Finalists selected in skills and training awards

This year, the Mining Industry Skills Centre received nominations from around Australia and has selected finalists from New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland.
Over the next two weeks the Awards judges will be travelling far and wide to conduct on-site interviews, from which the winners will be chosen.
As the resources industry’s most prestigious training and skilling awards, the Mining Industry Skills Centre’s Training Awards recognise exceptional commitment and outstanding achievement in the industry.
The Mining Industry Skills Centre’s CEO Derek Hunter said that once again, the Skills Centre was overwhelmed by the record number of high-calibre nominations for the Training Awards.
”Each year, we are seeing an increase in the number of high quality entries into our Awards and this year is certainly no exception,” Hunter said.
“This year we have finalists from around the country including New South Wales, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. At the Skills Centre we are proud to see that our Training Awards continue to be representative of the innovative and quality work being undertaken in the industry, nationwide.
“We are pleased to recognise all the finalists, whether they are apprentices, trainees, trainers, or companies and we look forward to acknowledging their contribution to the resources industry at the Training Awards Dinner.”
Winners will be announced at The 2010 Mining Industry Skills Centre Training Awards Dinner being held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 3rd.

For more information contact tel: +61 (0)7 3872 8516 or email: lcooksey@miskillscentre.com.au

2010 Mining Industry Skills Centre Training Award Finalists

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Apprentice of the Year
Mitchell Green – Anglo Coal – Moranbah North, Moranbah, Queensland
Troy Kumsing – MMG Century, Garbutt, Queensland
Adam Lawson – Sun Metals Corporation, Stuart, Queensland

Trainee of the Year
Bonita Orr – Gladstone Area Group Apprentices, Blackwater, Queensland
Cameron Kerr – Sun Metals Corporation, Stuart, Queensland
Mary Clark – Rio Tinto Alcan Gove, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory

INDIVIDUAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING
Justin Murray – Anglo Coal – Moranbah North, Moranbah, Queensland
John King – Xstrata Copper – Mt Isa Mines, Mt Isa, Queensland
Anita Hansen – Sinclair Knight Merz, Perth, Western Australia

COMPANY AWARDS
Best Training Processes and Practices – Registered Training Organisation
Hastings Deering – Archerfield, Queensland
Reserve Group – Cannonvale, Queensland
Business Education Training Australia – Pialba, Queensland

Best Training Processes and Practices - Company
Queensland Alumina Ltd – Gladstone, Queensland
Xstrata Coal – Beltana Highwall Mining – Singleton, New South Wales
Rio Tinto Capability Development – Gladstone Hub, Gladstone, Queensland

INNOVATION AWARD – WORKFORCE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Lennon Training – Emerald, Queensland
Rio Tinto Alcan Gove – Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory
Moranbah State High School – Moranbah, Queensland