Sponsors
Skills Victoria gratefully acknowledges the generous support and sponsorship of the 2011 Victorian Training Awards provided by the following organisations:
- The Victorian Skills Commission
- Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET)
- Crown
- Department of Justice – Koori Justice Unit
- Group Training Australia – Victoria
- McDonald's
- The TAFE Development Centre
- SKILLED Group
- Small Business Victoria
- The Victorian TAFE Association
- The Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
2011 Victorian Training Award Sponsors
Platinum Partner
The Victorian Skills Commission
The Victorian Skills Commission is Victoria’s State training agency, funds the Victorian training system and regulates the Victorian apprenticeship and traineeship system. The Commission advises and acts to achieve an effective training market that meets industry and community needs.
An effective training market contributes to a workforce with the right skills at the right levels in the right locations, which contributes to the economic competitiveness of Victorian business and the growth, prosperity and social inclusion of all Victorians.
For more information see the Victorian Skills Commission website.
Silver Partners
Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET)
ACPET is the Australian Council for Private Education and Training - the national industry association for independent providers of post-compulsory education and training, for Australian and international students, including:
- Higher Education;
- Vocational Education and Training;
- English Language Courses;
- Senior Secondary Studies; and
- Foundation Studies.
ACPET plays a diversified role, which includes information for members on matters such as legislation interpretation, compliance, and support in terms of professional development, mediation and networking opportunities. ACPET is closely involved with Skills Victoria in managing major projects such as e-learning, disability awareness, RPL and AQTF compliance for private RTOs.
For more information about private providers and their role in the provision of vocational education and training, visit the ACPET website.
Crown
Crown is passionate about the development of our people and prides itself on providing training and development which is both stimulating for our employees and innovative within industry.
Crown, in 2010, was awarded the Victorian and Australian Employer of the Year at the Victorian and Australian Government Training Awards and attribute this greatly to the philosophy we adopted of shifting from training for a job to learning for a career. This philosophy is supported by our delivery of unrivalled technical and leadership training that sets new standards in the hospitality industry.
Crown offers everything from technical skills development through to leadership and management programs, delivered via a range of channels including face-to-face workshops, on-line training, and on-the-job development. Our training facilities, Crown College are best-in-class, and provide an environment that attracts highly-skilled trainers and facilitators, including employees and external consultants.
We work closely with a number of strategic partners, including TAFEs and universities, to ensure that our employees not only receive the best possible development, but that they are also awarded nationally recognised qualifications where appropriate.
Group Training Australia – Victoria
Group Training Association of Victoria (GTA Vic) is a peak employer body representing the Group Training Industry. Group Training Organisations are the largest employers of apprentices and trainees in Victoria; collectively they employ more than 8,500 apprentices and trainees throughout the state. GTOs work closely with host employers, business and industry to ensure their investment in training results in highly skilled apprentices and trainees.
For more information visit the Group Training Association of Victoria website.
Department of Justice – Koori Justice Unit
Established in 1999, the Koori Justice Unit sits within the Community Operations and Strategy division of the Department of Justice leading and coordinating the development and delivery of the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement (AJA), a partnership between the Victorian Government and the Koori community.
The Koori Justice Unit works closely with other AJA-related business units within the department to promote the participation and partnership of both the Koori community and Victorian Government in developing and delivering policies, programs and initiatives that address the over-representation of Koories in the criminal justice system.
The work of the Koori Justice Unit is divided into several streams of operation, including community programs, policy coordination, Koori recruitment and career development, community development, and monitoring and reporting.
McDonald's
McDonald's see themselves as a People Business. Because people are our most important asset, training is a high priority. The training and development of people, together with sound people practices, are of fundamental importance to the successful running of a McDonald's restaurant. Training is viewed as an essential investment, not a cost.
Every McDonald's crew member undertakes a structured training program and receives training in the various facets of operations including Customer Service, Food Preparation and Workplace Health and Safety.
Beyond this universal training, McDonald's offers nationally recognised training programs to crew people and managers wishing to progress further in the organisation or who want to develop career paths in other parts of the retail, hospitality or other industries.
To find out more about the great opportunities McDonald's have to offer, visit the McDonald's website.
SKILLED Group
Whether you are looking to engage a single apprentice or trainee, or skill an entire national workforce, SKILLED Group has the knowledge and expertise to develop practical and innovative solutions for your business.
Our position as Australia’s largest labour services provider is based on SKILLED Group’s unrivalled commitment to safety and a solid reputation built on more than 40 years’ experience.
We create an apprenticeship/traineeship program to suit the needs of your individual business and manage the whole process for you from employment, training, payroll, superannuation and WorkCover to performance management and issue resolution.
We manage a diverse portfolio of businesses, each with specialist staff and a defined market position. This allows us to focus our skills and our capabilities to best service the unique recruitment demands of the industries in which we operate.
For more information call 1300 440 784 or visit the SKILLED Group website.
Small Business Victoria
Small Business Victoria provides programs and services to help Victorians start, plan and grow their business. Small Business Victoria equips small business operators with the skills and relevant information to better and more efficiently manage their business, and to be more informed of their regulatory requirements. Assistance includes information on starting or buying a business, finding licences, financial management, employing and managing people, managing risk, networking and support, business mentoring, and much more. Small Business Victoria also offers a range of low cost workshops and seminars throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
The TAFE Development Centre
The TAFE Development Centre Ltd (TDC) provides a range of continuing professional development programs and services to VET practitioners, leaders and specialist staff within Victoria including TAFE Institutes, VET in Schools, Private RTOs, the ACE sector, Enterprise RTOs and Community Providers.
Effective VET workforce development emerges from the rigorous analysis of how best to link skills and knowledge to strategic directions and operational demands. For the TDC, this continues to mean working collaboratively with providers and VET professionals to ensure our products and services make fertile contributions to the lively interaction between policy and practice.
The TDC will maintain its leadership role in promoting professional learning customised for providers, and building a strong sense of VET professionalism across the sector.
The TAFE Development Centre is proud to be involved with the Victorian Training Awards and to be the principal sponsor of the Large Training Provider of the Year award.
For more information phone 03 9250 6002 or visit the TAFE Development Centre website.
The Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI)
The Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) is Victoria's most influential employer group, and is an independent, non-government body. Our success over more than 150 years is built on consistently providing leadership, information, representation and networking opportunities to businesses across the State.
VECCI makes a difference to Victoria’s economic, environment and community through business leadership and services focused on policy solutions, innovation and excellence.
Our focus is to support our members, customers and clients, and actively represent their needs in a complex regulatory environment. For business, education and training is essential to ensure they have the skilled workforce they require to succeed in today’s business environment.
For more information, visit the VECCI website.
The Victorian TAFE Association
The Victorian TAFE Association has a respected reputation as the peak employer body for public TAFE in Victoria and has as its members all Victorian TAFE Institutes, four Victorian universities with TAFE divisions, and AMES and CAE as Associate Members. Building and developing relationships and partnerships with communities, industries, businesses, and other educational institutions ensures the Victorian TAFE Association brings objective perspectives to the vocational education and training sector.
The Association plays a critical role in advocating on behalf of the TAFE sector to both the State and Commonwealth Governments on key policy matters and provides advice on employee relations, human resource management, good governance practices and the development of the TAFE workforce to meet industry, community and individual needs.
For further information please visit the Victorian TAFE Association website.