Nowra High School's Mason Forrester has been named the Vocational Education and Training (VET) outstanding student of the year.
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Forrester, who took out the top hospitality student award, was also named the top VET student at the Workplace Learning Shoalhaven Excellence in Vocational Education and Training (VET) Awards at the Nowra Golf Club on Thursday, June 17.
The awards showcase the many talented HSC students the region is producing.
To be eligible students are nominated by their school, TAFE, EVET or local employers who have hosted the students on industry work placement.
The students nominated are undertaking Vocational Education and Training courses at all the High Schools across the Shoalhaven TAFE and EVET.
Other Workplace Learning Shoalhaven Excellence in Vocational Education and Training Awards 2021 were -
Byron Osgood, St John the Evangelist Catholic High School - Construction.
Riley White, Ulladulla High School - School Based Apprentice.
Ellie Fischer, Bomaderry High School - Primary Industries.
Stephanie Barbuto, Nowra High School - Retail Services.
Judges' Award, Breanna Todd-Wilson, Nowra Anglican College.
Tayia Hollingsworth, Bomaderry High School - Manufacturing and Engineering.
Thomas Maxted, Nowra Anglican College - Electrotechnology.
Jamima Saeck, Nowra High School - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
Kasey Lee James-Adams, Ulladulla High School - Additional Needs.
Students from Shoalhaven High and Nowra High schools Hospitality course prepared, and served the meals and refreshments on the day, the feedback about the food and the mocktails was outstanding.
Thanks to Michael Everett from Macarthur Workplace Learning, Bobbie Pollock Nowra High and James Newport Shoalhaven High who have been working with and training students for their commitment to providing the students with quality, industry standard vocational education and training.
Workplace Learning Shoalhaven, who hosts the awards, arranges industry work placement for more than 800 students annually with over 400 Shoalhaven employers.
Industry work placement enables employers to provide real, industry-based skills to students as part of the courses they are studying for their HSC.
In addition to this Workplace Learning Shoalhaven is active in creating opportunities for students to start apprenticeships and traineeships whilst still at school.
These together with the VET courses provide great scope for young people to obtain industry skills and an industry qualification while completing their HSC.
This represents a great partnership between industry, schools and the students concerned - a win win for everyone.
Workplace Learning Shoalhaven would like to thank its exceptional host employers for 2021 - Nowra Golf Club, NowChem, Nowra Shoalhaven Park Trees Adventure, Jobe Rech Workshop and Nicolstoke Farm.
Without the support and enthusiasm of employers, this program would not be the success that it is.
