Australian Training Awards
The Australian Training Awards are the peak national awards that showcase best practice in vocational education and training.
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Congratulations to our 2022 Australian Training Awards winners
We warmly congratulate all Victorian winners at 2022’s Australing Training Awards.
In 2022 Victoria was triumphant again, with 6 winners, 2 runner-ups and a bronze medal out of the 15 award categories – including winning the Large Training Provider of the Year Award for the 7th year in a row.
Read more about Victoria’s winners and finalists
Congratulations to our 2021 Australian Training Awards winners
The winners of the 2021 Australian Training Awards were announced on Thursday 18 November. Victorians won four awards, and were finalists for another eight.
Congratulations to all 2021 finalists and winners for showcasing our great sector.
Read more about Victoria’s winners and finalists
The Australian Training Awards are the peak national Awards that showcase best practice in vocational education and training.
Winners from each state and territory (in aligned categories) have the opportunity to compete for a national award title. The Australian Training Awards also has a number of awards that are available by direct entry.
For further information regarding the Australian Training Awards please visit the Australian Training Awards website.
Success for Victoria at the Australian Training Awards
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- Australian Training Awards 2021
The 2021 Australian Training Awards were hosted virtually on Thursday 18 November and Victoria emerged victorious in the following categories:
- Vocational Student of the Year Award – Samantha Daly, Swinburne University of Technology
- Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award – Dean Champ, Box Hill Institute
- Large Training Provider of the Year Award – William Angliss Institute (for the sixth year running, a Victorian training provider has won this award)
- Australian Apprenticeships - Employer Award – WPC Group - Esso Australia
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award ‘Runner-Up’ – Lucas Price, Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Limited
The following Victorian Training Awards winners represented Victoria at the 2021 Australian Training Awards and were finalists in their respective categories:
- Apprentice of the Year Award – Andrew Jan, Bendigo TAFE
- Trainee of the Year Award – Samantha Brown, Federation University TAFE
- Australian School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year Award – Laura Davidson, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE and Mildura Senior College
- VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award – Julie Kramer, Bendigo TAFE
- Small Training Provider of the Year Award – Builders Academy Australia
- Large Employer of the Year Award – Metro Trains Melbourne
- Small Employer of the Year Award – Swell Constructions
- Australian Training Awards 2020
The 2020 Australian Awards were hosted virtually on Friday 20 November and Victoria took out the top prize in the following categories:
- Teacher/Trainer of the Year: Kevin Nunn, TAFE Gippsland
- Large Training Provider of the Year: South West Institute of TAFE (for the fifth year running, a Victorian training provider has won this award)
- Small Training Provider of the Year - Builders Academy Australia
The following VTA Winners represented Victoria at the 2020 Australian Training awards and were finalists in their respective categories.
- Apprentice of the Year - Shona McGuigan
- Trainee of the Year - Nicole Barrow
- Vocational Student of the Year - Simon Watts
- School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year - Van Sui Thawng
- Koorie Student of the Year - Matthew Atkinson
- Industry Collaboration Award - SuniTAFE Aged Care Leadership Development Collaboration
- Australian Training Awards 2019
At the 2019 Australian Training Awards ceremony on 21 November in Brisbane, Victoria took out the top prize in the following categories:
- Industry Collaboration Award: Holmesglen Institute and Royal Children’s Hospital
- Large Training Provider of the Year Award: Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (fourth year running that a Victorian training provider has won this award)
- Australian School-Based Apprentice of the Year Award ‘Runner Up’ - Heidi Liesel-Rasmussen
The following VTA winners represented Victoria at the 2019 Australian Training awards and were finalists in their respective categories.
- Vocational Student of the Year Award - Rachael Hilder
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander of the Year Award - Tanya McDonald
- Trainee of the Year Award- Daniela Feldman
- Apprentice of the Year Award - Jake Carter
- VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award- Jodi Rechsteiner-Sanders
- Large Employer of the Year Award - Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority
- Small Training Provider of the Year Award - Ringwood Training
- Australian Training Awards 2018
At the 2018 Australian Training Awards ceremony on 15 November in Sydney, Victoria took out the top prize in the following categories:
- National Achievement Award - Jennie Barrera
- Australian Apprenticeships - Employer Award - Siemens Ltd.
- Large Employer of the Year - PACCAR Australia
- International Training Provider of the Year - Box Hill Institute Group
- Large Training Provider of the Year - Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Congratulations also to our two runners-up in the very hotly contested individual categories:
- Amanda Woodhams - Australian Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year Award
- Alyssa Heard - Australian Apprentice of the Year Award
The following VTA winners represented Victoria at the 2019 Australian Training awards and were finalists in their respective categories.
- VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award - Wendy Lever-Henderson
- Vocational Student of the Year Award - Elise Stewart
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award - Lewis Brown
- Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year Award - Sophie Babycz
- Industry Collaboration Award - Holmesglen Healthscope Industry Collaboration
- Small Training Provider of the Year Award - Builders Academy Australia
- Large Training Provider of the Year Award - Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Direct entry categories
Victorian Training Award winners are nominated to represent the state in eleven award categories at the Australian Training Awards. The following categories are also open for direct entry to the national awards. For more information and to apply, please visit the Australian Training Awards website.
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- The Outstanding Achievement in the VET and Skills Sector Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented in recognition of an individual’s outstanding leadership and contribution to the VET sector for more than 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 a long-lasting impact in the sector.
- Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award
The Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award recognises innovation and excellence by an individual involved in improving English language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills in an educational, community or workplace context.
- Innovation in VET Award
The Innovation in VET Award recognises and celebrates innovation initiatives in the vocational education and training (VET) and skills sector.
- School Pathways to VET Award
The School Pathways to VET Award recognises eligible organisations including schools, registered training organisations, group training organisations, industry bodies and employers that have collaboratively delivered one (or more) excellent vocational education and training programmes to secondary school students.
- Australian Apprenticeships - Employer Award
The Australian Apprenticeships - Employer Award recognises those employers who have made innovative improvements in training which provide beneficial outcomes for their apprentices and/or trainees in Australia and to their local community. Nominees for this award are ineligible to nominate for the Victorian Employer Award for Apprenticeship Development.
Further information
For further information about the Australian Training Awards direct entry categories, see:
- Australian Training Awards
- Australian Training Awards on Twitter
- Australian Training Awards on Facebook
Contact
To contact the Australian Training Awards team, phone 02 6240 9874 or email australiantrainingawards@education.gov.au
Updated 12 January 2026
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