The 2026 NT Training Awards delivered big talent, big celebrations and plenty of reasons to be proud of the Territoryโs VET sector!
Weโre still buzzing after seeing so many of our GTO apprentices, trainees and industry partners recognised on the night.
๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
โญ Runner Up: Oliver King | Power and Water
โจ Finalist: Cody Hodgins | RK Diesel Services
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
๐ Winner: Emily Mackney | Power and Water
โญ Runner Up: Brandon Marshall | Kinetic IT
โจ Finalist: Ruby Taylor | GTNT Group
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น-๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
โญ Runner Up: Melanie Timber-Trudgett | Pee Wee's at the Point
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
โญ Runner Up: Areeftha Fay-Tull | Voyages Tourism Australia - NITA Explore Uluru
๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
โจ Finalist: Institute of Skills and Training Australia + Airport Development Group - Indigenous Training Academy
As the sponsor of the School-Based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year Award, weโd like to give a shoutout to Mac McMaster on being named the winner!
A huge congratulations to everyone who made it to the finalist stage, and to all the award winners across the NT. What a crew!
Nights like this are exactly why we love what we do. VET changes lives!
