2012 Awards
2012 Institute Achievement Awards Night
Students were presented with their awards at a Gala Awards Evening held on Wednesday 6 June, 2012 at The Cube, Campbelltown Catholic Club.
Download the program (PDF) to read some great success stories and get a complete run-down of our State Medal winners, Staff Excellence Award winners and Institute Student Achievement Award winners.
2012 Institute Student Achievement Award Winners
| CATEGORY | WINNER | COURSE | COLLEGE |
| Apprentice of the Year | Eugenio Campisi | Certificate III in Meat Processing (Meat Retailing) | Granville |
| Trainee of the Year | Brittany Mamula | Certificate III in Business Administration | Granville |
| Vocational School Studet of the Year | Kimberley Morris | Certificate II in Tourism | Campbelltown |
| School-Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year | Olivia Tebb | Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy | Liverpool |
| Commercial Student of the Year | Kurt Meliska | Certificate IV in Disability | Granville |
| International Student of the Year | Shobha Laxmi Shrestha | Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Pathology Testing) | Granville |
| Institute Student Associations' Student of the Year | Max Brown | Certificate II & III in Music | Miller |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year | Kirsty-Lee Chalker | Certificate III Financial Services | Bankstown |
| Building and Construction Award | Thomas Berger | Certificate III in Carpentry | Campbelltown |
| Business and Finance Award | Joy Ford | Advanced Diploma of Accounting | Granville |
| Community, Health and Personal Services Award | Tracy Atkins | Diploma in Community Services and Diploma in Case Management | Bankstown |
| Electrotechnology, ICT & Design Award | Zjarie Butterworth | Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design & Technology | Macquarie Fields |
| Employment Preparation & Social Inclusion Award | Peace Yanga | Certificate IV in English for Academic Purposes | Granville |
| Manufacturing & Transport Award | Nadia Saliba | Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Pathology Testing) | Granville |
| Tourism, Hospitality, Primary Industry & Arts Award | Katarina Marcok | Certificate IV in Floristry | Padstow |
| Vocational Access Award | Peter D'Angelo | Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation | Liverpool |
2012 TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute State Medal Winners
TAFE NSW State Medals are awarded to those students who have achieved first place in their course across all TAFE Institutes in NSW. Students received the medals for their course completed in 2011.
| WINNER | COURSE | COLLEGE |
| Kogulan Baskaran | Diploma of Information Technology (Software Development) | Padstow |
| Kenne Becker | Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining | Lidcombe |
| Scott Black | Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology | Bankstown |
| Mitchell Dowse | Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Specialising in Chemical & Forensic Testing) | Granville |
| Ahmad Faqiri | Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Networks | Lidcombe |
| Julie Halcrow | Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) | Miller |
| Jawid Karimi | Diploma of Tourism | Bankstown |
| Kathy Kim | Diploma of Disability | Granville |
| Emanuel Morson-Perry | Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology (Light Vehicle) | Wetherill Park |
| Matthew Papandrea | Certificate III Meat Processing (Meat Retailing) | Granville |
| Josephine Stefani | Diploma of Information Technology (Website Development) | Padstow |
| Mathew Uildriks | Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology | Wetherill Park |
2012 Institute Staff Excellence Award Winners
| CATEGORY | WINNER |
| Excellence and Innovation in Market Driven Priorities | Personal & Community Services Section Anne Maley & Joanne Hodge |
| Excellence and Innovation in Relationships | Johanna Vance TAFE Schools Liaison Officer |
| Excellence and Innovation in Sustainability |
Environmental Classroom (Bright Ideas Initiative)
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| Excellence and Innovation in Responsiveness | Training and Assessment Team Vicki Koke, Ena Hedges and Wendy Payne |
| Excellence and Innovation in Performance | Geoff Gaymer College Manager, Lidcombe College |
| Excellence and Innovation in Performance |
Telstra Lead Assessor Team
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Sponsors
South Western Sydney Institute would like to thank their sponsors for their generous support of the Institute Achievement Awards.
A special mention goes to OPTUS (Platinum Sponsor), South Western Sydney Institute Student Associations (Event Sponsors) and Boscotek Industrial Storage (Award Sponsor).