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.
  • NEW for 2026: Students have the choice of providing their Student Statement in either written format or in video format. Please see the Nomination Information Sheet for details.
  • 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.
  • NEW for 2026: Students have the choice of providing their Student Statement in either written format or in video format.
  • Before commencing, please read through the TASC Outstanding Achievement in VET Awards Nomination Information Sheet
  • A WORD VERSION of the Nomination Form is provided for nominators to use to gather the required information for each of the four sections of the Nomination Form. The WORD VERSION is NOT the final Nomination Form.
  • All nominations must be submitted via an online 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 strongly recommended that people who are nominating a student first complete the 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.