EPIC ITB Newsletter Special Edition 2009

 

 

VICTORIAN TRAINING AWARDS 2009

 

 

 

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The EPIC Industry Training Board Newsletter is proudly supported by: Australian Computer Society Optus Comptia AIG Training Services Konica Minolta Silcar NMIT To remove your name from our mailing list, please click here. Questions or comments? Email us at sspice@epicitb.com or call (03) 1299/5409 The Victorian Training Awards are one of the ways the Victorian Government rewards outstanding achievements and innovations in vocational education and training. The Awards recognise the valuable contribution of apprentices, trainees, students, teachers, employers, training providers and industry in building a world-class vocational education and training system in Victoria. Nominations for the 2009 Victorian Training Awards are now open and information and nomination forms are available, please click here. The winners of the Victorian Training Awards (with the exception of the Victorian VET Client Service/Support Award and the Victorian Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award) may represent Victoria as finalists at the Australian Training Awards to be held in Canberra in November 2009. The awards Thirteen Awards are presented each year, delivering a pathway of achievement that spans across the vocational education and training system. The Awards are: Victorian School-based Apprentice of the Year Award Victorian Apprentice of the Year Award Victorian Koorie Student of the Year Award Victorian Trainee of the Year Award Victorian Vocational Student of the Year Award Victorian Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award Victorian VET Client Service/Support Excellence Award Victorian Large Training Provider of the Year Award Victorian Small Training Provider of the Year Award Victorian Training Initiative of the Year Award Victorian VET in Schools Excellence Award Victorian Employer of the Year Award Victorian Small Business of the Year Award Each winner receives a trophy, and 10 award winners, including each student winner receive $10,000. Key dates for the 2009 awards program are: Nominations open: 10 March 2009 Application seminars: 30 March – 2 April 2009 Nominations close: 15 May 2009 Judging commences: 18 May 2009 Finalists notified: 24 June 2009 Judging completed: 13 July 2009 Presentation Dinner: 20 August 2009 2009 Important Information The 2009 Victorian Training Awards Nomination booklet is now available in PDF format. 2009 Victorian Training Awards Nomination booklet (PDF 2.3MB) For individual application forms, visit your specific award category page. Licensing Line News To read the latest edition of the Licensing Line News, please click here. EE-Oz Training Standards The latest edition of the E-Bulletin with news from around Australia. Please click on the hyperlink. E-Bulletin Be a star in training Shepparton 12.30 pm 1 April Goulburn Ovens TAFE Harder Auditorium Shepparton Campus Fryers Street Shepparton 3630 Map of Goulburn Ovens TAFE, Shepparton Campus Newborough 12.00pm 2 April 2009  GippsTAFE Theatrette Yallourn campus Monash Road Newborough 3825 Map of GippsTAFE, Yallourn Campus 2009 Application writing seminars To assist applicants in writing their applications, there will be seminars held in Melbourne, Ballarat, Shepparton and Newborough. The seminars cover the application process, past winner experiences and tips for writing winning applications. The first application seminar was held last year and was useful and informative for all who attended. Two attendees went on to win awards at both the state and national levels. The 2009 seminars are: Melbourne     5.30 pm 30 March 2009  Treasury Theatre Lower plaza, 1 Macarthur Street East Melbourne 3002 Map of Treasury Theatre Ballarat 1.00 pm 31 March 2009 Ballarat University, SMB Campus Brewery Theatre Brewery Complex Lydiard Street South Ballarat 3350 Map of Ballarat University, SMB Campus Map of the Brewery Complex