The Australian Vocational Student Prize (AVSP) promotes the value of gaining vocational skills while at school and recognises the important role vocational education plays in preparing students for further training and employment.
Each year schools are invited to nominate students who have chosen to pursue a practical training pathway while completing their senior secondary studies and demonstrated outstanding vocational and employability skills while undertaking a Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools program or an Australian School-based Apprenticeship.
Up to 500 prizes are awarded each year and winners receive a certificate and $2000. The highest achieving AVSP winners are also eligible for the Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence in School, with an additional $2000 for the winners.
2011 Australian Vocational Student Prize
Nominations for the 2011 AVSP closed late last year and all of the nominations have been assessed by state and territory panels. A process is now underway to select the winners of the Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence in School. More information about this award can be found below.
All nominees and their schools will be notified of the outcome by mail and a list of winners will appear on this webpage. We are planning for the winners to be announced in June 2012.
Thank you to all schools that submitted nominations and good luck to all the nominees!
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for the AVSP, students must:
- have completed, or be due to complete, Year 12 in the year of nomination
- have completed, or be due to complete, a VET in Schools program or an Australian School-based Apprenticeship to a minimum Certificate II as part of their senior secondary studies
- have their vocational education and training or Australian School-based Apprenticeship results recorded on their senior secondary certificate
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
2010 Winners
Winners of the 2010 AVSP and Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence in School were announced on 6 July 2011. Congratulations to all winners and their schools!
Past winners of the AVSP
Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence in School
The Prime Minister’s Award for Skills Excellence in School provides further recognition for the highest achieving recipients of the Australian Vocational Student Prize.
This prestigious award recognises Year 12 students who have demonstrated exceptional skill, commitment and achievement while participating in vocational education and training as part of their senior secondary certificate.
Winners of this award are selected from the categories of highest achieving student in each state and territory, the highest achieving Indigenous student, and the highest achieving students in each represented industry group. Each winner receives a certificate and $2000.
Past winners of the Prime Minister’s Award