Thirteen of Western Australia's brightest training sector talents are celebrating a stellar win at this year's WA Training Awards, with eight individuals and five organisations named winners from 45 finalists at a ceremony at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Now in its 29th year, the WA Training Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees, employers and training organisations. Individual winners receive $3,000, which can be used to further their training or kick-start their career.
Selected from a record number of applicants, winners included Kai Baharthah-King, who completed the Advanced Diploma in Cybersecurity at North Metropolitan TAFE. First enrolling in TAFE at the age of 15 to complete his Certificate III, he progressed through to the Advanced Diploma and secured a part time job as a security analyst at Woodside, following a recommendation from his lecturer at only 16.
Meanwhile WA School-based Apprentice of the Year for 2023, Robert Nicolosi, completed the Certificate III in Sport and Recreation​ at North Metropolitan TAFE. While working at BlueFit – Belmont Leisure Centre, Robert has gained a range of new skills while completing a Certificate III in Sport and Recreation. 

Explore the 2023 WA Training Awards and read Minister McGurk's full media statement

Congratulations to:

• Top Tourism Town - Mandurah WA
• Tiny Tourism Town. Dwellingup. WA
• Top Tourism Guide - Rosanna Angus - WA

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The training sector's brightest stars have been recognised, with Training Minister Simone McGurk announcing 45 finalists in the WA Training Awards 2023. The annual awards celebrate the outstanding achievements in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising the State's best apprentices, trainees, employers and training organisations. This year, the awards acknowledge the State's elite achievers across 13 categories. There are 31 finalists vying for eight individual awards and 14 finalists up for five organisation categories.
FutureNow support the WA Training Awards by participating in judging panels and coaching applicants in the creative, technology, and leisure industries.
Explore the stories of the WA Training Awards finalists for 2023

Particular mention to the following award winners who have worked with FutureNow on our Career Pathways project, which is a suite of occupational guides and a website (https://www.thecareers.guide/) that has been produced to present career pathways information to prospective learners interested in employment in the hospitality, tourism and events field.
 
Live Ningaloo
Gold - Ecotourism
Bronze - Adventure Tourism
Live Ningaloo’s mission is to reclaim time in a meaningful way and give people the space to feel something. Tours are small, with ten people maximum and in-water interactions to a single group, no switching between multiple groups of people on tours.

The annual Western Australian Training Awards will go ahead in 2020, following the State's staged easing of COVID-19 restrictions.  Applications opened on July 1, with the State's top apprentices, trainees and students encouraged to apply. 

Individual winners will receive $3,000 in cash and may be eligible to compete against the nation's best at the Australian Training Awards in November.

This year, winners will be recognised across five individual categories. These are: WA Apprentice of the Year; WA School-based Apprentice of the Year; WA Trainee of the Year; WA Vocational Student of the Year; and WA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year.

Applications close August 14, 2020 and winners will be announced in October.

For more information or to apply, visit https://www.dtwd.wa.gov.au/watrainingawards/