2019 Excellence Awards

When completing the questions on-line, you should give consideration to the judging criteria, which can be found HERE 

The judging criteria is a guide only and you should only address the points that are relevant to your project.

Entries will be assessed based on the information submitted in the application. It is important that applicants follow the judging criteria when preparing their nomination.

The judges may undertake an inspection of your project. The judging panels have expert knowledge and experience in all sectors of the industry. The judging panels comprise of representatives from key sectors of the industry including:

• Clients
• Industry
• Government
• Specifiers

The judges and NECA reserve the right to transfer entries into the category they deem more appropriate, withhold an award in a category if it is deemed the nominations do not meet the standard required or reject incomplete applications. Neither the judges nor NECA will enter into any correspondence regarding the judging process.

1. Each nomination may receive an onsite inspection.
2. Please respond to each of the criteria as briefly and succinctly as possible, bullet points and/or short paragraphs are preferable.
3. Please do not upload individual photos to the on-line system. All photos related to a project should be uploaded as a PDF document, with numbered thumbnails of each photo and a brief description of what the photo is representing.
4. Please also provide on USB device minimum of 15 and maximum of 25 individual high res photos (for video clips used in the presentation material) to your state chapter office.
5. The weighting descriptions are a guide only and you should only address the criteria that is relevant to your project.
6. Submission responses should be brief and written in such a way as to assist the judges, during their on-site inspection, to identify those areas of the project that are truly outstanding and excellent.

• Entrants must be current 2018/2019 NECA contractor members.
• The nominated projects must be completed (for projects to handover stage) after 1 July 2018.
• Entrants must adhere to the criteria of the category in which they enter.
• Entrants can enter no more than two projects per category. • Projects may be entered into more than one category.
• The applicant must obtain assurance of the client’s permission and cooperation in regard to access for judging and the use of photographs in their nomination.
• By entering a project you give NECA permission to use project details and photographs on the NECA website, promotional material and media.
• You must identify in your submission of anyone in your company on a NECA Board.

NECA has led the industry's apprentice awards for over three decades, and we will continue to work to achieve an ever-increasing level of awareness and respect for electrical and communications apprentices and their employers.
NECA recognises the essential role that our apprentices play in the future of our industry.  The Apprentice Awards showcase the outstanding contribution an apprentice can make to both the projects they work on and to their employer's or host's business.  The awards also acknowledge achievement in personal development, effort, academic attainment and workplace competency.
 
 
Eligbility
Applicants must be in their fourth year or recently completed their apprenticeship (within 12 months from the completion date). During their apprenticeship, they must have been employed by a NECA member or a NECA group training apprentice company.
Applicants may only enter one category and must not have been previously nominated.
 
Judging and Criteria
Applicants will initially be assessed at a state level, with finalists being invited to an interview with a judging panel. State winners and any placegetters will be invited to collect their award at a state awards function, along with their employers who will also receive a certificate. State winners from each category will then be invited to submit a project to be judged for the NECA National Apprentice Awards. 
 

Download the criteria here