Awards and Achievements
The TAFE New England Institute Annual Awards, held on 4 June 2011, celebrated the excellence of our exceptional students and our outstanding staff.
Our Sponsors
Click here to see the full list of all the New England Institute award sponsors
State Medal Winners
State Awards were presented to four of our students. These awards are most prestigious and are given when a student has attained the highest average mark for all assessable modules in an approved course. Students must pass at distinction or equivalent graded level.
- Jennifer Cleal - Certificate IV in Enrolled Nursing Gunnedah Campus
- Tammy Etchels - Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing Tamworth Campus
- Ian Flood - Certificate III in Food Processing Retail Baking - Bread Tamworth Campus
- Todd Watkinson - Certificate III in Food Processing Retail Baking - Combined Tamworth Campus
- Gili Awards, Meritorious Award with the theme Learning for Life - Quirindi Elders Group, Jessica Vanwees, winner of the TAFE Delivered VET (Schools) Award
- NEI is a finalist in the Large Training Provider of the Year category of the NSW State Training Awards
- Rotary Pride of Workmanship Awards Liz Ingram and Linda-Jane Brookes
- Worldskills – Phillip Little, selected as team member of Australian Skillaroos team, competing in London in October 2011
Student Achievement Awards
Faculty of Business & Creative Services
- Louise Cooke - Diploma of Business Administration Glen Innes Campus
- Kate Fitzgerald - Diploma of Graphic Design and Communication Armidale Campus
- Gavin Rogers - Diploma of Information Technology [Systems Administration] Tamworth Campus
Faculty of General Education & Equity Services
- Daphne Crosby - Access to Work and Training Coonabaraban Campus
- Gordon Grant - Tertiary Preparation Certificate Armidale Campus
Faculty of Human & Personal Services
- Amy Charters - Certificate III in Hospitality [Commercial Cookery] Tamworth Campus
- Geoffrey Suey - Certificate IV Employment Services Diploma of Community Welfare Work Tamworth Campus
Faculty of Trades & Primary Industries
- Jeremy Predebon - Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology Tamworth Campus
- Steven Rich - Certificate III Carpentry Tamworth Campus
- Travis Gollan - Certificate III in Agriculture Armidale Campus
Staff Achievement Awards
Staff Awardees are selected from across the Institute on nomination by their peers and in recognition of the high quality of service they have provided to students, customers and the community.
- Rosemary Allen - Teacher Faculty of Business and Creative Services Tamworth Campus
- Lyndall Elliott - Head Teacher Faculty of General Education and Equity Service Tamworth Campus
- Renae Gardiner - Financial Services Officer, Tamworth Campus
- Christopher Griffiths - Teacher Faculty of Trades and Primary Industries, Tamworth Campus
- Beverley O’Neile - Executive Officer Student Services Tamworth Campus
- Bronwyn Seng - Teacher Faculty of Human and Personal Services Boggabilla Campus
- Regional Financial Services Team - Ron Barnes, Jeff Benson, John Coulton, Robyn Finucane, Renae Gardiner, Ben McNamara, Robyn Porter and Cielo Silva.
Statewide Sponsored Awards
Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia
- Jason Lobsey - Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology [Light Vehicle]
Institute of Automotive Mechnical Engineers
- Jeffrey Romer - Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology