The NSW Department of Education and Communities provides educational and training services to the population of New South Wales from pre-school to tertiary education.
State Training Services, a division of the Department, funds, promotes and supports vocational education and training to develop the skills base for the State and to grow the NSW economy. State Training Services also provides expert advice and information to industry, employers, training providers, apprentices and trainees.
State Training Services is operating as a Commonwealth-funded Australian Apprenticeships Centre providing a fully integrated one-stop shop for all apprenticeship and traineeship services and broader vocational education and training advice. State Training Services is also responsible for mediation and dispute resolution between apprentices, trainees and their employers and issues certificates to those who successfully complete their training.
The One-Stop Shop service is designed to ensure industry, training organisations, employers and their employees have all the necessary support and advice to obtain the skills and qualifications their business needs.
Each year the NSW Training Awards celebrate and reward outstanding achievements in vocational education and training. This year the Western Sydney region had four separate category winners in the regional awards, a finalist building a truck from scratch, a teacher with an innovative approach to teaching and a student that was so successful in his studies that now wants to continue to become a teacher and help students develop their very best.
These winners are finalist on the 2014 NSW training Awards to be held on the 9 of September in Sydney, if successful and winning their category they can later on be on their way to Adelaide for the National Awards.
It’s really a remarkable achievement being a finalist from all the people that are postulated, the success stories behind many of the candidates are an inspiration to us all. Taking on an apprentice or a trainee has not only financial advantages for employers but they become active benefactors off the community and they are a drive in the economic development of their region.
Be recognised and increase your profile in your industry and community. Final year apprentices, trainees and students as well as teachers, training providers and employers are encouraged to enter.
If you are a large national employer or a small or medium sized business our commitment to you is to provide a professional and timely approach to all your training issues, respond promptly to your requests and assist in achieving a positive outcome for all concerned. State Training Services will provide you with a single point of contact in the holistic management of all your employees throughout the duration of their traineeship or apprenticeship.
