Ms WALKER - 2008-09-17
Last Saturday evening, the Territory celebrated the achievements of our top trainees and apprentices at the NT Training Awards. Can the minister please provide the House with further details of the event which featured so many talented young Territorians?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nhulunbuy for her question. There were participants and trainees from Nhulunbuy who certainly had a good night at the training awards. It is a great event that honours, as everyone in this House knows, our top apprentices, trainees, VET students, businesses, VET teachers, trainers, and our registered training organisations. It was a privilege to be in the room with so many talented and hard-working Territorians, people who have put their heart and soul into either being trained or training others.
Throughout the evening we heard inspiring stories of dedication and achievement. I will name some of these remarkable Territorians today. The Awards were divided into 11 categories under three major areas - organisation, student and school.
The Employer of the Year in 2008 was Hastings Deering. The Training Provider of the Year was Connell Wagner. The Trainee of the Year was Christine Taylor from CDU. The Small Business of the Year was I AM Hair and Spa Lounge, based in Palmerston - I thought the Palmerston members would be happy about that. The VET in Schools Excellence Award was Nhulunbuy High School. The Training Initiative Award went to Group Training NT. The Trainee of the Year was Tiffany Knight, who studied for a Certificate III in Children’s Services. The Austin Asche Apprentice of the Year was Kirsty Lee Bulluss, who completed a Certificate III in Hairdressing.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year was Natasha Abbott from Central Australia, who completed a Certificate III in Business at CDU. The School-Based Apprentice of the Year went to Graeme Talbot, who completed Certificate III in Conservation Land Management at Taminmin High School. The VET in Schools Student of the Year was Alice Tulukava Taumalolo, who completed a Certificate I in Hospitality and Certificate I in Business from Nhulunbuy High School.
Nine of these 11 awards align with the Australian Training Awards. All the Territory winners of these awards will go on to represent the Northern Territory in the National Training Awards. I am very happy to announce - and I announced this on Saturday night to the room of nearly 400 people - that for the first time the National Training Awards will be held in Darwin. It will be held at our wonderful Convention Centre. We expect around 800 people to attend this gala event.
I wish all of our Territory nominees all the best for the awards. These remarkable Territorians and Territory businesses are an increasingly important part of the economic jigsaw. I congratulate all the entrants and winners on their outstanding achievements.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nhulunbuy for her question. There were participants and trainees from Nhulunbuy who certainly had a good night at the training awards. It is a great event that honours, as everyone in this House knows, our top apprentices, trainees, VET students, businesses, VET teachers, trainers, and our registered training organisations. It was a privilege to be in the room with so many talented and hard-working Territorians, people who have put their heart and soul into either being trained or training others.
Throughout the evening we heard inspiring stories of dedication and achievement. I will name some of these remarkable Territorians today. The Awards were divided into 11 categories under three major areas - organisation, student and school.
The Employer of the Year in 2008 was Hastings Deering. The Training Provider of the Year was Connell Wagner. The Trainee of the Year was Christine Taylor from CDU. The Small Business of the Year was I AM Hair and Spa Lounge, based in Palmerston - I thought the Palmerston members would be happy about that. The VET in Schools Excellence Award was Nhulunbuy High School. The Training Initiative Award went to Group Training NT. The Trainee of the Year was Tiffany Knight, who studied for a Certificate III in Children’s Services. The Austin Asche Apprentice of the Year was Kirsty Lee Bulluss, who completed a Certificate III in Hairdressing.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year was Natasha Abbott from Central Australia, who completed a Certificate III in Business at CDU. The School-Based Apprentice of the Year went to Graeme Talbot, who completed Certificate III in Conservation Land Management at Taminmin High School. The VET in Schools Student of the Year was Alice Tulukava Taumalolo, who completed a Certificate I in Hospitality and Certificate I in Business from Nhulunbuy High School.
Nine of these 11 awards align with the Australian Training Awards. All the Territory winners of these awards will go on to represent the Northern Territory in the National Training Awards. I am very happy to announce - and I announced this on Saturday night to the room of nearly 400 people - that for the first time the National Training Awards will be held in Darwin. It will be held at our wonderful Convention Centre. We expect around 800 people to attend this gala event.
I wish all of our Territory nominees all the best for the awards. These remarkable Territorians and Territory businesses are an increasingly important part of the economic jigsaw. I congratulate all the entrants and winners on their outstanding achievements.
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