State Award
Student/s / Apprentice/s Project Award

Overview

This award seeks to recognise a student or apprentice or group of students / apprentices within an organisation who are studying or working on a project as part of their qualifications in the parks and leisure industry. This can be a community event, a project, study or research for a doctorate. It must have occurred over the past 2 years.

The nomination submitted must be relevant to the parks and leisure industry. It must demonstrate a strong contribution to the development of study, project of event that will be recognized in the future.

Eligibility Criteria

Nominations must:

• Be of a current member organization
• Be nominated by a PLA individual or corporate member;
• Nominate a project that has been commenced, implemented and evaluated over the past 4 years and must have been completed in the last 18 months; and
• Nominate a project that demonstrates the highest standard of parks and leisure planning.

Judging Criteria

Judges will take into consideration evidence which demonstrates how some or all of the following issues were addressed:

• The nature and scale of the study, project or event which the student or apprentice or group were involved in;
• The stages/ processes of the study, project or event, its success which followed and any optional strategies which have been evaluated and were rejected;
• An overview of the findings of the study, project or event with details on any new, significant developments or results which might signal a change or new direction in parks, leisure and recreation need, demand or participation in the industry;
• Were there any difficulties along the way and how were these difficulties overcome?;
• Whether the process was evaluated, and if so, how the process might be improved in future as a result?;
• Has the study, project or event been implemented? What outcomes were achieved;
• What will happen as a result of the success of the study, project or event?
• What makes this study, project or event worthy of recognition?

Nomination & Submission Checklist

• All sections of the Nomination form must be completed and submitted ‘on-line’;

Does your submission include?

• A word or PDF formatted document template of the Nomination form (maximum of 5mg, which consists of:
  • Section A:- Title page (name and location of project, name of nominated person, contact person, contact phone numbers, email address and mailing address of nominators);
  • Section B:- Relevant information that addresses the judging criteria for the award,
• Photos of the project/team/person can be submitted ‘on-line’ separately to the word/pdf document and include explanation of the photos. There is a maximum of 4 (except in Playgrounds category) <1mg each photo in jpeg format;
• Supporting material can be submitted ‘on-line’ in Word, Power Point or PDF format and can include charts, brochures, certificates, awards, media stories, citations, reports, testimonials or statements from referees. (Maximum of 4 pages)

Please note:

• This nomination is to be used for review and information only;
• That any other supplementary printed matter, DVD’s or additional presentations are not required, and will not be considered by the judging panel
• Please do not include any information you need returned to you or you do not want published;
• All information received remains the property of PLA;
• Separate applications are required for each different award nomination lodged; and
• An electronic letter will be sent to each applicant acknowledging receipt of the nomination.

Closing Date Friday 18 July 2008 – 5pm