Australian Training Fast Facts - November 2005 - Edition 225

With the Australian Training Awards only one week away, time is running out to reserve your seat for the Australian Training Awards gala dinner at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre on 17th November. 

Ten national awards will be presented at the event which will be attended by the Commonwealth and State and Territory Ministers for Education and Training.  This edition of Australian Training Fast Facts lists the student finalists in three categories. 

Finalists in the New Apprentice (Apprentice) of the Year category are:

• Michael Sonneman (WA);
• Steven Anderson (NSW);
• Perryn Smee (ACT);
• Nathan Henrich (NT);
• Timothy Hall (Qld);
• Christine Stock (SA);
• Richard Bates (Tas); and
• Amber Sarda (Vic).

Finalists in the New Apprentice (Trainee) of the Year category are:

• Richard Stoker (WA);
• Scott Greenow (NSW);
• Elspeth Trautein (ACT);
• Jade Carroll (NT);
• Elliott Macleod (Qld);
• Kylie Fleetwood (SA);
• Rahni Scholes (Tas); and
• Terori Harako-Samios (Vic).

Finalists in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander of the Year category are:

• Mitchell Sellen (WA);
• George Williams (NSW);
• Gjai Hoolihan (ACT);
• Adam Austin (NT);
• Myles Broome (Qld);
• Robert Fielding (SA);
• Loueen Triffitt (Tas); and
• Melissa Peters (Vic).

Ground-breaking e-learning business trials and solutions will be showcased at two industry forums to be held in Melbourne and Sydney by the 2005 Australian Flexible Learning Framework in late November.  The Framework’s Industry Engagement Project has selected nine industry representatives from across Australia to develop the business solutions known as Industry e-learning Exemplars.  These Exemplars will be presented at the Industry Forums.  Visit www.flexiblelearning.net.au/industry  for more information or call 07 3247 5511. 

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