Madeline Wells was named the 2013 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year at the Tasmanian Training Awards. She is a Year 12 student studying a vocational course in tourism and hospitality. Madeline sees vocational education as a pathway to her chosen career in the tourism and hospitality industry. As the winner, she will receive prizes and represent Tasmania at the national awards in November. The Tasmanian Training Awards ceremony recognized the best trainees, students, teachers and employers in vocational education in Tasmania.

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Vocational interests
first career choice
ABOVE: Anthea Griffin, Mike Brough and Trevor Leo.
ON A MISSION: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Student of the Year Madeline Wells, Chrissie Berryman,
of Skills Tasmania, and Melinda Horton.
THE 2013 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of
the Year is Madeline Wells of Wynyard.
A Year 12 student at Hellyer College in Burnie, Madeline’s
interest in the area of tourism and hospitality led her to
enroll in her first vocational course, Certificate II in
Tourism.
This year she is building on that qualification by
undertaking Certificate III in Hospitality.
Madeline is a proud Aboriginal person with a strong
interest in indigenous issues, and sees vocational education
at school as a great starting point for her chosen career.
She would like to be seen as a positive role model,
encouraging other young Aboriginal people to use vocational
education and training as a pathway to success.
As Tasmania’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Student of the Year, she receives $3000, plus a $250 travel
voucher from Andrew Jones Travel and a specially designed
trophy.
She will represent Tasmania at the Australian Training
Awards in Perth in November.
Best and brightest
trainees recognised
FUTURE: From left, Apprentice of the Year Samuel Downs, Equity Apprentice/Trainee of
the Year Hope Wooldridge, School-based Trainee of the Year Madeline Kline, Trainee of the
year Jessica Benge, Education Minister Nick McKim, Chrissie Berryman and David Hind, of
Skills Tasmania, VET Teacher of the Year Lauren Costello, Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Student of the Year Madeline Wells, Education Department secretary Colin Pettit,
and VET in Schools Student of the Year Brianna Crowley.
CELEBRATION:
Fiona
Lowenthal,
Alice Jones,
Chris Johnston
and Genia
Gunn.
TASMANIA’S best and brigh-
test vocational education and
training achievers were
honoured on Friday night at
the annual Tasmanian Train-
ing Awards dinner at Wrest
Point.
More than 500 people at-
tended the awards function,
where Education and Skills
Minister Nick McKim pres-
ented awards to the winning
students, trainers and em-
ployers.
The Tasmanian Training
Awards are part of the Aust-
ralian Training Awards, spon-
sored by the Federal Govern-
ment, and most of the state
winners will represent Tas-
mania at the national awards
in Perth in November.
The TasTAFE Apprentice of
the Year was Samuel Downes,
an electrical apprentice from
Franklin, and Federal Group
Trainee of the Year was Jessica
Benge, a disability trainee from
Port Sorell.
Other student winners in-
cluded Genia McGirr, the Ro-
tary Club of Deloraine Vo-
cational Student of the Year,
Madeline Wells, Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander
Student of the Year, Brianna
Crowley, JobNet Tasmania
VET in Schools Student of the
Year, and Madeline Kline, who
was named the School Based
Apprentice/Trainee of the
Year.
Hope Wooldridge of Devon-
port was Equity Apprentice/
Trainee of the Year, awarded to
an apprentice or trainee who
has overcome significant ob-
stacles to achieve success.
The Work & Training Ltd
Equity Vocational Student of
the Year was won by Athir
Mansur, a refugee from Iraq
now living and working in
Hobart.
The Business and Employ-
ment Equity Employer of the
Year was BlueLine Employ-
ment.
Best practice by employers,
trainers and training organis-
ations was also recognised at
the Training Awards with
Caterpillar Underground Min-
ing named the TCCI Employer
of the Year, and Roadways Pty
Ltd the TCCI Small Employer
of the Year.
Large Training Organisation
of the Year was Australian
Employment Services and
Small Training Organisation of
the Year was Industrylink:
Culinary School of Excellence.
The 2013 Outside the Square
Solutions VET Teacher/Train-
er of the Year was Loren
Costello from TasTAFE in Dev-
onport. Aged and Community
Services Tasmania won the
Australian Institute of Manage-
ment Industry Collaboration
Award for its work with mem-
ber and other organisations in
the field of aged care.
The Trevor Leo Medal is
awarded annually to an indi-
vidual who has made an out-
standing contribution to the
vocational education and train-
ing sector over a sustained
period.
