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Industry Awards The Industry Awards recognise a commitment by employers to training within their own industry. The selection of winners is a component of the Employer of the Year awards. Rio Tinto Capability Development Hub Resources and Infrastructure Rio Tinto is a global supplier of mineral resources, employing more than 26 000 people in 29 countries. In the Gladstone region, Rio Tinto’s Boyne Smelters and RTA Yarwun business units, which employ more than 1600 people, historically operated training independently, but in 2009 the Gladstone Hub was created to increase training efficiency and effectiveness. The hub planned and provided logistical support for 1074 courses during 2009, as well as facilitating the registration of 540 Australian Apprentices now in the process of completing their Certificate III in Process Plant Operations. Crown Melbourne Limited Services Crown Melbourne Limited is an enterprise-based training organisation, offering certificates in hospitality, security operations and frontline management. Currently 1200 employees, nationally, are undertaking accredited training qualifications. A significant proportion of training is delivered in simulated training environments, such as the training restaurant, and focuses on both front-of-house and back-of-house environments. Having a strong learning framework gives employees a well-structured learning pathway taking them from Certificate I qualifications through to a Certificate IV in Frontline Management for staff who reach supervisory positions, all the way to Crown’s Diploma of Management (currently under development) for employees at management level. ETSA Utilities ElectroComms and Energy Utilities ETSA Utilities is one of South Australia’s largest businesses, delivering electricity to more than 810 000 residential and business customers. ETSA Utilities Training Services is also a registered training organisation delivering training and assessment to its employees, contractors and customers in the electrical supply industry. It aims to ensure an engaged, skilled and safe workforce through a range of 25 accredited and non-accredited technical and safety-based training programs. Its primary qualification is the Certificate III in Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) Distribution (Powerline). ETSA Utilities also offers frontline management training at Certificate III, IV and diploma levels, tailored to the company’s skills needs while ensuring exposure to the industry. 26 Australian Training Awards Magazine 2010
Anvers Confectionery AgriFood When Igor Van Gerwen came to Australia from Belgium in 1989, he brought extensive expertise in the art of making confectionery and a dream to create the ‘total chocolate experience’. Beginning in a small factory, his company, Anvers Confectionary marketed its products across Australia. The wholesale business soon increased and the products became available in all major department stores across the country. To meet demand the company expanded and in October 2002 the House of Anvers opened in northern Tasmania. Today Anvers Confectionery is a thriving and diverse business employing more than 40 staff across a range of areas including food processing, wholesale and retail sales, hospitality and tourism. Department of Health and Families Government The Northern Territory Department of Health and Families is committed to building a culture that values professional development and lifelong learning. Through vocational education and training, the department has increased its leadership and management capability, and increased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment in the critical skills shortage areas of Aboriginal health which has contributed to improved outcomes for Territorians. The department has recently invested in a major e-learning initiative to deliver an online learning management system that will revolutionise the way it delivers training and create a central point for staff in regional and remote areas to access training opportunities. O-I Sydney Manufacturing O-I Sydney is the leading manufacturer of glass packaging in the Asia–Pacific region, manufacturing glass containers for the beer, wine, spirit and non-alcoholic beverage, readyto-drink and food markets. It has established a strong reputation for excellence in quality and service, and leading-edge product design. The company employs more than 3500 people, with more than 10 per cent of employees based in Penrith. 27 Australian Training Awards Magazine 2010 Lifelong learning is a critical element of their corporate culture at O-I and the company is committed to providing excellence in training for all employees through a variety of programs. These include trade qualification Certificates II,III and IV and diplomas in a variety of disciplines. Serco Sodexo Defence Services Construction and Property Services Serco Sodexo Defence Services is a dedicated prime contractor that has been providing facilities-management services to the Australian Defence Force. In addition to providing services to their clients, Serco Sodexo Defence Services aims to serve its most valuable asset —its 2800 employees. The company’s Employee Benefits Program helps to provide an important work–life balance. Serco Sodexo’s mission statement extends to the wider community, supporting local and Defence communities through sporting sponsorships, donations and fundraising. This commitment continues with corporate and social responsibility strategies, including specialised recruitment, training and development programs, innovative environmental management and heritage and cultural protection.
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