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TASMANIAN TRAINING AWARDS 2017
TASMANIA’S vocational education and training industry gathered at Wrest Point last night to recognise the year’s high achievers at the annual Tasmanian Training Awards.
More than 500 people attended the awards dinner, where the Minister for State Growth, Matthew Groom, presented awards to the winning students, trainers and employers.
The Tasmanian TrainingAwards are part of the
Australian Training Awards, sponsored by the Federal Government, and most of the state winners will represent Tasmania at the national awards to be held in Canberra, in November.
The TasTAFE Apprenticeof the Year was Ashton Brown,of Pipers River. Her chosen apprenticeship was Mobile Plant Technology. Federal Group Trainee of the Year was Emily Nixon, a business trainee from The Glen in the north east.
Other individual student winners included the Rotary Club of Deloraine Vocational Student of the Year, Colin Curlewis, TasTAFE Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year, Michelle Maynard, JobNet Tasmania VET in Schools Student of the Year, Mikayla Rumbold and Consumer, Building and Occupational Services School Based Trainee of the Year, Constance Perry.
Arop Majok of Morningtonwas named Work & Training
Equity Vocational Student of the Year, recognising a vocational student who has overcome significant obstacles to achieve success.
The annual awards also reward best practice by employers, trainers and training organisations, with South32 TEMCO winning the TCCI Large Employer of the Year Award, and JBS Devonport the TCCI Medium Employer of the Year.
Crusader Homes of New Norfolk was named the
Business and Employment Small Employer of the Year.
Tasmanian Secondary Colleges RTO accepted the award for Large Training Organisation of the Year and the 2017 Small Training Organisation of the Year was Avidity Training and Development.
This year’s VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year was Matt Eyles from Hobart College.
Neighbourhood Houses Tasmania and Avidity Training and Development
won the Swinburne University of Technology Industry Collaboration Award for their team approach to improving community training through Tasmania’s many neighbourhood houses and centres.
The annual Lance BarnardMemorial Award went to Bridget Fasnacht of Blackmans Bay, who has completed her Certificate III in Sport and Recreation through The Training and Business Company.
ABOVE: The 2017 Tasmanian Training Awards individual award winners are, from left, JobNet VET in Schools Student of the Year Mikayla Rumbold; TasTAFE Apprentice of the Year Ashton Brown; TasTAFE Aboriginal student of the Year Michelle Maynard; Rotary Club of Deloraine Vocational Student of the Year Colin Curlewis; Minister for State Growth Matthew Groom; Work and Training Equity Vocational Student of the Year Arop Majok; The Federal Group Trainee of the Year Emily Nixon; The VET Teacher of the Year Matt Eyles and CBOS School-based Trainee of the Year Constance Perry.
Excellence recognised
We would like to thank the Principal Sponsors of
the 2017 Tasmanian Training Awards
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THE Business Awards at theTasmanian Training Awardsrecognise outstandingachievement by employers inthe field of vocational edu-cation and training.
The title of TCCI Large Em-ployer of the Year for 2017 wasawarded to South32 TEMCO,at Bell Bay, for its commitmentto creating a supportive workenvironment in which employ-ees can learn and develop.
TEMCO is Australia’s onlyproducer of manganese alloy,servicing customers aroundthe world.
The company believes thatits sustainability depends onoffering relevant and qualitytraining and development op-portunities to all its employees.
The TCCI Medium Em-ployer of the Year is JBS De-vonport.
With an extensive presencealong the eastern seaboard ofAustralia including elevenmeat processing facilities, fivefeedlots and seven distributioncentres, JBS Australia is an in-dustry leader within the Aus-tralian meat industry.
JBS strives to be an em-ployer of choice, creating aworkplace team environmentboth physically and culturally.
The Business and Employ-ment Small Employer of theYear award went to Crusader
Homes, of New Norfolk, a con-struction company specialisingin custom-built homes in theDerwent Valley.
They believe that welltrained and engaged staff is thekey to providing value andgreat customer service, andtheir employees have attendedtraining both here and inter-state, keeping up with currentand new trends in the industry.
The Swinburne Universityof Technology Industry Col-
laboration Award rewardsskills development collabor-ation between an employer orindustry body and another or-ganisation.
This year, the award goes toNeighbourhood Houses Tas-mania with Avidity Trainingand Development.
Neighbourhood HousesTasmania is the peak body for35 Neighbourhood Housesaround the state.