This year’s recipient is Kip
Muller, who, in 15 years as
principal, helped to establish
the Drysdale Institute as a
national leader in hospitality
training.
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2. Educators honoured
ABOVE: From left, Minister for Education Nick McKim, Danny Thompson from Large
Training Provider of the Year Australian Employment Services, Tony Kennedy, from Small
Training Provider of the Year, IndustryLink, Cullinary School of Excellence, and Skills
Tasmania’s general manager Chrissie Berryman.
EACH year the Tasmanian
Training Awards recognise
outstanding performance by
trainers and training organis-
ations through the past year.
The Large Training Provider
of the Year for 2013 is Aust-
ralian Employment Services,
which for more than 20 years
has been developing training
programs to meet changing
industry needs.
AES is now highly regarded
as a specialist training organis-
ation servicing the needs of
local government and associ-
ated industries, large and
small.
The Small Training Provider
of the Year award was won by
the Hobart based Industrylink:
Culinary School of Excellence.
Using innovation, industry
currency and small class num-
bers, Industrylink has demon-
strated the strong impact that
targeted training can have on
the success of Tasmania’s food
and wine destinations.
The Outside the Square Sol-
utions VET Teacher/Trainer of
the Year Award recognizes
outstanding individual
achievement in VET training,
and this year’s winner is Loren
Costello of TasTAFE in Devon-
port.
Loren is the leader of the
specialised START program –
designed to engage at-risk and
long term disadvantaged
students in vocational training.
Loren’s teaching is hands-on,
with a focus on communication
and teamwork, leading
students to set meaningful
goals and to believe they can
achieve them.
The Australian Institute of
Management Industry Collab-
oration Award rewards skills
development collaboration be-
tween an employer or industry
body and at least one other
organisation.
The winner this year was
Aged and Community Service
Tasmania, the peak body rep-
resenting providers of services
to older Tasmanians.
Workforce development is a
strategic priority for the sector
and ACST was recognised for
its collaborative work with
many organisations co-
ordinating a statewide Wor-
kforce Planning and Develop-
ment Support Service for Tas-
manian aged care providers.
The winners will represent
the state at the Australian
Training Awards in Perth later
in the year.
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Passing on her experience
ABOVE: Last year’s winner Thomas Porter, of the Rotary Club of Deoraine, 2013 Vocational
Student of the Year Genia McGirr, and Isobel Vascovo, of the Rotary Club of Deloraine.
LIFELONG learning has been
the key to success for Genia
McGirr, named the Rotary
Club of Deloraine Vocational
Student of the Year for 2013 at
the Tasmanian Training
Awards on Friday night.
After 25 years in the hos-
pitality industry, Genia chose
a new career path, completing
qualifications in training and
assessment and gaining a
position at Tasmania’s prem-
ier hospitality training organ-
isation Drysdale (TasTAFE).
Over 16 years at Drysdale,
she has used both her hos-
pitality experience and furth-
er education to progress
through the organisation,
earning a reputation for set-
ting demanding standards of
professional competence for
herself and her co-workers.
Genia has recently com-
pleted the Diploma of Vo-
cational Education and Train-
ing and is currently acting
manager for VET Learning
Product Development at
TasTAFE. She is a passionate
advocate for vocational train-
ing and living proof of its
value in career change and
development.
Fro the achievement, she
receives $3000 from the Ro-
tary Club of Deloraine plus a
$250 travel voucher from An-
drew Jones Travel and a
specially-designed trophy.
Genia will also go on to
represent Tasmania at the
Australian Training Awards
in Perth later this year.
Hutchins VET student David McQuillan working with
celebrity chef Ben Milbourne.
From a Salamanca cafe to training
with a ‘Master Chef’
Where could Vocational Training at Hutchins take you?
Having discovered his passion for hospitality after gaining a position as a barista in a popular Salamanca cafe, David enrolled in
a Certificate 1 in Hospitality as part of The Hutchins School’s Vocational Training Program. So far the combination of training by
top teachers coupled with his enthusiasm has seen David ‘headhunted’ to help run a coffee stand at this year’s Dark Mofo event
and work alongside celebrity chef Ben Milbourne. David’s trainer predicts a ‘hot’ career in hospitality:
“David is a dynamic, passionate trainee and would be an asset to any future employer”
– Paul Bonnitcha, Proprietor, The Duke of Wellington Hotel.
The Hutchins School congratulates David on being a finalist in this year’s VET in Schools State Training Awards.
