The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for vocational education and training, recognising innovation and excellence in the training sector.
The Australian Training Awards are the culmination of the state and territory awards with winners from each state and territory competing in the national finals.
This year the Australian Training Awards will be held in Darwin on 20 November.
Eleven award categories are presented at the Australian Training Awards including six organisational categories:
- Employer of the Year
- Prime Minister’s Small Business of the Year
- Australian Training Initiative
- VET in Schools
- Large Training Provider of the Year
- Small Training Provider of the Year
and five student categories:
- Australian Apprentice of the Year
- Australian Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year
- Stella Axarlis Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year; and
- Vocational Student of the Year.
The event includes Industry Award presentations and the Australian Flexible Learning Framework sponsored Innovative Business Award 
, which recognises the way in which an organisation has successfully demonstrated excellence in the use of information and communication technology in the delivery of education and training programs to clients and workforce employees. All shortlisted Australian Training Awards organisational finalists are eligible for this award.
The event also includes the inaugural Australian Trade Teacher of the Year Award sponsored by The Institute of Trade Skills Excellence. The Institute of 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 Institute is industry led, Federal Government funded and owned through its key stakeholders: ACCI, AI Group and the NFF.