Applications for the 2012 Australian Training Awards National Focus categories are NOW OPEN.
The National Focus categories recognise outstanding contributions towards the attainment of Australia’s national vocational education training system (VET) priorities. In particular, the National Focus categories acknowledge contributions of individuals, schools, businesses and organisations which have had a significant impact on the VET sector.
In 2012, categories include:
This Award recognises those employers who have made innovative improvements in training Australian Apprentices in Australia.
This Award recognises community-based, not-for-profit organisations that demonstrate excellence and/or innovation in delivering pre-vocational education and training (VET) to their local community.
The award acknowledges the importance of an integrated system of quality training that offers multiple pathways to VET, particularly for hard-to-reach learners.
This Award recognises eligible organisations including schools, registered training organisations, industry bodies, employers that have collaboratively delivered an excellent vocational education and training (VET) program to secondary school students.
This Award recognises a registered training organisation that demonstrates outstanding achievement in embedding sustainability principles through their programs, products and work practices in the provision of nationally recognised training.
This Award recognises eligible individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership promoting and advancing quality to achieve positive outcomes in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
Applications for the 2012 National Focus categories are NOW OPEN.
Finalists of the 2012 National Focus categories will be recognised at the Australian Training Awards in Melbourne on Friday 16 November 2012.