2006 Australian Training Awards and Archive

The 2006 Australian Training Awards were held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Thursday 16 November. The Australian Training Awards are the culmination of the State and Territory Awards with winners from each State and Territory competing at the national finals. 

Winners and Runners Up of the 2006 Australian Training Awards:

Student category
Organisational category

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Details of the Student Finalists and Organisation Finalists are also available.

Innovative Business Award

The Innovative Business Award, sponsored by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, will be presented to an organisation that demonstrates excellence in integrating technology in the operation of their business including the education, training and skilling of their employees.

The winner of the Innovative Business Award will be selected from the finalists of the 2006 Australian Training Awards organisational categories.

The six categories eligible for the award are:

1. Employer of the Year
2. Small Training Provider of the Year
3. Large Training Provider of the Year
4. Prime Minister’s Small Business of the Year
5. Australian Training Initiative; and
6. VET in Schools Excellence Award.

The winner of the Innovative Business Award will receive a cash prize of $10,000 to fund a business trip focusing on how an overseas business has grown through the use and implementation of technology, including the upskilling and reskilling of their workforce.

Employer of the Year

Medium to large enterprise which has achieved excellence in the provision of training to its employees can nominate directly to DEEWR for the Employer of the Year category. 

State and Territory Contacts

For more information about your State or Territory Training Award click on the links below.

Queensland
http://www.qta.qld.gov.au/    

Victoria
http://www.otte.vic.gov.au/awards/  

South Australia
http://www.satrainingawards.sa.edu.au    

Australian Capital Territory
http://www.det.act.gov.au/services/ta.htm    

Western Australia
http://www.trainingawards.det.wa.edu.au/    

Tasmania
http://www.skills.tas.gov.au/trainingawards08        

New South Wales
http://www.skilling.nsw.gov.au/snswp

Northern Territory
http://www.trainingawards.nt.gov.au  

Contact

For further information on the Australian Training Awards contact the  Awards coordinator at DEST.

The 2005 Australian Training Awards were held on Thursday 17 November at the Perth Convention Centre.

2005 Winners
2005 Finalists

The 2004 Australian Training Awards were held on 18 November at the Crown Entertainment Centre, Melbourne.

2004 Winners
2004 Industry Winners
2004 Finalists

The Australian training Awards magazine profiles the 2006 winners on their awards and the vital contribution they are making to the Australian vocational education and training sector.

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