10 May 2023 - Skills Facts 282

In today's newsletter:

• 2023 Tasmanian Training Awards – enter now
• 2023 Australian Training Awards come to Tasmania
• Celebrating the success of VET

2023 Tasmanian Training Awards – enter now

Tasmanian businesses are invited to enter the Tasmanian Training Awards, the peak celebration for the vocational education and training system. The Small and Large Employer, Small and Large Training Provider and Industry Collaboration Award categories are available for business nominations.

If you been thinking about entering this year’s awards but are yet to do so, then jump over to www.skills.tas.gov.au/trainingawards

Applications for the 2023 Tasmanian Training Awards close at 11:59pm on Monday, 29 May.

Winners of the five business awards receive a training awards trophy and will be nominated for the Australian Training Awards.

Nominate your employees and students

There are nine awards for individuals: Apprentice, Trainee, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Student, Vocational Student, School-based Apprentice or Trainee, VET in Schools Student, VET Teacher Trainer Equity Apprentice and Trainee and Equity Vocational Student.

Individual award winners receive $3,000 and a trophy. Winners of aligned categories will go on to represent Tasmania at the Australian Training Awards in Hobart in November.

If you need help with your application or have any questions, we can help. Call us on 03 6165 6008 or send us an email at jacqui.maclaine@skills.tas.gov.au 

For more information including nomination guides visit the Tasmanian Training Awards website www.skills.tas.gov.au/trainingawards

2023 Australian Training Awards come to Tasmania

The 2023 Australian Training Awards (ATA) take place this year in Hobart in November and you don’t have to be a Tasmanian Training Award category winner to qualify for the big night. The ATA is encouraging individuals and businesses to apply for the national direct entry categories.

There are five direct entry categories for the national awards. 
· Outstanding Achievement in the VET and Skills Sector 
· Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice 
· Australian Apprenticeships Employer 
· Innovation in VET 
· School Pathways to VET 

Applications for the five direct entry categories close on Wednesday, 31 May.

For details on how to enter visit the Australian Training Awards website: www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au/award-categories

Celebrating the success of VET

Over the past few years Skills Tasmania has been lucky enough to get to know many of the finalists and winners of the Tasmanian Training Awards and explore some of their stories through the Discover VET promotion.

One of the people we met on the journey is builder Richard Wilkinson who was the 2014 Tasmanian Apprentice of the Year. 

Richard chose to change professions from architecture to building and as a mature age apprentice commenced his journey in Carpentry before gaining a Certificate IV in Building and Construction with trainer Learning Partners. 

Richard now owns Drury Wilkinson Builders with his business partner and employs his own apprentices. 

Enjoy his story.