About the NT Training Awards

Prizes are good, but nothing beats the fact that you can call yourself, and be recognised as, one of the best apprentices, trainees, vocational students, VET teacher/trainers, employers or registered training organisations in the Territory.

Winners of all NTTA awards will receive a framed certificate and a trophy.

The runner-up of all NTTA awards will receive a framed certificate.

Finalists of all NTTA categories will receive a finalist certificate.

All finalists will also receive relevant email signature blocks to add to their signature to let people know about their achievements.

Individual category winners will receive $3,500 each with the exception to the VET for Secondary Schools Student of the Year winner who will receive $2,500.

Individual category runners-up will all receive $1,500.

Business categories are no longer eligible for prize money in line with the Australian Training Awards.

There is no application fee for any award. The only costs involved are related to time and effort required to complete the nomination and address the assessment criteria, and taking the time to attend activities and events.

Reasonable expenses are covered for finalists. Please contact the team if you have questions regarding what the reasonable expenses include.

Panels consist of training specialists, VET practitioners, industry members, NT and Australian government representatives, previous award winners and sponsor representatives. People with appropriate experience and expertise are selected for every category.

The decisions of the judging panels are final.

Judges are looking for Ambassadors of the VET sector who are representatives that can inspire others with their journeys and encourage others to consider the VET path.

Judges will shortlist all nominations to 3 finalists in each category, finding a quality group of finalists who can demonstrate their achievements, share their stories about training and step into the role of encouraging others to take up the challenge of training.

To determine winners, judgements will also be made on future potential as ambassadors for the Territory and at the national level, at the Australian Training Awards, to represent the success that is possible through the VET sector in the NT.

Feedback will be for finalists only and not nominees who were not shortlisted as finalists.

Winners and finalists in the business categories are encouraged to promote themselves as a 'Winner/Runner-up/Finalist NT [category name] of the Year' in their print and electronic publications until August of the following year.

The NTTA team will provide individual and business finalists email signatures for each of these stages through the program.

Individuals and businesses can nominate themselves, provided they meet the eligibility criteria. Nominations are open to VET providers, employers, industry, and the wider community. Whether nominating yourself or someone else, ensure they meet the criteria and are willing to participate.

Eligibility will be checked throughout the nomination open period and the team may contact you requesting more information to be provided for your nomination to be considered.

Applicants can download blank versions of the nomination forms via the portal allowing you to complete the application offline before submitting. We highly recommend that you save a version of your entry offline in the rare situation the system doesn’t save your information.

Please note: The portal is set up to receive nominations from the applicant themselves. If you wish to nominate an individual or business, we encourage you to download the nomination form, sit with the nominee to support their application writing, then have them submit the nomination content.

It is imperative the nominee understand the expectations for dates they must commit to for the program, including:

• Ambassadors Weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
• Judging Day and Finalists and Sponsors Function (Monday proceeding Ambassadors Weekend)
• NTTA Gala Awards (Friday or Saturday night).

Further expectations is for winners to attend the Australian Training Awards Ambassadors week which, including travel, will be a full week commitment from a Monday to Saturday.

AI systems can be helpful in these nomination situations, however, we recommend you use it as a tool and not to answer questions completely. You must always read the details any AI system generates to ensure it is in line with your answers. Discretion is with the NTTA team and judges for entries to not be considered if it is apparent care has not been taken to complete the answers yourself, but rather completely using an AI system.