2025 NT Training Awards gala awards dinner

Saturday 13 September 2025 | 6:00 pm | Darwin Convention Centre



Join us in celebrating the outstanding achievements of Territorians excelling in vocational education and training! Your ticket includes a three-course meal, drinks package and entertainment.

Now in its 70th year, the NT Training Awards celebrates excellence in vocational education and training providing official recognition of achievements in gaining the highest standards of knowledge, skills, personal achievement and contribution to high standards of training. 

Award Categories



Individual Categories

Austin Asche Apprentice of the Year

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year

School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year

Trainee of the Year

VET for Secondary Schools Student of the Year

VET Teacher / Trainer of the Year

Vocational Student of the Year

Business Categories

Industry Collaboration Award

Small Employer of the Year

Large Employer of the Year

Small Training Provider of the Year

Large Training Provider of the Year

Ticket Types

General admission tickets $175.00 incl GST per ticket

Table booking 10 tickets $1,750.00 incl GST per table

This year, the ticket booking system is through Moshtix booking portal. Moshtix charge an additional transaction fee that will be added to your booking total.

If you are booking tickets on behalf of others, you will have the opportunity to list all their names and details including dietary and accessibility requirements on the booking page. If you do not know the names of your attendees, you can write ‘TBA’ to allow your ticket purchase to proceed and you can advise the name of your attendee up to the event date and they will be listed under your name as a guest. 



Please Note: if you are booking on behalf of others, you must confirm their dietary and accessibility requirements with the events team by Friday 29 August 2025. Requirements advised after this date will be subject to venue availability.

If you or your guest has a special requirement, you can list this information in the ‘QUESTIONS’ section of the Moshtix booking portal. 

Dietary requirements must be provided by Friday 29 August 2025. Dietary requirements advised after this date will be subject to venue availability.

Accessibility requirements must be provided by Friday 29 August 2025. Accessibility requirements advised after this date will be subject to venue availability.

If you would like to be seated with or near other attendees not included in this booking, please provide their full name/s or business in the ‘QUESTIONS’ section of the Moshtix booking portal. The event team will do their best to accommodate your preferences but are unable to guarantee specific seating. 

Seating will be allocated and advised on the night via table seating plans on display in the foyer. 

Requests for refunds will be accepted up until 4pm Friday 22 August 2025 at the discretion of the NT Training Awards Team. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable, however, purchased tickets are transferable but they will be listed under original ticket names if seating plans have already been printed.

As part of the event, all attendees give permission for the Department of Education and Training to use their name and photographs, video or audio recordings for marketing and promotional purposes including but not limited to printed publications, newsletters, posters, advertisements, websites, social media, television commercials, billboards, and cinema and radio advertisements.

The permission will continue until a request to revoke permission is submitted in writing to the Department of Education and Training. In the situation where permission is revoked, every effort will be made to remove the image from future distribution; however, this may not be possible or practical in some situations.

For all enquiries regarding ticketing, dietary and accessibility, refunds, and changes of ticket holders, please contact the gala awards event management team:

SRO Events

0423 467 945

contact@srogroup.net.au 

For all other enquiries relating to the Training Awards program please contact the NT Training Awards team:

NT Training Awards Team

08 8999 7171

TrainingAwards@nt.gov.au

TrainingAwards.nt.gov.au