How to enter

Eligibility

Please ensure you review the requirements for the award category you wish to enter and check you are eligible.

If you identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, please ensure you tick the box acknowledging this, in order to be considered in this category.

Submission questions

Prepare a written document (a submission) addressing all questions relevant to the category you are entering. To assist you, the Queensland Training Awards website has provided past submission examples and writing tips. This submission will then need to be uploaded online

Your submission should be formatted on A4 size pages in 12 point Arial font.

Submissions for individual student award categories are to be no more than five A4 pages, plus five pages of attachments (no more than 10 pages in total). Any material in excess of 10 pages will not be forwarded to the judging panel.

Submissions for the individual teacher/trainer award category are to be no more than ten A4 pages, plus five pages of attachments (no more than 15 pages in total). Any material in excess of 15 pages will not be forwarded to the judging panel.

Submissions for employer and organisation award categories are to be no more than 20 A4 pages, including attachments. Any material in excess of 20 pages will not be forwarded to the judging panel. Group Training Organisations (GTOs) applying for Employer of the Year are required to submit a response to two additional criteria no longer than one page, totalling 21 pages for an application.

Supporting documentation for individual awards

Provide supporting material such as newspaper articles, photocopies of awards or certificates, letters of support (e.g. a reference from your teacher, principal, employer or customer) or publicity photos of achievements relevant to key aspects of your submission. You are allowed to submit up to five pages of attachments to your application in addition to the written submission (10 pages in total).

No multimedia items or discs will be accepted with nominations.

Identifying your region

For the Queensland Training Awards, the state is divided into seven training regions - Far North Queensland, North Queensland, Central Queensland, Darling Downs South West, North Coast, Metropolitan and South East.

For apprentices, trainees and school-based apprentices or trainees, if you are employed by a Group Training Organisation (GTO), but hosted by another employer, please enter in the region where your GTO is based. If employed directly by an employer, please enter in the region where your employer is located.

For vocational students, enter in the region where you live, or lived at the time of completing of your studies.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year applicants, please follow the above directions for your nominated category.

For VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year applicants, your region is where the majority of your teaching will be undertaken between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013. Applicants in this category can only nominate in one region.

For businesses and training organisations with one workplace in Queensland, please enter in the region where your business is located.

For businesses and training organisations with more than one workplace in Queensland:

the business must determine whether it wishes to nominate as an individual workplace or as a statewide business. If nominating as a state-wide business, the nomination must be submitted in the region where the business' head office is located
if there is more than one workplace nominating, the workplaces must lodge separate nominations and compete against each other
if an organisation nominates as a state-wide business, other workplaces of the organisation are not eligible to nominate
branch offices or subsidiaries of larger enterprises are not eligible to nominate for the Small Employer of the Year Award. However, franchisees may nominate if their training activities are organised independently of the franchise group.

Click here to identify which region your particular suburb/town is located in.

Nominee's declaration

Before submitting your nomination, it's important that you understand your obligations upon entering the awards.

When you submit a nomination to the Queensland Training Awards, it is in accordance with the conditions of entry.

By submitting your nomination, you agree that:

you understand the information provided in your submission might be used for the purpose of the 2013 awards program and promotional activities carried out by the Department of Education, Training and Employment

you agree that if you or your organisation is chosen as a finalist, your profile or the organisations profile will be printed in the final presentation ceremony program and other media activities

you must be prepared to attend the regional, state and national presentation ceremonies, if applicable

you must also ensure that all content and claims are correct.

Submitting online

To submit your nomination online, visit www.qta.qld.gov.au and follow the links.

Before submitting online, it's important that you have the following information ready:

your completed submission
details of your qualification including your completion date or anticipated completion date
employer details
name of your Registered Training Organisation (eg TAFE)
name of Group Training Organisation (if applicable)
email address for your CEO/Principal/Director (for VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year nominations).

Submitting via post or courier

If you cannot access the internet or need to submit a hard copy submission, please contact the Queensland Training Awards team by calling 1800 660 207. The team will be happy to provide you with a nomination form.

Closing dates

All nominations close on Friday 22 March 2013 at 5 pm.