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 announcement of your win 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 (Loc 723)
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 8 September 2008.
Applications should be sent to:
The Australian Training Awards (Loc 723)
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 7561
Email australiantraingawards@dest.gov.au
Up to 10 Industry Awards are also presented to finalists in the Employer of the Year category.
The AFLF also presents an Innovative Business Award which is 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 Australian Training Awards organisational categories.
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 for the Stella Axarlis Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year takes place in Canberra in the weeks prior to the Australian Training Awards gala dinner.
Judging for the categories of Australian Apprentice of the Year, Australian Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year, Vocational Student of the Year and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year will take place in Darwin on Tuesday 18 November 2008.
The winner of a student or organisational category at the Australian Training Awards will receive $5000. Runners up of student categories receive $2500.