The Australian Training Awards (ATA) are the premier national awards recognising excellence and best practice in vocational education and training.
State and territory winners compete for national titles in aligned categories, with 5 awards open to direct entry:
- Outstanding Achievement in the VET and Skills Sector Award
- Innovation in VET Award
- School Pathways to VET Award
- Australian Apprenticeships – Employer Award
- Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award.
Note: The Medium Employer of the Year category was discontinued at the national level in 2022. Queensland will undertake a pre-selection process to determine which 2 state winners from its Small, Medium and Large Employer of the Year categories will progress to national judging for the aligned Small and Large national employer awards.
Read more about the judging process.
National winners are announced at the Australian Training Awards at the end of each year.
Find out more about the Australian Training Awards.
2024 Australian Training Awards
Congratulations to Queensland’s Australian Training Awards winners:
- Small Employer of the Year Award – Gold Winner
Gunggandji-Mandingalbay Yidinji Peoples Prescribed Body Corporate Aboriginal Corporation (GMYPPBC) – Queensland - Industry Collaboration Award – Silver Winner
Palm Island Digital Service Centre - Small Training Provider of the Year Award – Silver Winner
On The Job training - Large Employer of the Year Award – Bronze Winner
Riviera Australia – Queensland
View all the ATA winners.
Congratulations to our 2024 national finalists! A total of 11 Queenslanders were named as finalists at the Australian Training Awards:
Individual categories
- Apprentice of the Year – Harry Roberts
- Trainee of the Year – Tessa Wallace
- Vocational Student of the Year – Atong Koot
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year – Rhonda Woolla
- Australian School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year – Chelsea Bostock
- VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year – Rebecca Hoffensetz
- Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award – Miriam Davies, TAFE Queensland
Business categories
- Industry Collaboration Award – Palm Island Digital Service Centre
- Small Employer of the Year Award – Gunggandji-Mandingalbay Yidinji Peoples Prescribed Body Corporate Aboriginal Corporation
- Large Employer of the Year Award – Riviera Australia
Training provider categories
- Small Training Provider of the Year Award – On the Job Training
Congratulations once again to all our winners and finalists for your outstanding achievements and contributions to VET!
Last updated 10 January 2025