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3. 52 SUNDAY TASMANIAN September 8, 2013
The right
recipe
AMBITION: Last year’s
winner Charlotte White, the
2013 JobNet Tasmanian VET
in Schools Student of the
Year Brianna Crowley, and
Janet Bishop, of JobNet.
THE JobNet Tasmania VET in
Schools Student of the Year for
2013 is Brianna Crowley of
Glenorchy.
Brianna enrolled in Certifi-
cate II in Hospitality (Kitchen
Operations) while in Year 12 at
Guilford Young College.
The VET course gave Brian-
na practical skills in the hos-
pitality industry.
She sees vocational edu-
cation and training as the key
to achieving her long term
ambition to become a chef.
As JobNet VET in Schools
Student of the Year, she wins a
computer package sponsored
by JobNet Tasmania, a $250
travel voucher from Andrew
Jones Travel. and a specially
designed trophy.
No career obstacles too great
PERSISTANCE: Equity Apprentice/Trainee of the year Hope Wooldridge, of
Devonport, with Skills Tasmania chair David Hind.
THE Equity Awards at the Tasman-
ian Training Awards recognise
students who have overcome signifi-
cant obstacles to achieve success and
employers who have demonstrated a
commitment to equity in the work-
place.
Winner of the Equity Apprentice/
Trainee of the Year was Hope Woold-
ridge of Devonport.
Hope was diagnosed in Grade 8
with a medical condition which
threatened to close off a lot of work
opportunities.
She initially found it difficult to
find a job, mainly because of her own
insecurities, so enrolled in Library/
Information Services and Infor-
mation Technology courses at Tas-
manian Polytechnic (now TasTAFE).
She then began work experience
with Business & Employment and
after just three months was offered a
traineeship which she is completing
with Work & Training Ltd.
As winner of the 2013 Equity
Award for an Apprentice/Trainee,
Hope will receive $1000 and a special-
ly designed trophy.
The Work and Training Ltd.
Equity Vocational Student of the
Year is Athir Mansur of Hobart.
Athir ran a successful restaurant
in Iraq but was forced to flee to
Turkey after the war.
He was granted asylum in Aust-
ralia and moved here with his wife
and sons to build a new life.
He values the opportunities pro-
vided by vocational education and
training and so far has completed
Certificate I in Spoken and Written
English and Certificate II in Hos-
pitality (Housekeeping).
He is employed at the Hotel Grand
Chancellor and intends to continue
to develop his knowledge and skills
with the aim of opening his own
restaurant.
As winner of the 2013 Equity
Award for a Vocational Student,
Athir will receive $1000 and a
specially designed trophy.
The Business and Employment
Equity Employer of the Year for
2013 is BlueLine Employment, a
Hobart based job agency that is
committed to helping people with a
disability to find and maintain
employment.
They take their mission even
further by employing people who
have experience of a disability,
either personally or through some-
one close to them.
BlueLine is recognised for their
quality of workplace support which
results in a high rate of sustained
employment for their clients.
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4. September 8, 2013 SUNDAY TASMANIAN 53
Top award to high achiever
NAME APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROVIDER EMPLOYER
Simone Cooper Certificate III in Hospitality
(Commercial Cookery)
MEGT Institute Athenaeum Club, Hobart
Matthew Turner Certificate III in Engineering
– Mechanical Trade
Skills Institute
(now TasTAFE)
Novaris, Kingston
Cameron Stroud Certificate III in
Electrotechnology
Electrician
Skills Institute
(now TasTAFE)
Tastec Group Training at host employer
PSG, Launceston
Samuel Walter Certificate III in
Electrotechnology
Electrician
Skills Institute
(now TasTAFE)
Work & Training Ltd at host employer
Alstom Power, Cambridge
Christopher
Broinowski
Certificate IV in Engineering Skills Institute
(now TasTAFE)
Work & Training Ltd at host employer
Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston
Ben Ruzicka Certificate III in
Electrotechnology
Electrician
Skills Institute
(now TasTAFE)
Tastec Group Training at host employer
Aurora Energy, Launceston
Samuel Downes Certificate III in
Electrotechnology
Electrician
Skills Institute
(now TasTAFE)
Access Solutions, Kingston
2013 TASMANIANTRAININGAWARDSAPPRENTICE FINALISTS
LEFT: Minister for
Education Nick McKim,
TasTAFE Apprentice of the
Year Samuel Downs, and
Stephen Conway, from
TasTAFE.
BELOW: David Dunn, Kate
Blizzard, Simone Von
Stieglitz and Cameron
Lawrence.
