WORLDSKILLS AUSTRALIA

The Worldskills Competition is a national skill based competition that operates on a two year cycle.  In Year 11 VET students can enter a World Skills School Competition in any of the following competitions: Automotive, Business Services, Brick & Block Laying, Construction, Commercial Cookery, Electrotechnology, Food and Beverage, Information Technology, Metal and Engineering, Primary Industries & Retail.

If successful at the School level, the student is then able to progress to the Regional, Zone and/or National Finals.

Interested? Ask your teacher for more details or visit https://www.worldskills.org.au/

STATE TRAINING AWARDS – Be Recognised

The NSW Training Awards are conducted annually by the NSW Department of Industry to recognise outstanding achievement in the vocational education and training sector.
Some of the Award categories that are available to school students are listed below:

School based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

VET in Schools Student of the Year

VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year

Applications close March each year. For more details and to apply click here

Emily Vardanega
James Sheahan Catholic High School

Finalist

NSW VET in Schools Student of the Year 2020

Keeley O’Neil
MacKillop College

Finalist

NSW VET in Schools Student of the Year 2019

Maddison Weal
MacKillop College

Finalist

NSW VET in Schools Student of the Year 2018

Johnathan Emery
St Matthews Catholic School

Finalist

NSW School Based Apprentice of the Year 2017

Australian Training Awards

School Pathways to VET Award

The School Pathways to VET Award recognises eligible organisations including schools, registered training organisations (RTO), group training organisations, industry bodies and employers that have collaboratively delivered one (or more) excellent vocational education and training (VET) programs to secondary school students.

2021 Finalist – St Raphaels Catholic School

https://www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au/finalist/st-raphaels-catholic-school

Diocesan Awards

The VET Student of the Year Award & the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander VET Student of the Year Award recognises Yr12 students who have demonstrated exceptional skill, commitment and achievement while undertaking a Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools program, TAFE VET (EVET) or a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship (SbAT) as part of their High School Certificate (HSC).

To nominate for either Award use this application form.