Conditions of Entry
By entering the 2025 South Australian Training Awards, you agree to the following Conditions of Entry:
Nominations
- All nominations must be submitted via the SA Training Awards online portal: https://satraining.awardsplatform.com.
- The closing date for all nominations is 5:00 PM ACST on Friday, 23 May, 2025. The South Australian Skills Commission reserves the right to extend the deadline for nominations.
- All nominees for individual award categories must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia and reside in South Australia.
- A nominee must not be nominated for a similar award category in another state or territory in the same year.
- Where an entrant is not self-nominated, they must agree to be nominated.
- Prospective nominees must be able to meet all the eligibility criteria for the award category being nominated.
- South Australian Government employees are eligible to nominate for any award except those directly involved in administering the Awards or judging the award category for which they would be applying.
Award categories
- Each award category has specific criteria. All nominations must meet the criteria and be factually correct for the application to be considered a valid entry. Non-compliance with entry requirements will be sufficient reason for the South Australian Skills Commission to reject the nomination. Any material provided that exceeds the desired number of attachments will not be considered in judging.
- It is the responsibility of all nominees and nominators to ensure that they have selected the correct award category.
- Nominees for individual award categories must only nominate for one award in the 2025 South Australian Training Awards.
- The South Australian Skills Commission reserves the right to re-assign nominations lodged to an incorrect award category at its discretion.
Personal and non-confidential information
- By applying, all nominees for the South Australian Training Awards agree that the provision of their personal information may be used by external organisations for the purpose of determining their eligibility.
- By applying, all nominees for the South Australian Training Awards agree that all or part of any non-confidential material or details from their nominations, photographs and recordings can and may be used online, in any broadcast and print media, and in a range of publicity and promotional materials related to VET and skills, South Australian Training Awards or the Australian Training Awards.
Compliance and integrity checks
- All nominees must comply with State and Commonwealth Government standards regarding training, workplace health and safety, and industrial relations matters. The South Australian Skills Commission may refuse to proceed with a nomination at any time where an organisation or individual is under investigation by a State or Federal Government or has any unresolved issues with any other South Australian Government department.
- All nominees should be aware that integrity checks will be conducted as part of the judging process.
Providers
- All registered training organisations (RTOs) referenced in nominations must be registered with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and approved to deliver and/or assess the listed course or qualification in South Australia (i.e. the course or qualification must be on the RTOs scope of registration).
- RTOs may be subject to quality assurance checks by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).
- Community education providers will be subject to quality assurance checks by the Department of State Development.
Organisations
- Organisations must be registered in Australia and have an Australian Business Number (ABN).
Nominees and finalists
- Shortlisted nominees must meet with the judging panel and may be visited at the location of their training as part of the judging process.
- Shortlisted nominees must attend all interviews as required, either in person or virtually and undergo all preparations that the South Australian Skills Commission or its nominee deems necessary for the Awards.
- All nominees must abide by the decisions of the South Australian Skills Commission or its nominee, whose decision shall be final on all matters relating to the Award – no correspondence about or justification for any decision will be provided.
- All finalists must attend the South Australian Training Awards Gala Presentation.
- If under the age of 18 years, nominees must be accompanied by a responsible parent or guardian, where applicable, at the South Australian Training Awards judging interviews, Gala Presentation, and Australian Training Awards.
Award winners
- Selected South Australian Training Award category winners will be required to attend professional development activities in preparation for the Australian Training Awards.
- Winners of the 2025 South Australian Training Awards will be nominated for the 2025 Australian Training Awards in aligned categories to compete in that award category at the national level. All nominations for the Australian Training Awards will be considered by the Australian Training Awards judging panels. Australian Training Awards Finalists will be required to attend the 2025 Australian Training Awards ‘Ambassador Week’ and presentation ceremony.
- If any award winner receives a prize and is subsequently discovered to be ineligible for the award, the South Australian Skills Commission reserves the right to recover the prize from the entrant and award an alternate winner.
Privacy note
Only authorised State and Australian Training Awards government agency officers and appointed panel members have access to nominees’ information. The authorised State Government agency may share information with other relevant bodies, sponsors, and media. Sensitive personal information will not be disclosed to any other party without the nominee’s consent, unless authorised or required by law. All panel members sign confidentiality and conflict of interest agreements.