ABOVE: Lynda Williams, Louise Goich, Stephen Lunn and
Jane Jaicimowicz, all from Guilford Young College.
AT THE Tasmanian Training
Awards on Friday night
Samuel Downes was named the
TasTAFE Apprentice of the
Year for 2013.
Just three months into his
Certificate II Electrotechnology
program, Samuel was offered
an electrical apprenticeship
with his current employer, Ac-
cess Solutions in Kingston.
Through TasTAFE, he com-
pleted his apprenticeship in
June this year, and has devel-
oped a particular interest in the
interface between control sys-
tems and hardware.
An active sportsman, playing
competitive basketball, Samuel
is also involved in many com-
munity organisations, includ-
ing the Tasmanian Light Horse
Historical Troop, which com-
memorates the Light Horse
Brigade at local shows and the
annual Anzac Day ceremonies.
He sees his qualification as
his passport to work anywhere
in Australia or throughout the
world – a great starting point
for his career.
As TasTAFE Apprentice of
the Year for 2013, he wins $3000
cash, a $250 travel voucher
from Andrew Jones Travel and
a specially designed trophy.
He will be on the Tasmanian
team to represent their state at
the Australian Training
Awards in Perth in November.
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ABOVE: Last year’s winner Brittiny-Lee Rice, left, with 2013
Schools-based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Madeline Kline
and Colin Pettit, secretary of the Department of Education.
Trainee
cooks up
kitchen
career
MADELINE Kline, of Hobart,
was named School-based Ap-
prentice/Trainee of the Year at
the Tasmanian Training
Awards on Friday night.
The award recognises a
student who achieves excel-
lence as a trainee or apprentice
while still at school.
A Year 12 student at Guilford
Young College in Hobart,
Madeline is undertaking Cer-
tificate III in Hospitality (Com-
mercial Cookery) through In-
dustrylink Culinary School of
Excellence.
Her previous work place-
ments included the Parliament
House kitchen and her current
work placement, Smolt in Sala-
manca Square, offered her a
school-based apprenticeship af-
ter only a week.
Working in one of Tas-
mania’s top restaurants has
been a great experience and her
employers praise her strong
work ethic, enthusiasm and
leadership qualities.
Madeline also has a busy life
out of the kitchen, as a member
of a busy dance studio and
studying outdoor leadership,
which she hopes will lead to
work guiding groups along Tas-
mania’s many spectacular
walking tracks.
As School-based Trainee of
the Year she wins a computer
package, a $250 travel voucher
from Andrew Jones Travel and
a specially designed trophy,
and will represent Tasmania at
the Australian Training
Awards in Perth in November.
Delivering essential education
ABOVE: From left, Dan Barich, from TCCI Employer of the Year Caterpillar
Underground, Phil Sidney and Sidney Prickett, from TCCI Small Employer of
the Year Roadways Pty Ltd, and Bill Aronson from the TCCI.
LEFT: Chrissie Berryman, from Skills Tasmania, wearing a jacket designed
by TasTAFE student Georgina Devlin, right.
THE TCCI Business Awards at
the Tasmanian Training
Awards recognise outstanding
achievement by employers in
the field of education and train-
ing.
The TCCI Employer of the
Year for 2013 was awarded to
Caterpillar Underground Min-
ing for their commitment to the
training, development and sup-
port of their 500 workers on the
North West Coast of Tasmania.
A division of Caterpillar,
Caterpillar Underground Min-
ing has been developed into a
major Tasmanian business,
building more than 4000 under-
ground mining trucks and
loaders, which are deployed in
mines around the world.
The company believes in
challenging its employees to be
better, and sees the access to
professional training as an es-
sential element in their inter-
national success.
The TCCI Small Employer of
the Year is Roadways Pty Ltd,
Tasmania’s largest privately
owned specialist bituminous
surfacing company.
The company supplies hot-
mix from its Burnie and Bridg-
ewater plants for road surfac-
ing throughout the state.
Roadways sees training as
the lifeblood that ensures the
viability of the company and is
dedicated to providing continu-
ing opportunities for staff to
upgrade skills and knowledge.
Both winners will represent
the state at the Australian
Training Awards in Perth later
in the year.
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TasTAFE would like to congratulate the following finalists in the Tasmanian
Training Awards 2013, and acknowledge the work of students and staff of the
Tasmanian Polytechnic and Skills Institute in these achievements.
