If you have won an award that qualifies you as a finalist for the Australian Training Awards your state or territory training authority will give you more information about the Australian Training Awards following the announcements at state or territory level.
Your application that won you your award at state level will be used for the Australian Training Awards.
If you would like to update this application with any achievements or outcomes that have happened in the months since you lodged your state training awards application, you may add an extra 5 pages to your application.
You will have 2 weeks after your state training awards announcement to send us your Australian Training Awards application. Applications should be sent to:
The Australian Training Awards
Attention: Ms Georgina Griffiths
(Location Code: C14MT6)
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
GPO Box 9880
Canberra ACT 2601
National companies or organisations with more than 20 full-time employees and with operations and training activity in at least four states and/or territories may apply directly to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations rather than qualifying via state award processes.
Applications need to address the Selection Criteria for Employer of the Year 
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Nominees are required to submit written evidence not exceeding 20 A4 pages including attachments against the Selection Criteria. The elements within the 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.
National employers nominating for the Employer of the Year award category must nominate direct to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations by 11 September 2009.
Applications should be sent to:
The Australian Training Awards
Attention: Ms Georgina Griffiths
(Location Code: C14MT6)
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
GPO Box 9880
Canberra ACT 2601
Contact the organisers for more information:
Phone: 13 38 73
Fax: (02) 6123 5343
Email australiantrainingawards@deewr.gov.au
Up to 10 Industry Awards are also presented to finalists in the Employer of the Year category. These awards are selected from the Employer of the Year applications received from states, territories and direct entry to the Australian Training Awards.
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework (AFLF) presents an Innovative Business Award 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 Australian Training Awards organisational categories.
The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence presents the Trades and Skills Teacher of the Year Award. The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence promotes and advances learning, teaching and training in Australian trades education and elevates the status of traditional trades and trades education as a career choice. The selection process is external to the Australian Training Awards.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) presents the VET Researcher of the Year Award. NCVER is Australia’s leading research and statistical organisation in vocational education and training (VET). This award recognises the outstanding contribution of a researcher in the field of vocational education and training. The selection process is external to the Australian Training Awards.
Judging is undertaken by panels of training professionals from industry, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and state training authorities.
Judging for the organisational categories as well as the Stella Axarlis Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year takes place in Canberra in the weeks prior to the Australian Training Awards presentation dinner.
Judging for the categories of Vocational Student of the Year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year, Australian Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year and Australian Apprentice of the Year will take place in Canberra on Tuesday, 17 November 2009.
The winner of a student or organisational category at the Australian Training Awards will receive $5000. Runners-up in the student categories receive $2500.