{"id":275857,"date":"2020-09-11T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T03:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=275857"},"modified":"2020-09-11T13:20:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T03:20:15","slug":"trc-wins-regional-training-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/09\/11\/trc-wins-regional-training-award\/","title":{"rendered":"TRC Wins Regional Training Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_275894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-275894\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-275894 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-275894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toowoomba Regional Council won the regional award for Large Employer of the Year (200 or more full-time staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba Regional Council took out the &#8220;Large Employer Of The Year Award&#8221; at the Queensland Training Awards\u00a0(Darling Downs South West Region) announced on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the award&#8217;s 59-year history, the regional winners were announced online instead of at a public function due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Training and Skills Development Shannon Fentiman congratulated all the finalists, including those who did not win regional awards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All finalists should be exceptionally proud of your achievements. You&#8217;re inspiring!&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said the awards celebrate and acknowledge the top training achievers and employers.<\/p>\n<p>More than 700 individuals, businesses, community organisations and training providers nominated for awards across Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>The South Burnett had a number of finalists in the Darling Downs South West Region (details below), including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FBI &#8211; Favier Building Industries, from Kingaroy, in the Small Employer of the Year category (for 19 or fewer staff)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South Burnett Regional Council, in the Large Employer of the Year category (200 or more full-time staff)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Avril Gray, from Cherbourg, and Jacinta Rockemer, from Goomeri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regional award winners will now be selected to compete for State awards, and if successful there, compete at a national level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275895\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275896\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275897\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20200811awards4-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The 33 finalists in the Darling Downs South West Region included a number of South Burnett individuals and businesses. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were three finalists in each category. Local finalists include:<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Bob Marshman Trainee of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avril Gray <\/strong>(Cherbourg)<br \/>\n<strong>Qualification:<\/strong>\u00a0Certificate I in Hospitality<br \/>\n<strong>Training provider:<\/strong>\u00a0SkillCentred Queensland Inc<br \/>\n<strong>Employer:<\/strong>\u00a0SkillCentred Queensland Inc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avril Gray <\/strong>(Cherbourg)<br \/>\n<strong>Qualification:<\/strong>\u00a0Certificate I in Hospitality<br \/>\n<strong>Training provider:<\/strong>\u00a0SkillCentred Queensland Inc<br \/>\n<strong>Employer:<\/strong>\u00a0SkillCentred Queensland Inc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">School-Based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jacinta Rockemer <\/strong>(Goomeri)<br \/>\n<strong>Qualification:<\/strong>\u00a0Certificate\u00a0III in Agriculture<br \/>\n<strong>Training provider:<\/strong>\u00a0TAFE Queensland<br \/>\n<strong>Employer:<\/strong>\u00a0DG &amp; T Rockemer<br \/>\n<strong>School:<\/strong>\u00a0Brisbane School of Distance Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Community Training Initiative of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SkillCentred Queensland Inc<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Program:<\/strong>\u00a0Cherbourg Community Initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Large Employer of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett Regional Council<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Toowoomba Regional Council<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Western Downs Regional Council<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Small Employer of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FBI &#8211; Favier Building Industries <\/strong>(Kingaroy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Awards Announcement<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wHnB81WEqrA?rel=0\" width=\"740\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toowoomba Regional Council took out the &#8220;Large Employer Of The Year Award&#8221; at the Queensland Training Awards\u00a0(Darling Downs South West Region) announced on Friday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":275894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,22,3],"tags":[1135,1131,100,21],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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