In 2013 NHT carried out a
survey to assess the trainingneeds of staff, volunteers andparticipants in Tasmania’sNeighbourhood Houses, thenworked with Avidity Trainingand Development to designtraining programs which ad-dressed the identified needsand barriers.
All winners will have theopportunity to represent thestate at the Australian Train-ing Awards in Canberra laterin the year.
Employers honoured
ABOVE: Employer of the Year Award winners, from left, Small Employer of the Year Justin Derksen, of Crusader Homes; TCCI Large Employer of the Year Annette Hennessy, of South32 TEMCO; Industry Collaboration Award Carmen Gumley; of Neighbourhood Houses Tasmania and TCCI Medium Employer of the Year David Carnegie, of JBS Devonport.
THE JobNet Tasmania VET in Schools Student of the Year for 2017 is Hellyer College student Mikayla Rumbold, of Zeehan.
Mikayla has undertakena variety of vocational courses at school while considering future career options.
During Year 11 at Hellyer College, she completed a Certificate II in Hairdressing and enjoyed a work placement with Millennium Hair & Beauty, in Shorewell.
By the end of Year 12 this year she will have
completed two Certificate III qualifications, in Hospitality and Tourism.
“After my VET studies Iknow that I really enjoy meeting and dealing with a wide range of customers and can see my future in a customer service role in the tourism or hospitality industries.”
As JobNet VET in Schools Student of the Year, she wins $2000 sponsored by JobNet Tasmania, a $250 travel voucher from Andrew Jones Travel, and a specially designed trophy.
ABOVE: JobNet VET in Schools Student of the Year Mikayla Rumbold and JobNet’s Claudette Buxton.
Mikayla proves she’s a cut above the rest
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bellbayaluminium.com.au
We proudly congratulate
STUART ROGERS
FINALIST
APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
THE TASMANIAN TRAINING AWARDS 2017
(Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician) from Bell Bay Aluminium
Congratulations!
Genesis Meir-Anderson
FINALISTVocational Student of the Year2017 Tasmanian Training Awards
www.taswater.com.au
TasTAFE is proud to recognise the achievements of all our fi nalists and winners* in the 2017 Tasmanian Training Awards.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
APPRENTICE OF THE YEARFlinders Johnston - Certifi cate III in Mobile Plant Technology
Thomas Munnings - Certifi cate III in Automotive Electrical Technology
Jordan Ireland - Certifi cate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade
Stuart Rogers - Certifi cate III in Electrotechnology (Electrician)
Jonathan Stewart - Certifi cate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology
Ashton Brown - Certifi cate III in Mobile Plant Technology
Bray Austin - Certifi cate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology
Tom Plumbridge - Certifi cate III in Electrotechnology (Electrician)
TRAINEE OF THE YEAR
Liam Woodleigh-Hardinge - Certifi cate IV in IT Support
James Corrigan - Certifi cate III in Horticulture
EQUITY VOCATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Arop Majok - Certifi cate III in Aged Care and Certifi cate III in Community Care
*Denotes category winner
ABORIGINAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Sarah Pelikan - Certifi cate III in Education Support
Lori Charleston - Certifi cate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community)
Olivia Wells - Certifi cate III in Business Administration
SCHOOL-BASED APPRENTICE/TRAINEE OF THE YEAR
Chelsea Jones - Certifi cate III in Tourism
VET IN SCHOOLS STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Nick Stenning - Certifi cate II in Engineering
INDUSTRY COLLABORATION AWARD
TasTAFE Tour Guiding Program in collaboration with: • Tarkine Trails• Tasmanian Expeditions• The Bruny Island Long Weekend• The Freycinet Experience Walk• The Maria Island Walk• The Tasmanian Walking Company
Stornoway in collaboration with: • Department of Education• TasTAFE• Beacon Foundation
www.tastafe.tas.edu.au
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ASHTON Brown, of Pipers River, was named TasTAFE Apprentice of the Year for 2017, at last night’s Tasmanian Training Awards.
Ashton is employed byFarm Machinery Tasmania, inLongford, and completed herqualification in Mobile PlantTechnology through TasTAFEin January.
She grew up on the familydairy farm, and her interest inmechanics grew from helpingher father repair and maintainthe farm’s machinery.
An automotive VET courseundertaken as part of Year 12at Launceston Church Gram-mar confirmed her vocationalchoice.
