2010 finalists selected

The finalists for the individual categories of the WA Training Awards 2010 have now been selected.

From the 183 applications, 45 went on to become semi-finalists and now only 25 finalists remain.

WA Apprentice of the Year 2010 – sponsored by ApprentiCentre
Emerson Lievense - Industrial Training Institute
David Moodie - Polytechnic West
Emma-Jane Potter - Polytechnic West
Cameron Wetton - West Coast Institute of Training

WA Trainee of the Year 2010 – sponsored by GESB
Hayley Easter - Central Outback Training
Jane Gillmore - Kimberley TAFE
Kaspar Noakes - Western Australia Police Academy
Brendan Ryan - Western Australia Police Academy

WA Vocational Student of the Year 2010 – sponsored by AMA Apprenticeship and Traineeship Services
Denese Smythe - C.Y. O'Connor College of TAFE
Krista-Lee Swart - Flowers Design School
Erika Tharratt - WA College of Agriculture - Denmark
Angela Vitalich - Central Institute of Technology

WA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year 2010 – sponsored by The Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation
Ratehi Hirini - CCI Industrial Training Institute
Eugene Winmar - Challenger Institute of Technology
Deborah Bonar - Kidogo Art Institute
Kaila Riley - West Coast Institute of Training
Lucas Kickett - Polytechnic West

WA School-based Apprentice of the Year 2010 – sponsored by AHG
Benjamin Burgoyne - Australian Trades College WA
Hudson O'Dwyer-Flynn - Australian Trades College WA
Rowan Southwell - West Coast Institute of Training
Daniel Watt - Australian Trades College WA

WA Trainer of the Year 2010 – sponsored by the Training Accreditation Council
Charles Dornan – Central Institute of Technology
April Jorgensen – Australasian Academy of Cosmetic Dermal Science
Andrew Nicholson – Great Southern Institute of Technology
Steven Paxman - C.Y. O'Connor College of TAFE

2010 Organisational finalists announced

Finalists in the organisational categories of the WA Training Awards 2010 have now been decided.

Congratulations to this year’s finalists.

WA Small Business of the Year 2010 - sponsored by the Australian Institute of Management
Subicare Child Care
Verriers Engineering Services

WA Employer of the Year 2010 – sponsored by the Australian Institute of Management
Badge Construction
Burswood Entertainment Complex
Chevron Australia
City of Cockburn
Rio Tinto Iron Ore

WA Training Initiative 2010 – sponsored by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy
MPA Skills
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
SMYL Community Services
South West Regional College of TAFE

WA VET in Schools Excellence 2010 – sponsored by Apprenticeships Australia
Kimberley TAFE
WA College of Agriculture, Cunderdin
WA College of Agriculture, Denmark

WA Small Training Provider of the Year 2010 – sponsored by XLT Industrial Training
College of Electrical Training
Motor Industry Training Association
MPA Skills
Royal Life Saving Society Western Australia Inc

WA Large Training Provider of the Year 2010 – sponsored by The Sunday Times
Durack Instititute of Technology
Polytechnic West

WA International Training Provider of the Year 2010 - sponsored by the Department of Education Services
Central Institute of Technology
College of Innovation and Industry Skills
Kingston Training and Employment