- Student of the Year, Ramanbir Kaur, Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT), Accepting the award on behalf of Ramanbir was Pat Stewart (from MIT)
- VET Provider of the Year, BCA National Training Group Pty Ltd, accepting the award – Bruce Callaghan and Angela Abbott
- Higher Education provider of the Year, Think Education Group Pty Ltd, accepting the award – Philippa Blakely
- Special Commendation – VET in school, Whitehouse Institute, accepting the award – Ian Tudor
- Social Inclusion Initiative, MEGT Institute, accepting the award – Nicole Gayewski and David Windridge
- Industry Initiative, First Impressions Resources, accepting the award – Sue Freeman and Mike Wallace
- International Provider of the Year, Academia international, accepting the award – Min Park
- Teacher of the Year, Nicole Gibson, Marjorie Milner College
- Martin Cass, ACPET Chair, welcomes conference delegates and officials
- The conference commenced with an Indigenous Welcome performed by Mathew Doyle
The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) National Conference welcomed Australia’s largest gathering of private tertiary education and training experts to its annual conference. Almost 500 delegates from industry, academia, politics and government attended.











