Community Education Trainer of the Year Awards 2024

These Awards celebrate the work and underlines the importance of Australian adult and community education (ACE) trainers and teachers. CCA is proud of the many thousands of Australian ACE trainers and teachers, who motivate, inspire, mentor and guide their students to learn new skills and grow professionally and personally, reaching economic, social and community life objectives. Trainers are the “cutting edge” of ACE education and training, as they support and facilitate increased student confidence and learning, bringing to bear their own substantial life, industry, teaching and other professional experience.

The CCA Community Education Trainer of the Year Awards complement and expand on CCA’s successful Student of the Year Awards. The Trainer of the Year Awards reinforce, continue and deepen these traditions.

Nominations are now closed for the 2024 Trainer of the Year Awards. The finalists will be announced in the coming months ahead of the Awards ceremony.

The 2024 Trainer of the Year Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday 22 October 2024 at Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney near Circular Quay, as part of CCA’s National Conference gala dinner. Shortlisted Awards finalists will be announced at least three weeks prior to the Awards dinner. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners and finalists (amounts to be determined, depending on available funding).

Eligibility for the 2024 Trainer of the Year Awards

The 2024 Trainer of the Year Awards nominations are open to those have taught or trained students, in a paid capacity, in at least one course of study at an Australian not-for-profit adult and community education (ACE) organisation during the 13 month period through 16 July 2023 through 20 August 2024. Courses of study can be VET accredited or non-accredited (including pre-accredited or pre-vocational). Nominees must be citizens or permanent residents of Australia.

Award decisions will be made by an impartial judging panel, based on the written nominations, utilising the judging criteria of (1) excellence and initiatives; (2) learner needs and focus; (3) commitment to teaching and learning; and (4) links with community and industry.

About the Community Education Trainer of the Year Awards Logo

The Community Education Trainer of the Year Award logo is based on the concept of nurturing and growing a seed. The seed metaphorically represents the student/trainee, and the trainer helps to expand the seed’s life experience as the student/trainee matures and grows, with skills and knowledge as the catalyst for growth and development.