If you have won an award that qualifies you as a finalist for the Australian Training Awards your state/territory awards co-ordinator will give you more information about the Australian Training Awards following the announcements at state/territory level.
Your application that won you your award at state level will be used for the Australian Training Awards and will be forwarded through your state/territory awards co-ordinator.
The Skills for Sustainability – Educational Institution Award recognises an educational provider that demonstrates outstanding achievement in delivering qualifications and skill sets that have embedded sustainability principles, through their programs, products and work practices in the provision of nationally recognised training.
To nominate, an institution must demonstrate how they are delivering outstanding skills for sustainability and also indicate which programs, products and/or work practices adhere to sustainability principles (social, economic, environmental) and be delivering nationally recognised training.
Applications need to address the Selection Criteria for Skills for Sustainability – Educational Institution Award (refer to Skills for Sustainability – Educational Institution Award document).
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.
Applications for the Skills for Sustainability – Educational Institution Award category must nominate direct to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations by Friday 30 July 2010.
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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
Email australiantrainingawards@deewr.gov.au
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 (refer to Employer of the Year document).
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 Friday 10 September 2010.
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 11 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.
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 will take place in Canberra in the weeks prior to the Australian Training Awards presentation dinner.
Judging for the student categories will take place in Sydney on Thursday, 18 November 2010.
The winner of a student or organisational category at the Australian Training Awards will receive $5000. Runners-up in the student categories receive $2500.