Finalists selected in the 2009 Mining Industry Skills Centre Training Awards

31/07/2009

The Mining Industry Skills Centre is pleased to announce that a group of high performing apprentices, trainees, trainers and organisations from all over Australia have been selected as finalists for the 2009 Mining Industry Skills Centre Training Awards.

This year, the Mining Industry Skills Centre has selected finalists from all over Australia including New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. Over the next three weeks the Awards judges will be travelling far and wide to conduct on-site interviews, from which the winners will be chosen.

As the resources industry’s most prestigious training and skilling awards, the Mining Industry Skills Centre’s Training Awards recognise exceptional commitment and outstanding achievement in the industry.

The Mining Industry Skills Centre’s CEO Mr Derek Hunter said that once again, the Skills Centre was overwhelmed by the record number of high-calibre nominations for the Training Awards.

”Each year, we are seeing an increase in the number of high quality entries into our Awards and this year is certainly no exception.”

“This year we have finalists from all over the country including New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. At the Skills Centre we are proud to see that our Training Awards continue to be representative of the innovative and quality work being undertaken in the industry, nationwide.”

“We are pleased to recognise all the finalists, whether they are apprentices, trainees, trainers, individuals or companies and we look forward to acknowledging their contribution to the resources industry at the Training Awards Dinner,” said Mr Hunter.

Winners will be announced at The 2009 Mining Industry Skills Centre Training Awards Dinner being held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 25th.

About the Training Awards

Nominations for the Training Awards officially closed on June 5th where a representative from the Mining Industry Skills Centre and independent judge began reviewing the nominations. Three finalists were selected for each category with more than 30 trainees, apprentices, trainers, companies and individuals being shortlisted for the Awards.

The categories include:

Trainee of the Year Category

These Awards acknowledge outstanding achievement and ongoing commitment by trainees in the Australian resources industry.

o Coal Trainee of the Year
o Metalliferous Trainee of the Year
o Processing Trainee of the Year
o Drilling Trainee of the Year

Apprentice of the Year

This new category was open to all apprentices who are employed in the Australian resources industry and are enrolled as an apprentice or have completed their apprenticeship in the previous 12 months.

Individual Award for Excellence in Training

This Award acknowledges the outstanding achievement and an ongoing commitment by those involved in all aspects of the delivery of training to the Australian resources industry. This category was open to all trainers and assessors as well as training administers and coordinators.

Company Awards

These Awards acknowledge the outstanding achievement and ongoing commitment of Registered Training Organisations and resources companies to the development and delivery of training with the Australian industry.

o Leading Training Processes and Practices of the Year – Registered
Training Organisation
o Leading Training Processes and Practices of the Year – Small-Medium
Company
o Leading Training Processes and Practices of the Year – Medium-Large
Company

Innovation Awards

These important Awards recognise innovation in workforce development and workforce planning across the Australian resources industry.

o Innovation – Workforce Development
o Innovation – Workforce Planning

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For more information on The 2009 Mining Industry Skills Centre Conference
and Training Awards, please contact Lisa Cooksey on 07 3872 8516 or via
email at lcooksey@miskillscentre.com.au.