| Step |
Action |
| 1 |
Applications received and recorded by DEEWR |
| 2 |
Acknowledgement An email acknowledging receipt will be sent to the applicant (within four working days). |
| 3 |
Short listing Independent evaluator reads and rates all applications to short list to the six highest-ranking applications. |
| 4 |
Finalist selection The Judging Panel short lists to three finalists. |
| 5 |
Site visits Evaluator conducts site visits of category finalists and verifies claims made in the applications. Site visit reports are sent to the judging panel. |
| 6 |
Judging day Finalists attend a Judging Day in Canberra. Judging panel determines a single winner for each category. |
| 7 |
Australian Training Awards –presentation event Finalists attend the Australian Training Awards presentation event in Melbourne on 16 November 2012. |