The TASC Outstanding Achievement in Vocational Education and Training (VET) Award recognises excellence in a VET program alongside achievement of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) or the Tasmanian Certificate of Educational Achievement (TCEA) by Year 12 (or Year 13) students.

  • Nominations open on Monday 27 July 2026 and close on Friday 23 October 2026.
  • Award recipients are selected from the nominees by a VET Award Judging Panel who has extensive experience in the vocational education and training sectors.
  • Award winners receive a medallion and a certificate and are invited to an official Awards Ceremony at Government House in January 2027.
For information on how to submit a nomination, click on the Nomination Process tab below.

If you have any questions regarding the Awards or the nomination process, please contact TASC on 6165 5388 or at TLO@tasc.tas.gov.au

To be eligible for nomination a student is required to meet ALL criteria listed below:

  • have achieved their TCE/TCEA by December of the current school year* (that is, no Year 11 students are eligible)
  • be enrolled in a Tasmanian school
  • have demonstrated outstanding achievement in VET as part of their TCE/TCEA program, either in the current year or in a previous year of their senior secondary studies (either in Year 11, or in Year 12 if the student is in Year 13)
  • be nominated by a teacher, employer, principal or industry representative
  • be nominated in relation to one (1) VET qualification only
  • be endorsed by the principal/principal delegate of the student’s school.

*TASC will verify that nominees have achieved the TCE/TCEA when student results are released in December. This may be subject to change before the official TASC results are released on the nominated result day.

  • Nominations open on Monday 27 July 2026 and close on Friday 23 October 2026.
  • A new component of this year’s nomination process (following the Judging Panel feedback) is that each school must select only ONE nominee for an award per industry/training package area. There continues to be no limit on how many students can be nominated by each school.
  • Before commencing, please read through the TASC Outstanding Achievement in VET Awards Nomination Information Sheet
  • All nominations must be submitted via a MS Forms webform
  • The TASC Liaison Officer (TLO)/ principal/principal delegate must submit the nomination/s by the closing date. Late nominations will not be accepted.

It is recommended that people who are nominating a student first complete the MS Word version of the form in order to view/save/print the various components required. This can then be cut/pasted into the relevant sections of the MS Forms webform to make completion easier and more streamlined.

Judging: Award recipients will be selected by a TASC-appointed panel of experts in the vocational education and training sector. The panel will select up to 30 Award recipients from the total nominees.

Announcement: All nominated students will be notified of the outcome of their nomination by early January. Schools will be notified if a student is a recipient of an Award through communication with the school’s principal/principal delegate and TLO. Schools will be asked to confirm that the student’s name can be publicly released as an Award recipient.

Award Ceremony: Award recipients will be recognised at an official presentation ceremony at Government House in January 2027.