2013 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing

To assist you with your application, please carefully read this document and then use the following checklist to ensure you have included all the information required.

Ensure all selection criteria are addressed on your application form.

Please note: Applications may not be accepted for judging, if all requested information / selection criteria has not been completed.

CHECKLIST

Please check box ☒, as each point is marked off.

Have you submitted your application/s using the appropriate generic ☐ application form/s from the HMA website at http://www.hma.org.au/nominations/.aspx, with all selection criteria being addressed as specified on the form/s?

Have you completed the company details on the front page? ☐

Have you supplied your current company logo in high resolution colour in JPEG ☐ or TIFF and EPS file format and copied it onto your USB?

Have you supplied your company profile and copied it onto your USB? ☐ (5 dot points)

Have you supplied a minimum of 2 photographs of the candidate in high ☐ resolution TIFF or JPEG format, and copied them onto your USB?

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 1 of 14 When you have completed ALL the categories you are submitting, save them ALL onto 1 USB in their separate respective folders as outlined in the Guidelines on the HMA website – www.hma.org.au – Nominate for an Award - then post the USB to the HMA, as per the details below:

CAROL McEWAN

ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

HUNTER MANUFACTURING AWARDS INC.

C/- McEWAN AND PARTNERS,

PO BOX 332

THE JUNCTION NSW 2295

OR DELIVER TO

CAROL McEWAN

ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

HUNTER MANUFACTURING AWARDS INC.

C/- McEWAN AND PARTNERS,

SUITE 1, 91 FREDERICK STREET,

MEREWETHER NSW 2291

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You may also wish to enter a submission into the Hunter Business Chamber Awards. Please visit the Hunter Business Chamber website at http://www.nswbusinesschamber.com.au/Hunter/Events/Hunter-Business-Awards for more details.

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APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR – MANUFACTURING

Candidate Details

Name: Position: Date of Birth: Email Address:

Company Details

Company Name: Address: Suburb: Postcode: Website: No. Of Years Company has been Operating

Contact Person Details

Contact Name: Email Address: Phone Number: Mobile Number: The contact person may be contacted in the case of a company/plant site visit by a judge

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 4 of 14 PLEASE NOTE –

1. If selected as a Finalist in the 2017 HMA, you could be contacted by NBN Television who may showcase your company / product in the week leading up to the Awards event, which is to be held on Friday, 20th October 2017.

You have the opportunity to decline this opportunity if you wish.

Please ensure you indicate your preference, as below, by BOLDING one of the options.

 In the event I am chosen as a Finalist in the 2017 HMA I would be happy for NBN to showcase my company if the opportunity arises

 In the event I am chosen as a Finalist in the 2017 HMA I would prefer it if I was not contacted by NBN to showcase my company

As part of the Awards’ support and promotion of its applicants, HMA could include your company as part of their social media content – Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Vimeo, You Tube, Pinterest.

The process may include sharing text and images from your company website and / or social media pages.

You have the opportunity to decline this opportunity if you wish.

Please ensure you indicate your preference, as below, by BOLDING one of the options.

 I am happy to be promoted via the HMA’s social media to further promote my company

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Nominations are open to apprentices in their final year (or who have recently completed) for consideration of the Apprentice of the Year – Manufacturing Award at the annual Hunter Manufacturing Awards.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION BEFORE COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION FORM TO ENSURE YOU ARE SUBMITTING IN THE CORRECT CATEGORY.

Definition - APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR – MANUFACTURING

Nominations are open to any final year or recently completed manufacturing male or female apprentice who has demonstrated excellence in all aspects of their trade and training.

The judges will look for examples of excellence in manufacturing that include, but are not limited to:

 Participation in their formal training  Outstanding performance in the workplace  Contribution to the advancement of the employers’ business  Contribution to community or sport (not essential)  Ability to be an ambassador for the manufacturing sector

Note - Applicants may find that their application into the APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR – MANUFACTURING category may also be a ‘fit’ for another category, such as RISING STAR AWARD. By adapting the information to fit the criteria of other categories you give yourself the opportunity for your product, process, etc. to be profiled in more than one sector.

EACH OF THE LISTED CRITERIA MUST BE ADDRESSED AND WHERE POSSIBLE, EVIDENCE PROVIDED

Photographs, drawings, etc. may be included as an ATTACHMENT to this Application Form and labelled clearly and then copied onto the USB with your Application Form, e.g. Question 3 – Evidence provided.

Please address the following criteria and restrict the content of each criteria response to 200 words or less. For example; Question 1 can only have a maximum of 200 words.

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Please address the following criteria and restrict the content of each criteria response to 200 words or less.

Any accompanying documentation provided ‘as evidence’, may either JUDGE’S USE ONLY be inserted as part of this form, or, as an attachment to this application. Attachments must be labelled according to the question number – e.g. ‘question 3- evidence provided’ and copied onto the USB along with a copy of this form.

Please restrict the content of each criteria response to 200 words or Actual Score Criteria Value less.

QUESTIONS 1 – 6 – APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR - MANUFACTURING

1. Why have you selected this career pathway? 15 For Example  The judges want to know why you have selected an Apprenticeship pathway to start your career. You may wish to highlight the advantages for you to start your career via the apprenticeship model  Other 2. What aspects of your apprenticeship resulted in the greatest 15 professional and personal growth and satisfaction? For Example  The apprenticeship model is a unique form of learning, It’s a combination of on and off the job training. The judges are looking for examples of how this model worked for you.  Other 3. How did you showcase excellence to your employers during your apprenticeship? Is there a particular project which provides evidence of this excellence? 20 For Example  As a result of your apprenticeship training you have learned many skills. The judges would like to know how you have applied those skills to achieve excellence.  An example of a project you completed would require you identifying the skills and processes you have learned as part of the apprenticeship.  Other

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 7 of 14 4. What makes you an effective ambassador/ role model of your industry/ trade? For Example 10  Don’t be shy tell the judges what you have achieved as a result of your apprenticeship so that others may see that an apprenticeship pathway works.  Other 5. How would you promote the apprenticeship system to encourage others who are interested in entering your training pathway? 20 For example  The judges would like you to think of what you might say to a group of school children for example, so at the end of your presentation they would be convinced that apprenticeship is for them  Other 6. What are your future professional plans once you have completed your apprenticeship? For Example  The judges would like to hear what your future plans are. 20 Whether you have given thought to future training or have already started extra training. It would be advantageous to hear why you have formulated this plan.  Other TOTAL 100

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 8 of 14 Question 1: Why have you selected this career pathway? – For guidance, refer to examples in the table on Page 6

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 9 of 14 Question 2: What aspects of your apprenticeship resulted in the greatest professional and personal growth and satisfaction? For guidance refer to examples in the table on Page 6

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 10 of 14 Question 3: How did you showcase excellence to your employers during your apprenticeship? Is there a particular project which provides evidence of this excellence? For guidance refer to examples in the table on Page 6

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 11 of 14 Question 4: What makes you an effective ambassador of your industry/ trade? For guidance refer to examples in the table on Page 7

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 12 of 14 Question 5: How would you promote the apprenticeship system to encourage others who are interested in entering your training pathway? For guidance refer to examples in the table on Page 7

HMA 2017 Apprentice of the Year - Manufacturing Page 13 of 14 Question 6: What are your future professional plans once you have completed your apprenticeship? For guidance refer to examples in the table on Page 7

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