This year the AEN received over 100 nominations across 8 separate award categories. The judges would like to announce 38 finalists representing 10 GTOs with the award winners to be announced on 23rd November 2022 at the Plaza Ballroom Melbourne.
Apprentice of the Year
Abbey Evans
Ai Group
Charmaine Thorogood-Hawkins
WPC Group
Jye-Leigh Drinkwater
BGT Jobs + Training
Lachlan Mackay
Victorian Group Training
Lucinda Baranowski
GForce Employment + Recruitment
William Allen
The Apprenticeship Factory
Trainee of the Year
Donald Chatfield
GForce Employment + Recruitment
Jasmine Silvester
Westvic Staffing Solutions
Jemma Casey
Westvic Staffing Solutions
Maddix Hughes
SkillInvest
Nastassja Ivanov
NextGen Jobs
Sam Marshall
GForce Employment + Recruitment
Inspiration Award: Disability Achievement
Brayden O’Dwyer
Victorian Group Training
Caleb Smith
BGT Jobs + Training
Laura Gysslink
NECA Education & Careers
Matilda Morton
NECA Education & Careers
Rebecca Hope
NECA Education & Careers
Inspiration Award: Overcoming Adversity
Daphne O’Meara
WPC Group
Dylan Walsh
Westvic Staffing Solutions
Hedayatullah Habibi
NECA Education & Careers
Marina Naifah
GForce Employment + Recruitment
Tealo Gilles
GForce Employment + Recruitment
Inspiration Award: Indigenous Student of the Year
Aimee Hall
SkillInvest
Billy Collins
GForce Employment + Recruitment
Donald Chatfied
GForce Employment + Recruitment
Jaynaya Miller
SkillInvest
Jenaya Bartlett
SkillInvest
Liam Dunstan
NextGen Jobs
Inspiration Award: Women in Trades
Abbey Evans
Ai Group
Daphne O’Meara
WPC Group
Lucinda Baranowski
GForce Employment + Recruitment
McKenzie Smart
NECA Education & Careers
Natasha Atkins
WPC Group
Rachael Zahra
GForce Employment + Recruitment
SBATof the Year
Sebastian Streat
BGT Jobs + Training
Tode Postolov
Victorian Group Training
STAR (Stop Taking a Risk) Award
Anthony Thomas
Ai Group
Tom Kernick
BGT Jobs + Training
Congratulations to all the award finalists, we look forward to recognising your achievements in person at the Apprentice Training Awards Presentation Dinner on 23rd November 2022.