Central TAFE has been officially honoured as Western Australia’s Large Training Provider of the Year. The College was presented with this auspicious award at a gala dinner at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.
Training Minister, The Hon Peter Collier MLC attended the event which is hosted annually by the Department of Education and Training.
The WA Training Awards recognise and reward outstanding achievements of apprentices, trainees and vocational students, and the contribution to training made by trainers, training organisations and employers.
The Large Training Provider of the Year Award won by Central TAFE recognises outstanding achievements demonstrated by large registered training providers (1500+ students) in all aspects of the delivery of vocational education and training.
As the winner, Central TAFE secured $8,000 worth of advertising from The Sunday Times and will now go forward to represent the State at the Australian Training Awards held at Canberra in November.
The award is not just recognition for the outstanding calibre of Central’s training, but is an amazing marketing resource, with an opportunity to leverage off the honour in all marketing and promotion for the following year.
Central TAFE MD Neil Fernandes received the award on behalf of the College and was delighted with the official recognition that comes with it.
“The award is testament to the dedication of Central TAFE’s 1200 staff and is a result of their unwavering passion, innovation and desire to improve services year on year,” he said.
“Minister Collier has thrown down the gauntlet for us all to lift the status of training. We, at Central, accept that challenge and can assure him and the people of WA that the best is yet to come.”
The night also saw individual Central TAFE students honoured. Jewellery Student Sally Hanbury was a finalist for Vocational Student of the Year. Dental Technician Matthew Bailey, a graduate of OHCWA, was a finalist for WA Apprentice of The Year. Finally, Draftsman Simon Jacques was a finalist in the Trainee of the Year category.