“I was told several timesthat I wouldn’t be able to sus-
tain a career in such a maledominated industry, but I wasdetermined to follow my pas-sion,” she said.
As TasTAFE Apprentice of
the Year for 2017, Aston wins$3000 cash, a $250 travelvoucher from Andrew JonesTravel and a specially designedtrophy.
She will also be part of theTasmanian team to representthe state at the AustralianTraining Awards, to be held inCanberra, in November.
Engine-uity pays offABOVE: John Grant, of TasTAFE; TasTAFE Apprentice of the Year Ashton Brown and Minister for Growth Matthew Groom.
Apprentice finalists
Apprentice Finalist Qualification RTO Employer
Julian Blackaby Cert III in Carpentry Learning Partners Haven Built
Ashton Brown Cert III in Mobile Plant Technology TasTAFE Farm Machinery Tasmania
Stuart Rogers Cert III in Electrotechnology Electrician TasTAFE Bell Bay Aluminium
Flinders Johnston Cert III in Mobile Plant Technology TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer Australian Antarctic Division
Thomas Munnings Cert III in Automotive Electrical Technology TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer Tasmania Fire Service
Jonathan Stewart Cert III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer Tasmania Fire Service
Jordan Ireland Cert III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer Cement Australia
Bray Austin Cert III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer CJD Equipment
Tom Plumbridge Cert III in Electrotechnology Electrician TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer TasPorts
ABOVE: Gayle Plunkett, of the Rotary Club of Deloraine and Vocational Student of the Year Colin Curlewis.
Setting sites high gives Colin the edgeROTARY Club of Deloraine Vocational Student of the Year, Colin Curlewis, has been a site supervisor for Hansen Yuncken Ltd for seven years and is currently responsible for supervising its Parliament Square project in Hobart.
For Colin, married, withtwo young boys and a demanding job, the thought of vocational study was challenging, but he saw it as a way to improve his workplace effectiveness andto progress in the industry.
Last year, with the support of his employer, he completed his Certificate IV in Building and
Construction with Learning Partners and is now undertaking a Diploma of Project Management.
“I love my job and am keen to keep learning – I believe that my immediate goal of becoming a Project Manager on a major Hansen Yuncken project is now in sight,” he said.
As Tasmania’s Vocational Student of the Year, he receives $3000 from the Rotary Club of Deloraine, a $250 travel voucher from Andrew Jones Travel and a trophy. He will also represent Tasmania at the Australian Training Awards, in Canberra later this year.
Would like to congratulate our trainees
2017 Tasmanian Training Awards
Chelsea DeverellFinalist
Aboriginal Student of the Year
Maddison CurtisFinalist
Trainee of the Year
Bridget FasnachtFinalist
Trainee of the Year
Serena DaveyFinalist
Trainee of the Year
Would like to congratulate our trainees
Institute of Project Management is a proud fi nalist in the Industry Collaboration Award 2017 with Entura
Mr Genesis Meir-Anderson Finalist in the Vocational Student of the Year 2017
Ms Michelle Maynard Winner of the Aboriginal
Student of the Year Award 2017
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THIS year’s Federal GroupTrainee of the Year, EmilyNixon, grew up on a farm innorth east Tasmania and al-ways knew that agriculturewould play a part in her future.
Her interest in business de-veloped through undertakingbusiness studies in Year 11 and
12, with a view to moving on toan agricultural business de-gree.
A planned gap year afterYear 12 was short lived whenshe seized the opportunity toapply for a Business Trainee-ship through MEGT with hostemployer Roberts Ltd, a pos-
ition which combined her pas-sions for both business andagriculture.
She has now completedCertificate III in Business withtraining provider LearningPartners and sees her futureapplying her business skills inher chosen field of agriculture.
As Federal Group Traineeof the Year, she receives a$3000 cash prize, plus a $250travel voucher from AndrewJones Travel and a trophy, andwill represent Tasmania in theAustralian Training Awards, tobe held in Canberra, in No-vember.
