Meet the 2025 WA Training Awards winners
Congratulations to our 2025 WA Training Award winners! Winners were announced at a presentation ceremony on Friday 5 September 2025.
The WA Training Awards winners are ambassadors for the vocational education and training sector and feature across the awards program. The Department of Training and Workforce Development and WA State Training Board would like to congratulate all winners for their outstanding achievements.
All individual and organisation winners from each state and territory (in aligned categories) have the opportunity to compete for a national training award title at The Australian Training Awards. This means winning an eligible category in the WA Training Awards automatically qualifies you for entry into the Australian Training Awards.
Select each of our winners below, to read more about their story.
This award recognises innovation and excellence by a teacher or trainer who is providing nationally recognised training to students at a registered training organisation, or in partnership with an RTO.
Early Childcare Education and Care trainer at North Regional TAFE.
This award recognises the outstanding achievements of an international student undertaking a vocational education and training course in WA.
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Trained at: Central Regional TAFE
Employed at: Goldfields Child Care Centre
This award recognises the achievement of a culturally and linguistically diverse student who displays a strong understanding and knowledge of the VET system and demonstrates the relevance of lifelong learning for themselves and the migrant community.
Certificate III in Adult Migrant English Program
Trained at: North Metropolitan TAFE
This award recognises the achievements of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student who is outstanding in all aspects of their training, and demonstrates the importance of lifelong learning for themselves and their community.
Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy.
Trained at: North Regional TAFE.
This award recognises outstanding achievement by a vocational student in a course of study leading to a nationally recognised qualification.
Certificate IV in Fitness.
Trained at: North Metropolitan TAFE.
This award is presented to a trainee who has been outstanding in all aspects of their training.
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
Trained at: Central Regional TAFE.
Employed at: Toodyay Early Learning Centre.
This award is presented to a student who is undertaking a Certificate II or above qualification as a part time school-based apprentice or trainee. It recognises the student’s commitment to their formal studies at school, and in the workplace.
Certificate II in Engineering.
Trained at: North Regional TAFE.
Employed at: Category 5 Labour Management.
Host employer: BHP Rail.
This award is presented to an apprentice who has been outstanding in all aspects of their training.
Certificate III in Cabinetmaking and Timber Technology
Trained at: South Regional TAFE
Employed at: Studio Milton
Western Australian Training Awards
Consolidated Group of Companies (CGC) is committed to empowering individuals through steady work and career development.
This award recognises large businesses or enterprises that have achieved excellence in the provision of nationally recognised training to their employees.
The Department of Justice is building a capable workforce prioritising safety education and rehabilitation.
This award recognises exemplary skills development collaborations between at least one employer or industry body, and at least one organisation delivering nationally recognised training.
This collaboration aims to upskill family support workers to enhance local healthcare capacity.
This award recognises small registered training organisations that offer a range of training products and services and demonstrate excellence and high level performance in all aspects of vocational education and training.
Taylorweir Hairdresser & Barber Training provides innovative, student-focused, industry-centered training to 46% of WA's hairdressing and barbering students.
This award recognises large registered training organisations that offer a range of training products and services and demonstrates excellence and high level performance in all aspects of vocational education and training.
LTT focuses on hands-on, industry-aligned training to meet workforce needs across metropolitan and regional areas.