2024 Western NSW Region Training Awards Winners

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year

Elizabeth Scholes-Walker
Qualification: Certificate IV in Business
Trained by: Australian Training Plus
Employed by: Joblink Plus

Apprentice of the Year

Annalise Brouwer
Qualification: Certificate III in Mobile Plant Technology
Trained by: TAFE NSW
Employed by: Newcrest Mining Ltd

School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

Brooklyn Cole
Qualification: Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
School: Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus
Trained by: TAFE NSW
Employed by: Bathurst Little Learning Centre

Trainee of the Year

Hannah Harland
Qualification: Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Trained by: Sureway Skills Training Pty Ltd
Employed by: Gilgandra Preschool Inc

VET in Schools Student of the Year

Annalise Hansen
Qualification: Certificate II in Kitchen Operations
School: MacKillop College
Trained by: Catholic Education Diocese of Bathurst

VET Trainer/Teacher of the Year

Max Rabbett
Field of Study: Business, Hospitality and Retail
Employed by: Sureway Skills Training Pty Ltd

Vocational Student of the Year

Samantha Zannes
Qualification: Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Trained by: ECTARC
Employed by: Jenny's Kindergarten and Early Learning Centre - Bathurst

Postcodes covered by this region include:

• 2386-2387
• 2671-2672
• 2721
• 2787-2800
• 2804-2806
• 2808-2880

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Contact details

For more information about the Western NSW Regional Training Awards, please contact:
Kaye Stevenson
E: kaye.stevenson@det.nsw.edu.au
M: 0407 320 452

Leanne McKenzie
E: Leanne.Mckenzie2@det.nsw.edu.au
M: 0457 544 370