Provide evidence of recognition or acknowledgement by those involved.
• Detail systems and processes for continuous improvement, including evaluation and review.
• What plans are in place to ensure long term sustainability?
• What happens if the collaboration does not continue?

What assistance can I get to write my application?

A seminar to assist nominees to write effective applications will be held on Wednesday 6 April 2011 at 4.30pm at Treasury Theatre, Lower Plaza, 1 Macarthur Street.

Checklists

Nomination Checklist

When completing your application, check that you:

• Meet all of the eligibility requirements for the category;
• Use 12 point fonts only;
• Keep to twenty (20) A4 pages including attachments;
• Directly address the criteria in your written application;
• Read and agree to conditions of entry;
• Meet the deadline of 6 May 2011 at 5pm (date all applications need to be received);
• Submit online.

Criteria Checklist

Have you answered all of the following criteria?

• Criterion 1: Overview of the collaboration 
• Criterion 2: How is the collaboration beneficial to the industry or enterprise sector?
• Criterion 3: Why the collaboration is effective and what impact does it have on the enterprise and its employees? 
• Criterion 4: How will this collaboration be evaluated and how will the collaboration be sustained into the future?