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2009 Minister's Awards for Excellence supported by Skills Australia

The Minister’s Awards for Excellence recognise and reward organisations and individuals who make an outstanding contribution towards the training of Australian Apprentices.

2009 Winners announced !

On Tuesday, 18 August 2009, the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, presented awards to winners of the 2009 Minister's Awards for Excellence at a presentation ceremony held in Canberra, at Parliament House.

The Winners

The Minister's Award for Support Services Excellence, recognises an individual employed in an Australian Apprenticeships Centre who demonstrates outstanding commitment to Australian Apprenticeships in their daily activities.
The Minister’s Award for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices, recognises those employers who demonstrate commitment, innovation and outstanding achievement in the training of Australian Apprentices.
The Minister’s Award for Excellence for Commitment to Australian Apprenticeships, recognises individuals who have made a significant, long-term contribution to the training of Australian Apprentices though their business or role within an organisation as a senior tradesperson, mentor, in a training-related role or as an employer.

Excellence

The online magazine showcasing the Minister's Awards for Excellence winners. (PDF 2.0MB | RTF 257KB)

The Selection Process

Entries in all categories were considered by judging panels (regional panels in the case of the Employer Awards and a National judging panel for the Minister’s Award for Support Services Excellence and Minister’s Award for Excellence for Commitment to Australian Apprentices) comprising senior departmental staff, industry/ employer representatives and state/ territory training authority representatives.

For the Employer of Australian Apprentices Award, winners were chosen from 22 regions across Australia. In the Minister’s Award for Support Services Excellence and Minister’s Award for Excellence for Commitment to Australian Apprenticeships categories, three national finalists were chosen for each award category. The winners were then interviewed by the judging panel to determine the national winners.

Winning employer applications

What are employers of Australian Apprentices doing to achieve standards of excellence? Recent feedback from organisations that applied for the 2009 Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprenticeships indicated that there was great interest in what it is that organisations are doing in the workplace to achieve excellent standards of training and support for employees.

As a way to share this best practice, the following applications from winning employers demonstrate what processes and programs have been initiated to provide positive outcomes for both the employer and Australian Apprentices.

The applications have been edited to ensure anonymity and employers from a range of industry sectors, organisational size and structures have been included.

MAE Employer Application A - ( PDF 185KB | RTF 167KB)
MAE Employer Application B - ( PDF 263KB | RTF 160KB)
MAE Employer Application C - ( PDF 65KB | RTF 181KB)
MAE Employer Application D - ( PDF 193KB | RTF 143KB)
MAE Employer Application E - ( PDF 178KB | RTF 125KB)
MAE Employer Application F - ( PDF 175KB | RTF 172KB)

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