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Emma Hay Trainee of the Year Award 2014 Runner-up

National Leadership Award Nominations for 2015 are now closed. Nominations for 2016 open 1 December 2015. The National Achievement Award recognises an individual who has: made an established history of distinguished service to the vocational education and training (VET) sector made a lasting contribution to VET practice

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Rebecca Lyons Wright, Canberra It's hard to believe that just over a year ago I was sitting in class, hard at work on my final assessment and dreaming about a job on a Hollywood feature film. And here I am, 14 months later having achieved that goal- and so much more! The last 14 months have been a crazy roller coaster of

Regina Richardson, Western Australia My name is Reggie, I am a Yamatji woman of the Amangu group in the mid-west region of Western Australia. My family are one of the traditional owners of my beautiful harsh country and I have great pride in being able to call myself Aboriginal. I have spent all of my life growing up around family and

Miranda Borlini, Victoria My career journey has been a great experience. While it has been challenging at times, when I look back it has been very rewarding. When I reflect on my childhood and the strong influences I have had around me I think first of my mother, Merika, an Noongar women from Western Australia who started

Geoff Franklin My name is Geoff Franklin. In 2010, I made a purely business decision to purchase a neglected fish and chip shop in the Perth foothills. The objective was to get the place looking better, serve good, if not better food and on sell for a profit. I was 48 years old, had no commercial cooking

National Achievement Award The National Achievement Award is presented in recognition of an individual's outstanding leadership and contribution to the Australian VET sector for up to 25 years. This may be a new innovation, new knowledge, or ways to improve professional practice deemed to be above and beyond the everyday with

Disability Training Initiative Award Award

Taylor Wood Australian School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year Award 2014 Runner-up