{"id":237315,"date":"2019-06-07T17:40:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T07:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=237315"},"modified":"2019-06-12T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T03:07:20","slug":"local-entries-reach-regional-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/06\/07\/local-entries-reach-regional-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Entries Reach Regional Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236204\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shannon-fentiman-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236204\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shannon-fentiman-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shannon-fentiman-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/shannon-fentiman-200-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Training and Skills Development Minister\u00a0Shannon Fentiman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 7, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 33 finalists who have been selected to contest the Darling Downs South West regional final of the 58th Queensland Training Awards have been announced, and there&#8217;s several South Burnett representatives among them.<\/p>\n<p>The regional final will be held on July 26 at the Gatton Shire Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The winners from this will then vie with finalists from across seven regions in the State final of the Queensland Training Awards which will be announced in Brisbane on September 14.<\/p>\n<p>Cherbourg Council is among the finalists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is wonderful recognition of the great strides we\u2019ve made in encouraging learning and development and we look forward to finding out at the end of July who will take out the top spot in each category,&#8221; a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Best of luck to all the finalists!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training and Skills Development Minister Shannon Fentiman congratulated the competitors for reaching the regional final.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing selected as a regional finalist recognises their outstanding contribution to the State\u2019s growth and economy and they should be proud of their achievements so far,&#8221; Ms Fentiman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Queensland Training Awards focuses the spotlight on the excellence that exists in the State\u2019s training sector and supports our commitment to fostering skilled workforces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI encourage local community members to attend the regional final\u00a0 in Gatton to recognise and support their local finalists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Queensland Training Awards are run by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training with the support of regional and State sponsors.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Local entrants who will be competing in the Darling Downs South West regional finals include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>School-Based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brenna Prendergast<\/strong><br \/>\nQualification: Certificate III in Business<br \/>\nTraining Provider: Australian Training Company Limited<br \/>\nGroup Training Organisation: Australian Training Company Limited<br \/>\nHost Employer: South Burnett Rugby League<br \/>\nSchool: Kingaroy State High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Equity VET Student of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phyllicia Landers<\/strong><br \/>\nQualification: Certificate II in Retail Services<br \/>\nTraining provider: SkillCentred Queensland Inc<br \/>\nEmployer: SkillCentred Queensland Inc (Cherbourg Cafe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Community Training Initiative of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SkillCentred Queensland Inc<\/strong><br \/>\nProgram: Cherbourg Community Initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Large Employer of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Toowoomba Regional Council<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Medium Employer of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Astill&#8217;s Electrical Services<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 33 finalists who have been selected to contest the Darling Downs South West regional final of 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