The Minister’s Award for Excellence in Australian Apprenticeships Professional Support Services has been established by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to recognise the outstanding achievements of an individual working for an Australian Apprenticeships Centre. This Award rewards innovation and dedication and publicly recognises the achievements of an individual’s day to day work in ensuring excellence in working with Australian Apprenticeships.
This Award is through peer nomination i.e. a professional work colleague using the form attached to these guidelines.
All employees (or authorised agents) of Australian Apprenticeships
Centres are eligible to receive this award*.
The nomination form must be completed by a work/industry/professional
colleague (a person with a professional working relationship to the nominee)
who may be from, but not limited to, an Australian Apprenticeships Centre, a
State Training Authority, a Registered Training Organisation, an employer
etc. The form must also be endorsed by a work/industry/professional
colleague who is also prepared to be a referee to substantiate the claims in
the form.
*Eligible employees (or authorised agents) are those who are or were
employed by an Australian Apprenticeships Centre at some stage between 1
July 2006 and 30 April 2007.
Simply complete all sections of the Nomination Form and email to
ministersawards_2007@dest.gov.au
or send
to:
Alison Munro
Technology and Information Services Branch (Loc 723)
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
GPO Box 9880
Canberra ACT 2601
All nominations will be acknowledged on receipt and collated by the
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) National Office before
being sent to State/Territory selection panels.
Please do not include any attachments as these will not be considered in the selection process. Nominations close Friday 25th June 2007.
Nominations will be judged on a State basis, with the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory combining for the purpose of this process.
Each State/Territory will have their own selection panel which will comprise a representative from:
Selection Panels will NOT be determining winners from their own State or Territory.
Selection Panels will recommend to the DEEWR National Office the final three nominees including the winning nominee, for that particular State or Territory. DEEWR’s decision will be final. State/Territory winners will be advised by DEEWR about Awards ceremony details with their attendance at the Awards ceremony to be fully funded by DEEWR.
The remaining two nominees will be notified and awarded a framed certificate which will be sent via courier and not presented at the Awards ceremony.
All State/Territory winners’ nomination forms will be forwarded to a National Selection Panel comprising the Technology and Information Services Branch Manager and two industry representatives. The decision of the panel will be final. The winner will be announced at the Minister’s Awards for Excellence Awards ceremony on 22 August 2007.
Important information for applicants
The information collected on nomination forms may be used by DEEWR and
by contractors of DEEWR to publicly promote the programme locally or nationally.
In other instances, information on this form can be disclosed without your
consent where authorised or required by law.
Any inquiries in relation to the nomination form should be directed to Alison Munro on 02 6240 8964 or alison.munro@deewr.gov.au
