Illawarra & South East NSW Region
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2023 Illawarra & South East NSW Training Awards Winners
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year
Jayden Simms
Qualification: Certificate III in Waste Management
Trained by: Fusion Training Solutions
Employed by: HVTC Shoalhaven
Apprentice of the Year
Thomas Eyre
Qualification: Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade
Trained by: TAFE NSW
Employed by: Apprenticeship Careers Australia
School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Jasmin Brunette
Qualification: Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade
School: Eden Marine High School
Trained by: TAFE NSW
Employed by: Acora Reneco
Trainee of the Year
Tahliah Duck
Qualification: Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Trained by: ECTARC
Employed by: ECTARC
VET in Schools Student of the Year
Riley McCann
Qualification: Certificate II in Engineering Pathways
School: Dapto High School
Trained by : Public Schools NSW, Wagga Wagga
VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year
Wendy Antony
Employed by: BSI Learning
Vocational Student of the Year
Acacia Penney
Qualification: Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery
Trained by: Quality College of Australia
About the committee
The role of the Illawarra & South East NSW Regional Vocational Training Committee (IVTC) is to recognise and promote vocational education and training excellence in our region, particularly through apprenticeships and traineeships. Regional Training Awards are held each year to recognise local achievements.
With the growing importance of vocational training in enhancing the region’s prosperity, the awards play a critical role in our economic landscape by encouraging and celebrating excellence in a broad range of work, community and life skills. Organisations that participate as sponsors in the regional awards are recognised as leading contributors in building a skilled region which, in turn, assists with addressing the national skills shortage.
The Regional Training Awards are organised by the IVTC, which has been active in the region now for more than 50 years. This region covers a large area from Helensburgh in the north, to Eden in the south, and out to Cooma/Monaro, Queanbeyan, Yass, Goulburn and the Southern Highlands.
The IVTC comprises key stakeholders from within the vocational education and training and business arenas.
Each year award winners represent the region at the annual NSW Training Awards in Sydney and may progress to the National Awards.
In 2020 Illawarra and South East Regional NSW were successful in having 3 finalists at the State awards:
- Apprentice-Joshua Nickl - Retail Baking
- Trainee -Shayd Flegg - Early Childhood Education & Care
- SBAT- Cassandra O’Carroll- Conservation & Land Management
Joshua and Cassandra went on to represent the Region at the Australian National Training Awards with Cassandra selected as Runner-up in her category.
Postcodes covered by this region include:
- 2500-2551
- 2575-2584
- 2600-2633
- 2900-2914
Ambassadors
- Troy Everett
- Billy Fox
- Jem Joyce
- Chloe Herbert
Committee members
Name | Organisation |
---|---|
Amanda Whittall | Apprenticeship Support Australia |
Dannelle Robson – Secretary | WEA Illawarra |
Darryl Leslie – Chair | Endeavour Energy |
Dot Hennessy – Media Officer | Rotary Club of Wollongong |
Elizabeth Thomas | UOW College |
Jill Heaton – Treasurer | The Unleashed Collective |
Kamila Wilk – Public Officer | Training Services NSW |
Lyn Eckersley | Training Services NSW |
Marty Burgess | Workplace Learning Illawarra |
Megan Thorpe – Marketing Officer | 1300Apprentice |
Natalie Fernandes - Assistant Secretary / Assistant Treasurer | ECTARC |
Rebecca Radic | Illawarra ITeC |
Stuart Wilkinson | TAFE NSW |
Tony Keir – Vice Chair | Apprenticeship Support Australia |
Our sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
- ACCM
- WGE Group
Gold Sponsors
- Endeavour Energy
- MEGT
- Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
- Apprenticeship Support Australia
- HVTC
- 1300apprentice
- Southern IML Pathology
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy – AusIMM Illawarra Branch
- ECTARC
- Australian College of Higher Studies
Silver Sponsors
- Kiama & Shoalhaven Community Colleges
- BlueScope WIN Community Partners
- UOW College Australia
- T & C Services Pty Ltd
- Illawarra ITeC
Bronze Sponsor
- The Disability Trust
- Workplace Learning Illawarra
- VERTO
Regional Community Sponsors
- WEA Illawarra
- Flagstaff
- Stuart Alexander Chocolates
- Rotary District 9675
Contact details
For more information about the Illawarra & South East NSW Regional Training Awards, please contact:
Lyn Eckersley
E: lynette.eckersley@det.nsw.edu.au
P: 0400 316 308