How to enter

Before you jump into the nomination portal:

1. Check your eligibility and conditions of entry
2. Confirm which region you belong to
3. Review the relevant eligibility and selection criteria pdf for your category
   
4. Collect any supporting documentation you may need (review the relevant Eligibility and Selection Criteria pdf)
5. Confirm your Endorser and their details
6. Check our submission tips.

Nomination process

1. Register or login to the online portal.
2. Confirm your email - an email will be sent to you to confirm your account before you can start. Note: this applies to new users only.
3. Complete all nomination sections.
4. Include an Endorser and provide their contact details (note: Your Endorser has until 9 February 2026, 4pm to endorse your nomination).
5. Submit before closing date.
6. Check your email confirming your nomination.

Submission tips

• Write clearly and simply; dot points are fine
• Prepare responses to selection criteria in Word (or similar) before pasting into the online form
• Refer to any supporting attachments in your nomination
• Use practical examples to support your statements (e.g. if you say you understand industry trends, give examples).
• Do not exceed the word limit for each response.
• Speak with your Endorser before adding their contact details - all nominations must be endorsed to be eligible

Supporting attachments

individuals must provide a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 supporting attachments.

Organisations must provide a minimum of 2 and a maximum fo 10 supporting attachments.

You must ensure that your responses to the selection criteria are the focus of your nomination and that the supporting documentation serves as additional evidence/support for your criteria responses.

There are 2 types of supporting attachments:

• Mandatory documentation – required for your nomination to be accepted
• Optional attachments – additional information that can support your nomination

Mandatory documentation

Apprentices, Trainees and Vocational Awards

You must provide evidence of your completion date or early completion, such as:

• a Certificate of Proficiency, or
• a signed Request for Competency-Based Completion with Registered Training Organisation (RTO) evidence

School-Based Awards (SBAT and VET in Schools)

You must provide:

• course confirmation, showing the qualification or course you are enrolled in
• confirmation of current school enrolment, such as a signed letter from your principal or teacher

VET Teacher/Trainer Award

You must provide:

• evidence of your current Training and Assessment qualification

Organisation categories

You must provide:

• a CEO or Managing Director endorsement letter, and
• the most recent NCVER data (for Registered Training Organisations)

Optional attachments

You are encouraged to include additional documents to strengthen your application.

For individuals

You may include:

• your resume
• details of awards or prizes received
• a reference or letter of support
• workplace or training photos showing you in action

For organisations

You may include:

• workplace or action photographs

Tips

• Only attach clear, legible copies of your documents.
• Combine related items into a single file where possible.
• Check that all mandatory documents are included before submitting your nomination.

Visit the FAQs page for further information or send your enquiry to email: nsw.trainingawards@det.nsw.edu.au