Doing hard yards paysTRAINEE finalists
Qualification Rto EmployER
tegan Howe Cert IV in Information Technology Support NDA Computing Neveco Business IT Solutions
Jonathon Delaney Cert III in Information, Digital Media and Technology NDA Computing RBC IT Services
liam Woodleigh- Hardinge
Cert IV in Information Technology Support TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer Sacred Heart College
James corrigan Cert III in Horticulture TasTAFE Work & Training at host employer Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
melanie Haney Cert III in Individual Support Work & Training Work & Training at host employer Freemasons Homes
maddison curtis Cert III in Sport and Recreation The Training and Business Company Work & Training at host employer St Mary’s College
Bridget fasnacht Cert III in Sport and Recreation The Training and Business Company Work & Training at host employer Mount Carmel College
Serena Davey Cert III in Financial Services The Training and Business Company Easy Lending and Finance
Emily nixon Cert III in Business Learning Partners MEGT at host employer Roberts Limited
ABOVE: Federal Group Trainee of the Year Emily Nixon and Federal Group Executive General Manager of Corporate Affairs Daniel Hanna.
THE 2017 TasTAFE Aborigi-nal and Torres Strait IslanderStudent of the Year is MichelleMaynard, of Shearwater.
Last year, Michelle was ac-cepted as an intern in theNayri Niara Festival program,designed to build skills in pro-ject management for the NayriNiara Good Spirit Festival.
She completed CertificateIV in Project ManagementPractice through the Instituteof Project Management.
As a result of her studies,Michelle not only successfullydelivered her discrete projectfor the Festival, the Sand Cir-cle, but was promoted to therole of co-producer overseeingthe entire Nayri Niara Festival.
“The training has given methe confidence to challengemyself and to pursue a careerin events management andcreating community connec-tive experiences. It has opened
many doors for me,” she said. As Tasmania’s Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Stu-dent of the Year, she receives$3000 sponsored by TasTAFE,plus a $250 travel voucherfrom Andrew Jones Travel anda specially designed trophy.
She will also represent Tas-mania at the Australian Train-ing Awards, in Canberra, inNovember.
Skills manage to open many doors
ABOVE: TasTAFE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander of the Year Michelle Maynard.
Jordan River LearningFederation SeniorSchool | Year 11/12
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Contact the JRLF Senior School Office on 62 62 55 55for information regarding VET enrolments for 2018.
Jordan River Learning FederationDepartment Of Education
JESSE CLARK
SCOTT HUTCHISON
FINALIST
FINALIST
Vet in Schools Studentof the Year
Vet Teacher/Trainerof the Year
Rosny College congratulatesSpencer Rose, VET inSchools Student of the Year Finalist 2017For information on 2018 VET courses at Rosny College and
teggana Collective please visit:
www.rosnycollege.education.tas.gov.au or
contact the Rosny College VET offi ce on 6244 9295The Tasmanian Secondary Colleges RTO, code 60100, is the registered training organisation for these qualifi cations
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EACH year, the TasmanianTraining Awards recogniseoutstanding performance bytrainers and training organis-ations.
The VET Teacher/Trainerof the Year Award recognisesoutstanding individualachievement in VET training,and this year’s winner is MattEyles from Hobart College.
Matt uses his diverse life ex-perience as a registered nurse,science teacher and working inGovernment, community ser-vices and the Australian RedCross, to prepare young peoplefor the workplace.
He has developed and im-plemented the “Introductionto Nursing” course to engagestudents in the health sector,turning a classroom into a fivebed hospital and providing stu-dents with the opportunity to
gain real “hands-on” experi-ence with prospective employ-ers.
Matt’s innovative methodshave led to high attendancerates and outstanding out-comes.
As VET Teacher/Trainer ofthe Year Matt receives $3000and a trophy, and will rep-resent Tasmania at the Austra-lian Training Awards, inCanberra in November.
The Large Training Pro-vider of the Year for 2017 is theTasmanian Secondary Colleg-es RTO, which provides train-ing and assessment for VET inschools programs across eightsecondary colleges and 10 ex-tension Year 11/12 schoolsthroughout Tasmania.
With strong industry input,the TSC RTO has been an out-standing success over 10 years
and currently has 137 trainersand assessors delivering 146different VET programs to2769 students in schools andcolleges around the state.
The Small Training Pro-vider of the Year award waswon for the second consecu-tive year by Avidity Trainingand Development.
The Launceston-basedcompany has again recordedoutstanding achievement inhelping individual, communi-ties and organisations growand reach their full potential,demonstrating a high level ofprofessionalism and innova-tion, particularly in the equityspace.
The winners will have theopportunity to represent thestate at the Australian Train-ing Awards in Canberra laterin the year.
