Industry Collaboration

The Industry Collaboration Award recognises collaboration driving exemplary skills development between at least one employer and/or industry body and at least one organisation delivering nationally recognised vocational education and training.

To be eligible for shortlisting for the Australian Training Awards the lead organisation’s head office must be located in South Australia.

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Nominations for the 2026 South Australian Training Awards are now closed

Judging will be underway in June/July, with finalists announced in August 2026. Stay tuned for updates ahead of the Gala Presentation to announce the winners on 11 September 2026.

Eligibility criteria

The collaboration must:

  • have at least one party who is an industry organisation (e.g. employer, enterprise, group of enterprises, industry association, industry advisory body, trade union or professional association)
  • have at least one party who is delivering nationally recognised training or directly contributing to the outcomes of nationally recognised training that leads to formal qualifications or Statements of Attainment under the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Please note: organisations must demonstrate a genuine and shared agreement (either formal or informal) to cooperate and work together for mutual benefit. Collaborations typically will not include transactional or service delivery arrangements or partnerships where financial and cost arrangements are a defining characteristic.

Nominations will not be accepted from organisations operating under a contractual ‘partnership’ agreement.

2026 Conditions of entry

Preparing your nomination

Section A: Overview

Provide an overview of the collaboration, including:

  • name of the collaboration
  • the lead organisation and each of the parties to the collaboration
  • the purpose and objectives of the collaboration
  • the origin of the collaboration (how the parties came together)
  • details of the environment in which the collaboration operates
  • how the collaboration functions in practice, including lines of communication between the parties.

(Limit: 500 words)

This information will not be considered or used for judging purposes, but it may be used as your summary throughout the Awards process.

Section B: Selection Criteria

Applicants will be judged against the following criteria:

Describe the extent to which the collaboration goes above and beyond standard practice in VET and skills development.

Consider:

  • the basis of the collaboration partners’ agreement that has proven to be successful
  • specific training and skills needs addressed by the collaboration
  • the exemplary or innovative aspects that are a feature of the industry collaboration.

(Limit: 800 words)

Consider:

  • examples of excellence in training and assessment delivered via the industry collaboration
  • training outcomes achieved, including qualifications and skill sets awarded
  • improvements in the quality of learning, teaching/training and assessment that have been implemented
  • what, if any, new or improved career pathways and opportunities have been created.

(Limit: 800 words)

Consider:

  • how the collaboration has benefited the participants, the community, and the collaborating organisations and the broader training system
  • improvements in the processes/procedures of all collaborating organisations that have been implemented
  • contribution/s to social equity, especially increasing the participation of people from groups underrepresented in the industry or workplaces.

(Limit: 800 words)

Consider:

  • the aspects, if any, of the collaboration that utilise government funding, and how the collaboration could be continued if government funding ceased
  • how the outcomes of the collaboration could be replicated or modelled for other industries
  • the quality improvements/performance evaluations of the collaboration that are in place and planned.

(Limit: 800 words)

Attachments

Up to ten single A4 page attachments to be provided at a 100 percent ratio, with one document per page.

All attachments need to be referenced in the nomination.

Download the South Australian Training Awards 2026 Nominations Guide

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2026 Key Dates

1 May 2026 Nominations close
June - July Judging process
August Awards finalists announced
11 September South Australian Training Awards Gala Presentation
October - November Professional Development Program for winners in preparation for the Australian Training Awards
Late November Australian Training Awards