The Australian Training Awards 2020 took place via a virtual event held on 20 November 2020, celebrating outstanding achievements in the vocational education and training sector.
View the Awards Presentation event here.
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists who demonstrated excellence in such a challenging year.
2020 Winners and runners-up:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mary Campbell – tafe Queensland
National Achievement Award
Apprentice of the Year Award
Winner – Caitlin Radford – Tasmania
Runner-up – Braden Hellmuth – Queensland
Trainee of the Year Award
Winner – Breanna Cassidy – Queensland
Runner-up – Cheyne Pearce – Western Australia
Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year Award
Winner – Sebastian Connor – ACT
Runner-up – Cassandra O’Carroll – NSW
Vocational Student of the Year Award
Winner – Heetham Hekmat – Tasmania
Runner-up – Trent Caldwell – Western Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award
Winner – Lisa Cherie Birnie – ACT
Runner-up – Dale Dhamarrandji – Northern Territory
VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year Award
Winner – Kevin Nunn – Victoria
Runner-up – Steven Skinner – South Australia
Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award
Rachel Leigh Taylor – Northern Territory
Small Employer of the Year Award
Medium Employer of the Year Award
Outside Ideas – South Australia
Large Employer of the Year Award
SA Power Networks – South Australia
Australian Apprenticeships – Employer Award
Industry Collaboration Award
Small Training Provider of the Year Award
Builders Academy Australia – Victoria
Large Training Provider of the Year Award
South West Institute of TAFE – Victoria
School Pathways to VET Award
St Paul’s College, Kempsey – NSW
Click here to see all the winners, runners-up and finalists