Recognition for our top trainers
ABOVE: The 2017 Tasmanian Training Awards Small Training Provider of the Year Monica and Simon Wiggins, of Avidity Training and Development; and the Large Training Provider of the Year Jane Allwright and Gaylene Allen of the Tasmanian Secondary Colleges RTO.
is proud to be a finalist for the
2017 Employer of the Year Award www.vantagegroup.com.au
MACKEY’SR O Y A L H O T E L
We proudly congratulateVET-in-Schools Student of the Year
GYC is a Catholic co-educational senior secondary college.We are enrolling now for 2018.
6238 4312 | [email protected] | www.gyc.tas.edu.auVET ENQUIRIES: Jane Milburn 6238 4350 | [email protected]
Chelsea JonesFINALIST
Chloe WiltonFINALIST
School-based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Georgia PerryFINALIST
Rebekah SmithFINALIST
For further information contact us on
1300 367 776 orwww.headoffi [email protected]
JobNet TasmaniaWould like to congratulateMs Mikayla Rumboldfor winning the VETin Schools Studentof the Year
JobNet is your local Apprenticeships SupportNetwork provider assisting with:
• Information for all Australian Apprenticeships andTraineeships
• Advice regarding Australian Government Incentivesavailable to eligible employers and the personal benefi ts,such as Trade Support Loan for Apprentices
• Assistance with the completion of the paperwork forboth registering the training contract and claiming theincentives
• Assistance in recruiting your apprentice• Ongoing support to you and your staff• Gateway Services for potential
Australian Apprentices
Julian BlackabyFINALIST
Apprentice of the Year
Emily NixonWINNER
Trainee of the Year
Richard WilkinsonFINALIST
Vocational Student of the Year
Colin CurlewisWINNER
Vocational Student of the Year
A big THANKYOU to our employers for their continued support
Learning Partners FINALIST
Small Training Provider of the Year
Learning Partners would like to congratulate our following learners:
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ABOVE: Work & Training Equity Vocational Student of the Year Arop Majok and Leeanne Wallace, from Work & Training.
SMITHTON’S ConstancePerry was named Consumer,Building and OccupationalServices School-based Traineeof the Year at last night’s Atthe Tasmanian TrainingAwards.
The award recognises a stu-dent who achieves excellenceas a trainee or apprentice whilestill at school.
Constance is currently en-rolled in Certificate II in RetailServices at Hellyer College andher employer is a boutiquebusiness Lizzy’s This ‘n That,located in Smithton.
She is also undertaking Cer-
tificate II in Tourism.Constance is aiming for a
service-related career whichinvolves working and interact-ing with people, and chose thetraineeship to advance herskills and knowledge in theworkplace.
As School-based Trainee ofthe Year she wins $3000 spon-sored by CBOS, a $250 travelvoucher from Andrew JonesTravel and a specially designedtrophy, and she will also rep-resent Tasmania at the Austra-lian Training Awards whichwill be held in Canberra, in No-vember.
Being sold on retail pays dividends
THE Equity Awards at theTasmanian Training Awardsrecognise students who haveovercome significant obstaclesto achieve success.
The Work and TrainingLtd. Equity Vocational Studentof the Year is Arop Majok, ofMornington.
Arop is from South Sudanand arrived in Tasmania in2006 after spending most ofhis childhood in a Kenyan
refugee camp, with little accessto formal schooling.
He began his vocationaleducation here with TasTAFE,enrolling in Certificate I inSpoken and Written English,and has since completed sixmore vocational courses, mostrecently Certificate III in AgedCare and Certificate III inCommunity Care, while em-ployed with Oak Possability.
No stranger to hardship,
Arop has made the most of hisopportunities here and his de-termination and self belief hasled to success.
Last year his hard workmade it possible to travel backto South Sudan to see hismother for the first time in 23years.
As winner of the equityaward, Arop will receive $1000and a specially designed tro-phy.
Self-belief spells success
ABOVE: CBOS School-based Trainee of the Year Constance Perry.
Arop makes most of opportunities
THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL BUILDING GOOD MEN
THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL 71 Nelson Road, Sandy Bay
www.hutchins.tas.edu.au
The Hutchins School proudly congratulates
Mrs Linda BONNITCHA
Finalist, VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year
Nicholas STENNING
Finalist, VET in Schools
Student of the Year
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