Apprentice of the Year
Matthew Turner – Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade
Cameron Stroud – Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician
Samuel Walter – Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician
Christopher Broinowski – Certificate IV in Engineering
Ben Ruzicka – Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician
Samuel Downes – Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician
Trainee of the Year
James Lethborg – Certificate III in Engineering – Technical
Vocational Student of the Year
Emma Bond – Diploma of Community Service (Alcohol, other Drugs and Mental Health)
Cameron Stewart – Diploma of Community Service (Alcohol, other Drugs and Mental Health)
Richard Lemon – Certificate IV in Community Services
VET in Schools Student of the Year
Shonna Blake – Certificate II in Community Services (Children’s Stream)
Georgia Bryan – Certificate II in Business
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year
Carmen McGlasson – Certificates III and IV in Community Services Work and Certificate III in Disability
Reuben Oates – Certificate IV in Graphic Design and Media
Myshelle Cole – Certificate II in Horticulture
Rainee Holton – Certificate III in Hospitality and Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology
VET Teacher/Trainer of the Year
Kielly Glanville
Pia Palmer
Loren Costello
Danielle Morgan
Rachel Holland
Equity Award – Vocational Student
Christen Bassano – Certificate III in Children’s Services
Athir Mansur – Certificate I in Spoken and Written English and
Certificate II in Hospitality (Housekeeping)
Equity Award – Apprentice/Trainee
Julie Benge – Certificate III in Aged Care
Industry Collaboration Award
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Finalists
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Finalist
Tasmanian Apprentice
Of The Year 2013
Finalists
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Of The Year 2013
Finalist
Tasmanian Vocational
Student Of The Year 2013
Finalist
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Jessica takes
giant steps
PROUD MOMENT: From left, last year’s winner Jessie-Lee Herman, 2013 Federal Group
Trainee of the Year Jessica Benge, and Daniel Hanna, from the Federal Group.
NAME TRAINEESHIP TRAINING PROVIDER EMPLOYER
Sharon Caswell Diploma of Hospitality MEGT Institute Langford Support Services, Moonah
Scott Newsum Diploma of Business Jenard Training &
Personnel
Amcal Pharmacy, Deloraine
Shauna Carlon Certificate III in Hospitality Orange Vocational
Education and Training
Full ’a’Beans Espresso Bar,
Prospect Vale
Vicki Cure Certificate IV in Disability Devon Training &
Employment Service
Devonfield Enterprises, Devonport
Kate Walsh Certificate IV in Business MEGT Institute Degree C Pty Ltd, Kings Meadows
James Lethborg Certificate III in
Engineering – Technical
Skills Institute
(now TasTAFE)
Work & Training Ltd at host employer
Braddy’s As Builts, Bellerive
Jessica Benge Certificate III in Disability Work & Training Ltd Work & Training Ltd at host employer
Latrobe High School
Matthew Bennett Certificate III in Business Work & Training Ltd Work & Training Ltd at host employer
Department of Justice, Hobart
Amy Quodrill Certificate III in Business Work & Training Ltd Work & Training Ltd at host employer
Carers Tasmania, Hobart
Kelsey Pitt Certificate IV in Business Work & Training Ltd Work & Training Ltd at host employer
Department of Health and Human
Services, Hobart
2013 TASMANIANTRAININGAWARDSTRAINEE FINALISTS
AT the 2009 Tasmanian Train-
ing Awards, Jessica Benge was
named the VET in Schools
Student of the Year for her
study and work with people
with a disability.
Now she has taken that
achievement a step further by
winning the 2013 Federal
Group Trainee of the Year
award.
She completed a Certificate
III in Disability and employ-
ment at Latrobe High School
where she supports high needs
students in their transition
from primary school.
While studying Jessica wor-
ked at Giant Steps, a specialist
school for children and adults
with Autism Spectrum Dis-
orders.
A high achiever in fields
ranging from performing
arts to go kart racing, Jessica
is also active in her com-
munity as a volunteer senior
fire-fighter.
She receives a $3000 cash
prize, plus a $250 travel vou-
cher from Andrew Jones
Travel and a specially de-
signed trophy, and will rep-
resent Tasmania in the Aust-
ralian Training Awards in
Perth in November.
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team and client base for enabling us to be a winner in the category
2013TasmanianLargeTrainingProvideroftheYear.
Australian Employment Services is proudly a wholly Tasmanian
owned and operated training provider and we look forward to
continuing to grow and provide high quality training into the future.
Call us for your training and development needs on
6233 5566, or email us: training@aeservices.com.au